Putha Hiunchuli | 1997 NE Face

A France expedition to Putha Hiunchuli in 1997 via NE Face, led by Jeal-Paul Trichet. Summit reached on 5th November 1997. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2381
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID PUTH97302
Peak ID PUTH
Year 1997
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Jeal-Paul Trichet
Sponsor DEFI 1997 Expedition to Puthi Hiunchuli
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 Kakhot on Barbung Khola->Kaya Khola via pass just N of Pt 4394
Basecamp Date 1997-10-30
Summit Date 1997-11-05
Summit Time -
Summit Days 6
Total Days 7
Termination Date 1997-11-06
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned on at 6200m due to dangerous snow conditions
High Point (m) 6200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 0
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(30/10,4800m),C1(31/10,5300m),C2(03/11,5950m),xxx(05/11,6200m)
Route Notes BC near point 4718m C1 on moraine just next of glacier northeast of point 6127m C2 on ridge above glacier (between points 6127m and west of point 5002m and 6148m) High point on NE Face. Arrived at BC 28 Oct but did not stay there till 2 days later because porters could not reach it without trail made by members. Attempted summit on 5th Nov but not beyond 6200m because slab avalanche danger. Some members had started slab avalanche on 3rd and now on 5th found condition too dangerous and retreated to BC. Very cold on north side. Only one day of good weather.
Accidents Sonam Rendu Sherpa leg injured in crevasse
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454285
Year 1997
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jean-Claude Boyer M 1946 France Climber Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France Real estate agent Details Other expeditions
Roger Boulesteix M 1952 France Climber Cublac, Correze, France Technician Details Other expeditions
Jean-Jacques Faugere M 1955 France Climber Brive, Correze, France Nurse Details Other expeditions
Dominique Jannot M 1965 France Climber Les Forges, Creuse, France Local government administration Details Other expeditions
Jacky Peche M 1953 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jean-Paul Trichet M 1959 France Leader Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Manager of hotel Details Other expeditions
Laurent Trichet M 1963 France Climber Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France Computer systems engineer Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
PUTH97302 HIGH - - - 188:25 (Jul 1998) -