Ratna Chuli | 2009 SW slope of W Ridge

A France expedition to Ratna Chuli in 2009 via SW slope of W Ridge, led by Paulo Grobel. Summit reached on 1st November 2009. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6700
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID RATC09302
Peak ID RATC
Year 2009
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW slope of W Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Paulo Grobel
Sponsor Paulo Ratna Chuli 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 Switzerland
Approach By road to Besisahar->Kato->Phu Khola->Phu, NE to BC
Basecamp Date 2009-10-25
Summit Date 2009-11-01
Summit Time -
Summit Days 7
Total Days 9
Termination Date 2009-11-03
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6000m due to route too difficult for Sherpas without fixed and high winds
High Point (m) 6550
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 150
Total Members 9
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(25/10,5200m),C1(27/10,5700m),C2(29/10,6000m),C3(31/10,6350m),xxx(01/11,6550m)
Route Notes C1 on glacier due north of BC C2 on glacier west of start of West Ridge High point at col on border ridge. The expedition left Kathmandu by road to Besisahar and then trekked to BC via Kato, along the Phu Khola to Phu, then northeast to BC near Phugaon Goth (on HMG Phugau Ghomion map). Their climbing route went east from C2 on the glacier that is west of the beginning of the West Ridge, then up the southwest slope of the border ridge to a col on the ridge at 6550m between point 6662m and point 6604m on the HMG map. C3 was pitched 200m below the col. Their high point was reached at the col on 1 November, the day after C3 was established, by all members except Klein (who had stopped in C2 because was not experienced enough to go higher) and their two Sherpas, Chhotemba and Mingma Tshering. They stopped at the col because the Sherpas refused to go any higher along the summit ridge without fixed ropes, and because the wind was blowing at 40 km/hr and the temperature was minus 18 degrees Celsius. The members returned to C2 while the Sherpas went all the way down to BC. The members were in BC the next day. During the last stage of the climb, one of Jenck's fingers and one of Quatrini's fingers got frostbitten; their condition was not serious, but Grobel now concentrated his attention on caring for them and was not ready to launch a second summit bid. In any case, there was not sufficient time left to try again. The climb was over. The members returned to Kathmandu on 11 November, but Grobel stayed in the village of Phu to wait for his next expedition, which he was to lead from there to Pokharkan. Fixed rope: 150m between C2 and C3. Sherpas: Chhotemba Sherpa, 29/9/84 he says; 5/10/84 according to Himalayan Database, Densichhungbu he says; Grobel thinks Walung, Database says Nurbugaon, all agree Makalu-9, no 8000ers Mingma Tshering, 42 yrs old, Kharikhola, no 8000ers
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458676
Year 2009
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw slope of w ridge

Members

11 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 Details Other expeditions
Jean Jenck M 1951 France Climber Sainte-Foy-les-Lyon, Rhone, France Engineer Details Other expeditions
Jean-Charles Klein M 1948 France Climber Wangenbourg, Alsace, France Technician Details Other expeditions
Denis Lachenal M 1945 France Climber Herbeys, Isere, France Retired engineer Details Other expeditions
Florence Luy F 1962 Switzerland Climber Vuadens, Fribourg, Switzerland Press officer Details Other expeditions
Jacques Menoud M 1964 Switzerland Climber Vaulruz, Fribourg, Switzerland Farmer Details Other expeditions
Dominique Poncet M 1957 France Climber Lyon, Rhone, France Personnel departmental manager Details Other expeditions
Michelle Germaine Marie Ferrieu Quatrini F 1954 France Climber Sucy-en-Brie, Val-de-Marne, France Tax inspector Details Other expeditions
Marie Therese Zink F 1967 France Climber Colmar, Haut-Rhin, France Artist Details Other expeditions
Chhotemba (Cho Temba) Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Walung, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tshering Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
RATC09302 - - http://www.paulo-grobel.com/05_expes/Fiches_PDF/FT_projet_ratna_09.htm - - -