Tashi Kang | 2003 N Ridge up; E Face down

A France expedition to Tashi Kang in 2003 via N Ridge up; E Face down, led by Paulo Grobel. Summit reached on 10th October 2003. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4520
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID TASH03301
Peak ID TASH
Year 2003
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Ridge up; E Face down
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Paulo Grobel
Sponsor Terres d'Adventure Tukuche Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 3rd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Marpha->Dhampas Pass
Basecamp Date 2003-10-03
Summit Date 2003-10-10
Summit Time 1445
Summit Days 7
Total Days 9
Termination Date 2003-10-12
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6386
Traverse True
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 3
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 Climbed Tukuche (TUKU-033-01)
Campsites BC(03/10,5100m),Smt(10/10)
Route Notes Climbed Tashi Kang from same BC at Tukuche without any camp on Tashi Kang. Started from BC at 3:00 am by Borghese, Dufau-Joel and Grobel on 10 Oct. Up North Ridge and on top 2:45 pm, then down East Face to glacier on east and southeast side of eastern foot and returned to BC 7:00 to 8:00 pm. Left mountain via Hidden Valley north and then east to Kagbeni and to Jomsom for flight to KTM. Team had no permit for Tashi Kang.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Churen Himal Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID TUKU03301
Checksum 2456501
Year 2003
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n ridge up; e face down

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Paul Marc (Paulo) Grobel M 1957 France Leader La Grave, Hautes-Alpes, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Francois Borghese M 1965 France Climber Claix, Isere, France Engineer Details Other expeditions
Frederic Dufau-Joel M 1961 France Climber Claix, Isere, France Computer engineer Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
TASH03301 HIGH - - - 265:63 (Dec 2004) -
TASH03301 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 78:391 (2004) -
TASH03301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200439101/Asia-Nepal-Dualagiri-Himal-Tashi-Kang-and-Peak-6195-m-Ascents - - -