Ratna Chuli | 2000 W Ridge
A France expedition to Ratna Chuli in 2000 via W Ridge, led by Jean Annequin. Summit reached on 21st October 2000. 14 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3740 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | RATC00301 |
| Peak ID | RATC |
| Year | 2000 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Jean Annequin |
| Sponsor | Himlung Himal 2000 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 4th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2000-10-11 |
| Summit Date | 2000-10-21 |
| Summit Time | 1230 |
| Summit Days | 10 |
| Total Days | 13 |
| Termination Date | 2000-10-24 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7035 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 600 |
| Total Members | 11 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| Summit Hired | 3 |
| 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(11/10,4600m),ABC(15/10,5200m),C1(18/10,6050m),C2(20/10,6500m),Smt(21/10) |
| Route Notes | Oct 20 - Jean Annequin, Challeat, Charpentier, Guillou, Harles, Jartoux, Ullmann and Valentin and three Sherpas slept in C2. Oct 21 - Challeat and three Sherpas reached summit. They left C2 around 08:00 hours, summited around 12:30 hours, stayed about 15 minutes, back to C2 at about 15:00 hours. Leader and Charpentier had to retreat from about 200m below the summit due to exhaustion of Charpentier. Strong wind and cold. Sherpas: Nuru Ongchu (Everest, Baruntse) from near Phaplu Gulmin Sherpa (Ama Dablam) Dachiri Sherpa (Kang Guru) The expedition returned to KTM from Besisahar on Oct 30 and leaves on Nov 1 except Challeat. The Challeat is going to Bardia. He will leave Nepal after a week or so. From a another team in the region: Team actually climbed Ratna Chuli. Had intended to climb this mountain all along, but since it is not on government permitted list, they got a permit for Himlung. Made no attempt to climb Himlung. All camp details dates, etc., given to Jeevan Shrestha on 30 Oct 2000 were correct and route was via West Peak to West Ridge and to top via this West Ridge. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Khumbi-ila Mt. & Trekking |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2455369 |
| Year | 2000 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w ridge |
Members
14 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Christophe Annequin | M | 1970 | France | Leader | Servoz, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Pierrick Bonneau | M | 1972 | France | Climber | Paris, France | Bank staff | Details Other expeditions |
| Ludovic Paul Nicolas Challeat | M | 1969 | France | Climber | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Christian Charpentier | M | 1956 | France | Climber | Maureville, Haute-Garonne, France | Financial advisor in bank | Details Other expeditions |
| Patrick Durbiano | M | 1946 | France | Climber | Limoux, Aude, France | Motorcar salesman | Details Other expeditions |
| Nathalie Guillou | F | 1966 | France | Climber | Montiguy-le-Bretonneux, Yvelines, France | Computer technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean-Pierre Harles | M | 1972 | France | Climber | Mexy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France | Cabinet maker | Details Other expeditions |
| Xavier Jartoux | M | 1959 | France | Climber | Fos-sur-Mer, Bouches-du-Rhone, France | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Francois Morlon | M | 1960 | France | Exp Doctor | Dijon, Cote-d'Or, France | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Gabriel Ullmann | M | 1958 | France | Climber | St. Martin d'Uriage, Isere, France | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Bernard Valentin | M | 1957 | France | Climber | Puyricard, Aix-en-Provence, France | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Nuru Ongchu Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phaplu, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Gulmin Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Da Chhiri Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RATC00301 | HIGH | - | - | - | 226:65 (Sep 2001) | - |
| RATC00301 | HJ | Annequin, Jean | Ratna Chuli I | - | 57:166-168 (2001) | - |
| RATC00301 | - | - | https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/57/19/expeditions-and-notes-57/ | - | - | - |