Pumori | 1998 SW Ridge
A Ukraine expedition to Pumori in 1998 via SW Ridge, led by Mstislav Gorbenko. Summit reached on 5th October 1998. 14 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3133 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | PUMO98301 |
| Peak ID | PUMO |
| Year | 1998 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Ukraine |
| Leaders | Mstislav Gorbenko |
| Sponsor | Ukrainian Himalayan Expedition Pumori-Ama Dablam 1998 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 120,121 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1998-09-24 |
| Summit Date | 1998-10-05 |
| Summit Time | 1230 |
| Summit Days | 11 |
| Total Days | 14 |
| Termination Date | 1998-10-08 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7138 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 800 |
| Total Members | 14 |
| Summit Members | 12 |
| 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 | Climbed Ama Dablam (AMAD-983-01) |
| Campsites | BC(24/09,5300m),C1(28/09,6200m),C2(04/10,6700m),Smt(05,07/10) |
| Route Notes | BC before before normal site C1 on SW Ridge's Col C2 just over left side of ridge. Technically difficult: C1 to C2 mixed snow and ice and rocks. Fixed 800m rope because bad weather prevented planned alpine style ascent. Much snow and avalanches (no one hurt by them). 5th Oct summit party left C2 6:30 am and on top 12:30 pm and slept C2 where returned 4:00 pm after 1 hour on top. 7 Oct party started 3:00 am, on top 6:00 am and down to BC same day. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Windhorse Trekking |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2454575 |
| Year | 1998 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
14 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrey Balykin | M | 1971 | Ukraine | Climber | Odessa, Ukraine | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Sergei Igorevich Bershov | M | 1947 | Ukraine | Climbing Leader | Kharkov, Ukraine | Sports coach | Details Other expeditions |
| Vladimir (Volodymyr) Gorbach | M | 1954 | Ukraine | Climber | Kiev, Ukraine | Sports coach | Details Other expeditions |
| Mstislav Gorbenko | M | 1947 | Ukraine | Leader | Odessa, Ukraine | Alpinist & alpine club director | Details Other expeditions |
| Nikolay Goryunov | M | 1971 | Ukraine | Climber | Kiev, Ukraine | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Vasili (Vazyl) Kopytko | M | 1964 | Ukraine | Exp Leader | Odessa, Ukraine | Therapist | Details Other expeditions |
| Roman Koval | M | 1968 | Ukraine | Climber | Odessa, Ukraine | Mediator | Details Other expeditions |
| Sergei Kovalev | M | 1966 | Ukraine | Climber | Khartszysk, Ukraine | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Gennadi Lebedev | M | 1953 | Ukraine | Deputy Leader | Krivoy Rog, Ukraine | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Vadim Leontiev | M | 1951 | Ukraine | Climber | Odessa, Ukraine | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Vladimir (Volodymyr) Mogila | M | 1961 | Ukraine | Climber | Odessa, Ukraine | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Sergei Pugachov | M | 1962 | Ukraine | Climber | Gorlovka, Ukraine | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Igor Svergun | M | 1966 | Ukraine | Climber | Kharkov, Ukraine | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Vladislav Terzyul | M | 1953 | Ukraine | Climber | Odessa, Ukraine | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUMO98301 | HIGH | - | - | - | 198:35-36 (May 1999) | - |