Samdo | 2009 N Ridge
A France expedition to Samdo in 2009 via N Ridge, led by Aymeric Clouet. Summit reached on 5th November 2009. 10 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6702 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | SAMD09301 |
| Peak ID | SAMD |
| Year | 2009 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | N Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Aymeric Clouet |
| Sponsor | Samdo 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 | - |
| Approach | See route details |
| Basecamp Date | 2009-11-01 |
| Summit Date | 2009-11-05 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 4 |
| Total Days | 5 |
| Termination Date | 2009-11-06 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6000m due to bad snow conditions |
| High Point (m) | 6000 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 8 |
| 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(01/11,4500m),C1(02/11,5200m),C2(03/11,5600m),xxx(05/11,6000m) |
| Route Notes | Approach: Besisahar->Chimje->Tilje->Bimthang->high camp->Larkya Pass->Samdo. On 5 Nov Bourgine, Clouet, Ulcakar, Babulal and Mingma left BC at 7 am. They reached C2 at 12 noon. They continued their climb till 6000m (about) where was a wall about 45 degrees and 100m high which was avalanche prone. Visibility was poor; then they turned around to C2 where they reached about 8 pm, slept there. Next day descended to BC and down to Samdo village. Marietti got sick at Bimtong and stayed at Samdo. He did not go to BC. Similarly Lasserre got sick at Larkya Pass and did not go to BC. The team returned to Kathmandu on 13 November. Members left on 14 and 15 Nov. Clouet will leave on 29 November. Hired: Babulal Lama Tamang, 29/1/79 (15/10/2035), Kavre, Bhimkhuri-5 Mingma Dorchi/Dorje Sherpa, 30/8/80 (14/05/2037), Tashigaon, Everest X2, Makalu X1, Lhotse X1 |
| Accidents | Marietti and Lasserre suffered from high altitude sickness |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Glacier Safari Treks |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458680 |
| Year | 2009 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | n ridge |
Members
10 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe Arnoux | M | 1959 | France | Climber | Pessac, Aquitaine, France | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Philippe Pierre Clement Bourgine | M | 1964 | France | Climber | Collonges-sous-Saleve, Haute-Savoie, France | IT system engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Aymeric Emmanuel Clouet | M | 1978 | France | Leader | St. Jeoire, Haute Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Alexis Montader | M | 1980 | France | Climber | Longjumeau, Essonne, France | Air traffic controller | Details Other expeditions |
| Yann Toupin | M | 1965 | France | Climber | Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Yvelines, France | Handicrafts artisan on high building rope worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Alexandre Henri Ulcakar | M | 1976 | France | Climber | Lalitpur, Nepal | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Babulal Lama Tamang | M | 1979 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Bhimkhuri-5, Kavre | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Dorchi/Dorje Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Christian Lasserre | M | 1956 | France | Climber | Souraide, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Yannick Jean Benoit Marietti | M | 1974 | France | Climber | Saint Antonin sur Bayon, Bouches-du-Rhone, France | Engineer in microchip industry | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAMD09301 | - | - | http://www.philippe-bourgine.com/samdo_peak_2009.htm | - | - | - |