Pumori | 1996 SE Ridge/Face-E Ridge

A France expedition to Pumori in 1996 via SE Ridge/Face-E Ridge, led by Jean-Christophe Lafaille. Summit reached on 10th November 1996. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1988
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Expedition ID PUMO96307
Peak ID PUMO
Year 1996
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge/Face-E Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Jean-Christophe Lafaille
Sponsor French Pumori Expedition 1996
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 115
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-10-31
Summit Date 1996-11-10
Summit Time 1100
Summit Days 10
Total Days 14
Termination Date 1996-11-14
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7138
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 2
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(31/10,5300m),ABC(02/11,5800m),C1(04/11,6200m),Smt(10/11)
Route Notes Lafaille and Navarro tried for top 7 Nov and reached 7000m and then turned back because Navarro's toes getting slightly frostbitten. Ancrenaz also tried on 7 Nov, but stopped at 6700m when too cold. Lafaille and Bonino on 12 Nov tried for top and reached 6600m and wind too strong. All members reached C1.
Accidents Nothing serious
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453879
Year 1996
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge/face-e ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Yves Ancrenaz M 1968 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jean-Michel Asselin M 1952 France Climber St. Marie-du-Mont, Isere, France - Details Other expeditions
Francoise Aubert F 1961 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jean Bonino M 1949 France Climber Bluffy, Annecy, France Marketing director of manufacturers of climbing boots Details Other expeditions
Bertrand Faller M 1944 France Climber Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France Administrator Details Other expeditions
Pascale Gaude F 1955 France Climber Lans-en-Vercors, Isere, France Ski instructor Details Other expeditions
Jean-Christophe Lafaille M 1965 France Leader Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Yannick Navarro F 1965 France Climber Les Contamines-Montjoie, Haute-Savoie, France Trekking guide Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
PUMO96307 HIGH - - - 175:86 (Jun 1997) -