Purkhung | 2017 N Face

A France expedition to Purkhung in 2017 via N Face, led by Paulo Grobel. Summit reached on 26th May 2017. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9437
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	PURK17101
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2017
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	N Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Paulo Grobel
Sponsor	'From Nar to Muktinath' Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	2nd,3rd
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Belgium
Approach	From Mustang and Teri La
Basecamp Date	2017-05-25
Summit Date	2017-05-26
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	1
Total Days	2
Termination Date	2017-05-27
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6126
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
Summit Hired	4
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
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(25/05,5795m),Smt(26-27/05)
Route Notes	4 members: Paulo Grobel, Philippe Duchene, Dominique Ansel, Jean-Paul Charpentier 4 high-altitude workers: Rajan Bhote, Karma Sherpa, Gurpha Tamang, Anil Rai - Started trekking on 13th of May. - PURK BC on 25th of May (Purbung Pass near lake) - PURK summit on 26th of May via north slopes and route called "dre dans l’pentu". - Nepali team (Rajan Bhote, Karma Sherpa, Gurpha Tamang, Anil Rai) made it by the same route on the 27th of May in bad weather conditions. - Yakawakang BC on the 27th May (5640m). - Belgian Peak = all summiters on 28th of May except Paulo Grobel and Jean-Paul Charpentier. - Return via Jong, Muktinath, Jomoson.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Yeti Adventure
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2461402
Year	2017
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	n face

Members

Field	Value
ID	68714
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK17101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Paul Marc (Paulo)
Last Name	Grobel
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	59
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	La Grave, Hautes-Alpes, France
Occupation	Alpine guide & journalist
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6126
Summit Date 1	2017-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433925
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	paul marc (paulo) grobel
Year of Birth	1957
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	60
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	68715
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK17101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Philippe Paul R.
Last Name	Duchene
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Belgium
Status	Climber
Residence	St. Sulpice des Rivoires, Isere, France
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6126
Summit Date 1	2017-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436317
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	philippe paul r. duchene
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	68716
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK17101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Dominique
Last Name	Ansel
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6126
Summit Date 1	2017-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-142
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dominique ansel
Year of Birth	-
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	68717
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK17101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Jean-Paul Emole Gabriel
Last Name	Charpentier
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	62
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	La Ferte St. Aubin, Loiret, France
Occupation	Researcher in biology
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6126
Summit Date 1	2017-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433034
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jean-paul emole gabriel charpentier
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	62
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	68718
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK17101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Rajan Lama
Last Name	Bhote
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6126
Summit Date 1	2017-05-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1987-2019) Died 22 Nov 2019 from tuberculosis
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444727
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rajan lama bhote
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	68719
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK17101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Karma
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kimathanka-8, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6126
Summit Date 1	2017-05-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442700
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	karma sherpa
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	68720
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK17101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Gurpha
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6126
Summit Date 1	2017-05-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-142
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gurpha tamang
Year of Birth	-
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	68721
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK17101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Anil Kulung
Last Name	Rai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1995
Calculated Age	21
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Bung-5, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6126
Summit Date 1	2017-05-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2447824
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	anil kulung rai
Year of Birth	1995
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	22
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Paul Marc (Paulo) Grobel	M	1957	France	Leader	La Grave, Hautes-Alpes, France	Alpine guide & journalist	Details Other expeditions
Philippe Paul R. Duchene	M	1964	Belgium	Climber	St. Sulpice des Rivoires, Isere, France	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Dominique Ansel	M	-	France	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Jean-Paul Emole Gabriel Charpentier	M	1955	France	Climber	La Ferte St. Aubin, Loiret, France	Researcher in biology	Details Other expeditions
Rajan Lama Bhote	M	1987	Nepal	H-A Worker	Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Karma Sherpa	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kimathanka-8, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Gurpha Tamang	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Anil Kulung Rai	M	1995	Nepal	H-A Worker	Bung-5, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	10049
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PURK17101
Reference ID	01
Year	2017
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.paulogrobel.com/teri-la-2-yakawakang/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	French
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	14190
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PURK17101
Reference ID	02
Year	2017
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Grobel, Paulo
Title	Purkung, North Face
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2018
Language	-
Citation	92:313-314 (2018)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
PURK17101	-	-	http://www.paulogrobel.com/teri-la-2-yakawakang/	-	-	-
PURK17101	AAJ	Grobel, Paulo	Purkung, North Face	-	92:313-314 (2018)	-