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 - - -