Rathong | 1987 W Face from Yalung Glacier

A India expedition to Rathong in 1987 via W Face from Yalung Glacier, led by K. V. Cherian. Summit reached on 24th May 1987. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3036
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Peak ID	RATH
Year	1987
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face from Yalung Glacier
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	India
Leaders	K. V. Cherian
Sponsor	-
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	3rd
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	From Yuksum->Chokka->Dzongri
Basecamp Date	1987-05-18
Summit Date	1987-05-24
Summit Time	1200
Summit Days	6
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6682
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	20
Summit Members	13
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
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	Attempted Kabru Dome (KABD-871-01); climbed Kabru Forked Peak
Campsites	KabruBC(04/05,4420m),ABC(4800m),C1(11/05,5700m); RathongBC(18/05,5180m),C1(5500m),C2(6400m),Smt(24/05)
Route Notes	On 29th our team of 20 members left Darjeeling for Yuksam in West Sikkim. All our 20 climbers belonged to the famous 11 Gorkha Rifles in the Indian Army. We arrived BC at 4420m on 4th May at Chaurikiang. ABC at Dudh Pokhari on the northern slope of East Rathong Glacier at 4800m. 3 Sherpas, Lakh Bahadur and Cherian went up the ridge and located a Camp I on the western flank of an icefall on the rocky ledge at 5700m. Reached the upper plateau of the Dome to establish C2 on 5 May and climbed through steep ice-gully of the icefall and reached the upper plateau of Kabru Dome. May 15 they climbed the Dome and reached the top of Dome peak where the head of the Dome exploring and observing the upper plateau. But soon realized that the route ahead was too dangerous with wide crevasses and a wide bergschrund which could not be negotiated. So returned to the last camp. 16 May Captain A. K. Singh and party left camp next day around 4:30 am to climb Forked Peak to view the upper plateau. The team had to cross crevassed area to reach the slope of Forked Peak and took righthand gulley. It took them 8 hours to reach the summit at 1 pm and returned to camp by 5 pm. By now the team was exhausted but they had the slight hope to try Rathong from the western route which the pre-Everesters of 1964 had followed. We decided to give it a try. They removed all of their gear from the highest camp to Dudh Pokhari camp. One party went out from Dudh Pokhari camp to Colonel Mall towards Rathong La to locate a camp across it. Within two days we established a camp at 5180m across Rathong La at West Rathong Glacier. We moved further to the junction of Yalung and West Rathong Glacier, turned north and reached just below the overhang of the Rathong icefall. We camped just close to this overhang on the Yalung Glacier at 5500m. Our route opening party inched its way up to the camp at 6400m just below the col between Kabru South and Rathong. We got down to 5500m camp planning for the summit bid. Weather indications were not good and the route which we had cut was semi-permanent in nature due to the frequent avalanches and fragile ice conditions. We had fixed six ropes on route which we knew would fall off in two days or so. It was a real effort to go up these ropes prussiking. Due to the steepness of the route and temporary nature, we could not anyway carry any load across. It was decided to put in an effort as fast as possible and that too in strength to avoid any fatal accidents. Next day fourteen of us left our high camp with very light food and few ropes. It took us seven hours to reach the middle of the icefall front-pointing and prussiking up the rope. We took a little rest and again continued. After a few meters of climb we came across corniced ridge on the steep face where we had fixed 2 ropes previously. First group belayed each other and that to the plateau. Next was my groups turn Dendi Sherpa got through and fixed his ice axe belaying Teknath from the rear Basudev also belayed Teknath. It happened all of a sudden. I got pulled by Basudev rope and could not do anything and rest of the rope. Lakh Bahadur was behind me also did a self-arrest then called to me for a help. What had happened? Our rope was stretching down into a crevasse down where Basudev had fallen. There was no time to waste because the ice chamber can freeze a man within 15 minutes. Lakh unhooked himself, fixed a self belay for me and himself. We got down a few metres and saw Basudev dangling on his rope inside a crevasse about 40 metres below. It was an anxious moment, more help was required when we did not know as to whether he was hurt or not. Certainly he was not speaking. The last group also reached us. Lakh Bahadur and Cherian went down front-pointing and belayed from the top. Thank god! Basudev was not that badly hurt, he was breathing and could move. It took us another 20 minutes to get him out, semi-conscious and exhausted to the shock and chill. We had no option but to carry him all the way up to the summit camp 6400m. Next morning was chilly, around -30 degree Celsius or so. We climbed fully roped up to the col and called on to corniced knife ridge fixing 3 more ropes. By around 10 am we were on the upper slope of Rathong and another 2 hours of steep climb got us to the summit. Wind was blowing high on the summit. Magnificient view of Everest, Lhotse, Makalu and other peaks on the west and Kangchenjunga on the east kept us on the summit for another 15 minutes. After taking a few photographs and offering prayer we descended to our camp clutching the ropes and carefully taking each step in high wind and blizzard, we reached our camps in about 6 pm. We spent the night in our high camps almost hungry and holding onto our ropes in our tent. The wind was very strong that night. Next morning we got down to our tent at 5500m. Here we spent the night and finally returned to our BC. Source: Himalayan Journal, 1986-87, pg 48-52.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2450457
Year	1987
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w face from yalung glacier

Members

Field	Value
ID	24465
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	RATH
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Norbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6682
Summit Date 1	1987-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-142
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma norbu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29339
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	RATH
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	K. V.
Last Name	Cherian
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	India
Status	Leader
Residence	Andaman and Nikobar, India
Occupation	Major, Indian Army
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6682
Summit Date 1	1987-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432055
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	k. v. cherian
Year of Birth	1952
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	29344
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	RATH
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Lakh Bahadur
Last Name	Limbu
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6682
Summit Date 1	1987-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-142
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lakh bahadur limbu
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29345
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Member ID	11
Peak ID	RATH
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Nima Tashi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6682
Summit Date 1	1987-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-142
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima tashi sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29346
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	RATH
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6682
Summit Date 1	1987-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-142
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29347
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Member ID	12
Peak ID	RATH
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Pasang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6682
Summit Date 1	1987-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1964-1991) Died 16 May 1991 on Kangchenjunga from fall
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436486
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang sherpa
Year of Birth	1964
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29348
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	RATH
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Dendi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6682
Summit Date 1	1987-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-142
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dendi sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29349
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	RATH
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Tek Nath
Last Name	Rai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6682
Summit Date 1	1987-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-142
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tek nath rai
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29350
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	RATH
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Basu Dev
Last Name	Kuikel
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	1987-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-62
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	basu dev kuikel
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29351
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Member ID	14
Peak ID	RATH
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Arun K.
Last Name	Singh
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Captain, Indian Army
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6682
Summit Date 1	1987-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-142
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	arun k. singh
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31214
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	RATH
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Kishor Ratna Mani
Last Name	Rai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6682
Summit Date 1	1987-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-142
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kishor ratna mani rai
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31215
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Member ID	13
Peak ID	RATH
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Passang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6682
Summit Date 1	1987-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-142
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	passang sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31216
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Member ID	10
Peak ID	RATH
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Nawang Temba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6682
Summit Date 1	1987-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-142
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nawang temba sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31217
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	RATH
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	K. S.
Last Name	Mall
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Colonel, Indian Army
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6682
Summit Date 1	1987-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-142
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	k. s. mall
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

14 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Mingma Norbu Sherpa	M	-	India	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
K. V. Cherian	M	1952	India	Leader	Andaman and Nikobar, India	Major, Indian Army	Details Other expeditions
Lakh Bahadur Limbu	M	-	India	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Nima Tashi Sherpa	M	-	India	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Sherpa	M	-	India	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa	M	1964	India	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Dendi Sherpa	M	-	India	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Tek Nath Rai	M	-	India	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Basu Dev Kuikel	M	-	India	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Arun K. Singh	M	-	India	Climber	-	Captain, Indian Army	Details Other expeditions
Kishor Ratna Mani Rai	M	-	India	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Passang Sherpa	M	-	India	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Nawang Temba Sherpa	M	-	India	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
K. S. Mall	M	-	India	Climber	-	Colonel, Indian Army	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2143
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Reference ID	01
Year	1987
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Kapadia, Harish
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1988
Language	-
Citation	62:184 (1988)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	2262
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Reference ID	02
Year	1987
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Cherian, Major K. V.
Title	Rathong 1987
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1987
Language	-
Citation	44:48-52 (1986-1987)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	5627
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Reference ID	03
Year	1987
Type	2
Journal	IM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1987
Language	-
Citation	20:181-182 (1987)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6080
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Reference ID	04
Year	1987
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Mehta, Soli S.
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	-
Citation	63:186 (1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12275
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Reference ID	05
Year	1987
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198918600/Asia-India-Sikkim-Forked-Peak-and-Kabru-Dome-Correction
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12276
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Reference ID	06
Year	1987
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198818401/Asia-IndiaSikkim-Kabru-Dome-Forked-Peak-and-Rathong
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13517
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Reference ID	07
Year	1987
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/44/8/rathong-1987/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13518
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RATH87101
Reference ID	08
Year	1987
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/44/27/expeditions-and-notes-44/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

8 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
RATH87101	AAJ	Kapadia, Harish	-	-	62:184 (1988)	-
RATH87101	HJ	Cherian, Major K. V.	Rathong 1987	-	44:48-52 (1986-1987)	-
RATH87101	IM	-	-	-	20:181-182 (1987)	-
RATH87101	AAJ	Mehta, Soli S.	-	-	63:186 (1989)	-
RATH87101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198918600/Asia-India-Sikkim-Forked-Peak-and-Kabru-Dome-Correction	-	-	-
RATH87101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198818401/Asia-IndiaSikkim-Kabru-Dome-Forked-Peak-and-Rathong	-	-	-
RATH87101	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/44/8/rathong-1987/	-	-	-
RATH87101	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/44/27/expeditions-and-notes-44/	-	-	-