Putha Hiunchuli | 2009 NE Face

A France expedition to Putha Hiunchuli in 2009 via NE Face, led by Gilles Marcaud. Summit reached on 22nd October 2009. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6696
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID PUTH09303
Peak ID PUTH
Year 2009
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Gilles Marcaud
Sponsor French Putha Hiunchuli Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 35th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Nepalgunj->Juphal->Dunai->Tarakot->Barbung Khola->Kakkot->Panji
Basecamp Date 2009-10-14
Summit Date 2009-10-22
Summit Time 0945
Summit Days 8
Total Days 12
Termination Date 2009-10-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7246
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
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(14/10,4950m),C1(16/10,5550m),C2(20/10,6000m),C3(21/10,6550m),Smt(22/10)
Route Notes Caillean, Marcaud, Mingma and Iman Gurung left C3 at 5:15 am, reached summit at 9:45 am. The team could not stay on summit for more than a minute due to very strong wind (maybe 100 km/hr) and very cold. The team reached at C3 at 11 am, continued to descend to C1 where they arrived at 4 pm. Cailleau and Marcaud slept there. Sherpas wnet down to BC same day. Members went down to BC next day. Most of the time there was snowfall, a meter deep at BC. Pierre Berthelot slept at C3 on 21 Oct; he had headache; he did not try for the summit. Suzon Berthelot went up to C1 twice on 16 and 19 Oct; she slept there; she went down to BC due to heavy bag. Galland went up to C1 on 16 Oct, slept there; rest of the time he stayed at BC. The team returned to Kathmandu on 1 Nov and left on 3 Nov except Marcaud who will leave on 2 Dec. Hired: Mingma Dukpa Sherpa, 26/9/80 (10/06/2037), Yaphu-9, Sankhuwasabha, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X1 Iman Gurung, 15/3/79 (2/12/2035), Laprak-6, Gorkha, no 8000ers
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Trinetra Adventure
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458621
Year 2009
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Pierre Berthelot M 1942 France Climber St. Vincent de Barres, Ardeche, France Retired teacher Details Other expeditions
Suzon Berthelot F 1948 France Climber St. Vincent de Barres, Ardeche, France Retired teacher Details Other expeditions
Gerard Jean Pierre Cailleau M 1947 France Climber Coubron, Seine-St-Denis, France Retired engineer Details Other expeditions
Yvon Galland M 1951 France Climber Dombrot-le-Sec, Vosges, France Retired mechanical technician Details Other expeditions
Gilles Rene Marcaud M 1962 France Leader Sallanches, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Mingma Dukpa Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Iman Gurung M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Laprak-6, Gorkha - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.