Saribung | 2003 S Face

A USA expedition to Saribung in 2003 via S Face, led by Joy Ann Townsend. Summit reached on 18th October 2003. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4510
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID SARI03302
Peak ID SARI
Year 2003
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Joy Ann Townsend
Sponsor American on Saribung
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 Pokhara/Jomsom->Kagbeni->Ghani
Basecamp Date 2003-10-18
Summit Date 2003-10-18
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 1
Termination Date 2003-10-19
Termination Reason 12
Termination Notes Did not climb due to stomach trouble
High Point (m) 5200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
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(18/10,5200m),xxx(18/10,5200m)
Route Notes Arrived KTM 9 Oct and left for mountain 12 Oct. Intended to climb South Face without any fixed camps. Returned to KTM 28 Oct and leaves Nepal 4 Nov. Stays in KTM Guest House.
Accidents Townsend's stomach trouble ('something I ate')
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456464
Year 2003
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s face

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Joy Ann Townsend F 1943 USA Leader Santa Monica, California Safety specialist (non-industrial) Details Other expeditions
Rai M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.