Samdo | 2009 N Ridge

A France expedition to Samdo in 2009 via N Ridge, led by Alexandre Ulcakar. Summit reached on 15th May 2009. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6507
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	SAMD09101
Peak ID	SAMD
Year	2009
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	N Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Alexandre Ulcakar
Sponsor	Samdo Bhabisey
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	Arughat->Jagat->Samagaon->Samdo
Basecamp Date	2009-05-07
Summit Date	2009-05-15
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	8
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 5050m due to excessive snowfall
High Point (m)	5050
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
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(07/05,4200m),C1(15/05,5050m),xxx(15/05,5050m)
Route Notes	Weather was very bad from the day the expedition team reached BC. Team explored around BC and went up to 5050m. Due to excessive snowfall the team went down to Samdo village and waited for four days for good weather, but the bad weather continued. They left Samdo and returned through Larkya La and the Dharapani trail. Hired: Babulal Lama Tamang, 29/1/79 (15/10/2035), Bhimkhuri-5, Kavre
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Glacier Safari Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458506
Year	2009
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	n ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	48697
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SAMD09101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	SAMD
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Alexandre Henri
Last Name	Ulcakar
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Jambles, Saone-et-Loire, France
Occupation	Telecom engineer
Leader	True
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5050
Summit Date 1	2009-05-15
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	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2440921
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alexandre henri ulcakar
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	48698
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SAMD09101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	SAMD
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Babulal Lama
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Bhimkhuri-5, Kavre
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5050
Summit Date 1	2009-05-15
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	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2441825
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	babulal lama tamang
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Alexandre Henri Ulcakar	M	1976	France	Leader	Jambles, Saone-et-Loire, France	Telecom engineer	Details Other expeditions
Babulal Lama Tamang	M	1979	Nepal	H-A Worker	Bhimkhuri-5, Kavre	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	8310
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	SAMD09101
Reference ID	01
Year	2009
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Griffin, Lindsay
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2010
Language	-
Citation	84:307 (2010)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10511
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	SAMD09101
Reference ID	02
Year	2009
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12201030701/Samdo-6335m-Attempt
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
SAMD09101	AAJ	Griffin, Lindsay	-	-	84:307 (2010)	-
SAMD09101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12201030701/Samdo-6335m-Attempt	-	-	-