Sita Chuchura | 2008 E Ridge

A UK expedition to Sita Chuchura in 2008 via E Ridge, led by Simon Currin. Summit reached on 18th October 2008. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6291
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	SITA08301
Peak ID	SITA
Year	2008
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	E Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Simon Currin
Sponsor	Medex Hidden Valley Expedition 2008 Aut 2008
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	Netherlands, S Africa, USA
Approach	Beni->French Pass
Basecamp Date	2008-10-18
Summit Date	2008-10-18
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	4
Termination Date	2008-10-22
Termination Reason	12
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	5300
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	7
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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(18/10,5050m),xxx(18/10,5300m)
Route Notes	The expedition team did not attempt to climb the peak due to: 1) not enough time 2) climbing route looks too difficult 3) Research BC was too far from the peak. The team returned to Kathmandu on 6 Nov and will leave on 8 Nov.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Sherpa Brothers
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458341
Year	2008
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	e ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	47027
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SITA08301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	SITA
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	James
Last Name	Anholm
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	57
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Redlands, Calfornia
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
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)	5300
Summit Date 1	2008-10-18
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2431814
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	james anholm
Year of Birth	1951
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	57
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	47028
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SITA08301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	SITA
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Testyn
Last Name	Carr
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
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)	5300
Summit Date 1	2008-10-18
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2442420
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	testyn carr
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	47029
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SITA08301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	SITA
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Sally
Last Name	Currin
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
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)	5300
Summit Date 1	2008-10-18
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2433771
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sally currin
Year of Birth	1956
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	47030
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SITA08301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	SITA
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Simon
Last Name	Currin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Occupation	Physician
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)	5300
Summit Date 1	2008-10-18
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2435454
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	simon currin
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	47031
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SITA08301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	SITA
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Carol
Last Name	Darwin
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	60
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Ambleside, Cumbria, England
Occupation	Retired physician
Leader	False
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)	5300
Summit Date 1	2008-10-18
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2430538
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	carol darwin
Year of Birth	1948
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	60
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	47032
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SITA08301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	SITA
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Edith
Last Name	Kortekaas
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Netherlands
Status	Climber
Residence	Utrecht, Netherlands
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
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)	5300
Summit Date 1	2008-10-18
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2440327
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	edith kortekaas
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	47033
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SITA08301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	SITA
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Zoe
Last Name	Smith
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	S Africa
Status	Climber
Residence	Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
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)	5300
Summit Date 1	2008-10-18
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2442687
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	zoe smith
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

7 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
James Anholm	M	1951	USA	Climber	Redlands, Calfornia	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Testyn Carr	M	1980	UK	Climber	Glasgow, Scotland	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Sally Currin	F	1956	UK	Climber	Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Simon Currin	M	1961	UK	Leader	Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Carol Darwin	F	1948	UK	Climber	Ambleside, Cumbria, England	Retired physician	Details Other expeditions
Edith Kortekaas	F	1974	Netherlands	Climber	Utrecht, Netherlands	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Zoe Smith	F	1981	S Africa	Climber	Edinburgh, Scotland	Physician	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.