Putha Hiunchuli | 1997 S Ridge
A Canada expedition to Putha Hiunchuli in 1997 via S Ridge, led by Stephen Adamson. Summit reached on 29th October 1997. 9 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2386 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | PUTH97301 |
| Peak ID | PUTH |
| Year | 1997 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Leaders | Stephen Adamson |
| Sponsor | 1997 Canadian Putha Hiunchuli 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 | Kaphe Khola |
| Basecamp Date | 1997-10-23 |
| Summit Date | 1997-10-29 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 6 |
| Total Days | 11 |
| Termination Date | 1997-11-03 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned on 29 Nov due to deep dangerous snow |
| High Point (m) | 5500 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 9 |
| 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(23/10,4100m),C1(27/10,5000m),xxx(29/10,5500m) |
| Route Notes | BC at others BC site C1 at stony grassy ridge leading to met - 3 miles from mountain. Point 5500m had some bad avalanche slopes off small ridge of moraine of a past glacier. Came down to BC and climb finished. BC much too far from mountain as were on south slopes of a mountain still a far away. Would have needed 3 weeks of good weather but had only one day. No wind but very much new snow and had difficulty leaving BC because of it. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2454278 |
| Year | 1997 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | s ridge |
Members
9 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen (Steve) Adamson | M | 1960 | Canada | Leader | Rothesay, New Brunswick | Electronics instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Greg Hull | M | 1964 | Canada | Climber | Fredericton, New Brunswick | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Pat Keleher | M | 1960 | Canada | Climber | Fredericton, New Brunswick | Professional diver & registered nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Tony McDowell | M | 1957 | Canada | Climber | Toronto, Ontario | Technical analyst for tire company | Details Other expeditions |
| Larry Moore | M | 1958 | Canada | Climber | Toronto, Ontario | Technical analyst for tire company | Details Other expeditions |
| Greg Snow | M | 1968 | Canada | Climber | Welsford, New Brunswick | Proprietor of shop selling flags | Details Other expeditions |
| Deborah Stover | F | 1951 | Canada | Climber | Dartmouth, New Brunswick | Artist | Details Other expeditions |
| Chuck Sutton | M | 1975 | Canada | Climber | Welsford, New Brunswick | Waiter | Details Other expeditions |
| Norman Watts | M | 1957 | Canada | Climber | Bethesda, Maryland | Biomedical researcher | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUTH97301 | HIGH | - | - | - | 188:25 (Jul 1998) | - |