Pumori | 1998 SE Face/Ridge

A UK expedition to Pumori in 1998 via SE Face/Ridge, led by Ewen Martin. Summit reached on 2nd November 1998. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3187
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID PUMO98306
Peak ID PUMO
Year 1998
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Face/Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Ewen Martin
Sponsor British Alpine Centre Pumori Expedition
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1998-10-27
Summit Date 1998-11-02
Summit Time -
Summit Days 6
Total Days 11
Termination Date 1998-11-07
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6200m due to falling seracs
High Point (m) 6200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 600
Total Members 7
Summit Members 0
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(27/10,5350m),ABC(28/10,5800m),C1(03/11,6200m),xxx(02-03/11,6200m)
Route Notes ABC above Gorak Shep C1 on SE Face High point at C1. Weather was "far too warm" and caused seracs to fall. One big serac fall came very close to hitting Bunting and Doyle at C1. C1 reached by Martin and Bremner on 2 Oct but didn't sleep there; next day Jenns, Doyle and Bunting up to pitch camp and Doyle and Bunting slept there. After and evening of 3rd constant serac fall and on 4th waited few hours then decided danger too great with continued serac fall and went down and climb abandoned. Watched face for few more days and saw more serac fall.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Equator Expeditions
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454603
Year 1998
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se face/ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Callum Bremner M 1965 UK Climber Blaichach, Bavaria, Germany Member of British navy mountaineering association Details Other expeditions
David (Dave) Bunting M 1968 UK Deputy Leader Alderwalsey, Belper, Derbyshire, England Member of army mountaineering association Details Other expeditions
John Doyle M 1965 UK Climber St. Helens, Mersyside, England Member of army mountaineering association Details Other expeditions
Alan Gardner M 1969 UK Climber British Armed Centre, Sonthofen, Bavaria, Germany Member of British army mountaineering association Details Other expeditions
Keith Jenns M 1968 UK Climber Kidderminster, Worcester, England Member of army mountaineering association Details Other expeditions
Ewen Maclean Martin M 1961 UK Leader Burgberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Member of British army mountaineering association Details Other expeditions
Hugh Edward Montgomery M 1962 UK Exp Doctor London, England Civilian physician Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.