Saipal | 2018 SW Face

A Spain expedition to Saipal in 2018 via SW Face, led by Jorge Egocheaga. 16 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10133
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID SAIP18302
Peak ID SAIP
Year 2018
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Jorge Egocheaga
Sponsor Mission Saipal Autumn 2018
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 Belgium, Italy, Nepal, USA
Approach Flight to Nepalgunj-Simikot, by Jeep to Talkot, trekked to BC
Basecamp Date 2018-10-25
Summit Date -
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 12
Termination Date 2018-11-06
Termination Reason 12
Termination Notes Abandoned at 4700m on unclimbed peak due to bad weather
High Point (m) 0
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 13
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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 only unclimbed peak nearby Saipal
Campsites BC(25/10),ABC(29/10,4700m),xxx
Route Notes Itinerary: 18 Oct - team flew from Kathmandu to Dhangadi 19-20 Oct - team drove to Talkot 21-25 Oct - team trekked to Saipal base camp 25 Oct - team arrived at base camp 29 Oct - team made first carry to high camp for unclimbed peak 30 Oct-01 Nov - Sherpas fix route above high camp for unclimbed peak 03 Nov - team moves up to high camp for unclimbed peak 04 Nov - team returns to base camp due to bad weather 06 Nov - team departs base camp
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Wanderer
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 5258
Year 2018
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw face

Members

16 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jorge Egocheaga Rodriguez M 1968 Spain Leader Oviedo, Asturias, Spain Physician & alpinist Details Other expeditions
Pabitra Bohora F 1998 Nepal Climber Katai, Bajhang - Details Other expeditions
Laxmi Budha F 1991 Nepal Climber Kanda, Bajhang - Details Other expeditions
Odina Grosso Roviera F 1943 Italy Climber Banchette, Turin, Italy Retired business woman Details Other expeditions
Jozef Alfons Maria Houben M 1959 Belgium Climber Ham, Belgium Physician Details Other expeditions
Hannah Monique McGowan F 1988 USA Climber Taos, New Mexico Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Edurne Pasaban Lizarribar F 1973 Spain Climber Tolosa, Guipuzcoa, Spain Engineer & alpinist Details Other expeditions
Martin Ramos Garcia M 1966 Spain Climber Zamora City, Zamora, Spain Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Gloria Abbey Roe F 1991 USA Climber Kodiak, Alaska Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Sangita Kumari Rokaya F 1997 Nepal Climber Dhuli, Bajhang - Details Other expeditions
Bridget Anne Schletty F 1980 USA Climber Ashford, Washington RMI staff Details Other expeditions
Hannah Rae Smith F 1990 USA Climber - Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Saraswati Thapa F 1999 Nepal Climber Sunikot, Bajhang - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sangay Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Pechhumbe (Chumbe) Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
SAIP18302 - - http://www.missionsaipal.com - - -
SAIP18302 - - https://www.rmiguides.com/blog/2018/10/17/mission_saipal_rmi_guide_hannah_smith_checks_in_from_kathmandu - - -