Pumori | 1996 SE Face/Ridge-E Ridge
A UK expedition to Pumori in 1996 via SE Face/Ridge-E Ridge, led by Richard Haszko. Summit reached on 8th November 1996. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1991 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | PUMO96304 |
| Peak ID | PUMO |
| Year | 1996 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SE Face/Ridge-E Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Richard Haszko |
| Sponsor | Pumori South Face Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 114 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Germany |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1996-10-21 |
| Summit Date | 1996-11-08 |
| Summit Time | 1130 |
| Summit Days | 18 |
| Total Days | 19 |
| Termination Date | 1996-11-09 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7138 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| O2 Used | False |
| O2 None | True |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(21/10,5300m),ABC(29/10,5700m),C1(01/11,6200m),Smt(08/11) |
| Route Notes | BC near lake ABC at top of rock buttress of SE Face C1 at top of spur/narrow snow ridge of SE Face. On 6 Nov Hartland & Halliwell left BC, slept at ABC; 7th to C1; 8th at 5:30 am left for top, Halliwell got to East Ridge and 150 vertical meters below top and turned back because worried about windslab above while Hartland kept on with no problem despite some deep snow which had settled since Habeler had been there and turned back. On top at 11:30 am and returned to C1 at 3:30 pm with Halliwell. All members reached C1 but only Hartland and Halliwell went higher. |
| Accidents | Nothing on mountain; Hartland altitude sickness before BC and arrived at BC at 27 Oct |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Arun Treks |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2453877 |
| Year | 1996 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | se face/ridge-e ridge |
Members
6 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce French | M | 1959 | UK | Climber | Newark, Nottingham, England | Builder | Details Other expeditions |
| Karen Grueneberg | F | 1963 | Germany | Climber | Lenggries, Bavaria, Germany | Travel agent & alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Anthony H. Halliwell | M | 1956 | UK | Climber | Waterfoot, Rossendale, Lancashire, England | Market researcher | Details Other expeditions |
| Steven (Steve) Hartland | M | 1964 | UK | Climber | Rachup, Gwynedd, Wales | Alpine instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Richard Haszko | M | 1949 | UK | Leader | Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England | Management development trainer | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Alexander (Tom) Richardson | M | 1955 | UK | Climber | Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh & Sheffield, England | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUMO96304 | HIGH | - | - | - | 175:86 (Jun 1997) | - |