Tashi Kang | 2006 SW Ridge?

A Switzerland expedition to Tashi Kang in 2006 via SW Ridge?, led by Alain Nikles. Summit reached on 22nd October 2006. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5425
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID TASH06301
Peak ID TASH
Year 2006
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge?
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Alain Nikles
Sponsor Tashi Kang 2006
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 Jomsom->Marpha->Tukuche->Dhampus Pass
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2006-10-22
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 11
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 4900
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 1
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 Pre-BC(22/10,4900m)
Route Notes 17 Oct Kathmandu/Pokhara, 18 Oct Pokhara/Jomsom to Marpha. 19 Oct to Tukuche village to meet kitchen staff and expedition loads. 20th northwest along ridge to 3800m north ridge. 21st left camp and walked up to 4400m to acclimatize. 22nd took up camp to 4900m east of Dhampus Pass and camped there. 23rd now had snowed in night and deep snow, so turned then back to Marpha for the night. 24th decided to abandon idea of climbing Tashi Kang with no improvement in weather and to trek to Muktinath and then back to Jomsom for plane to Pokhara and Kathmandu. Went to Kagbeni to sleep. 25th to Muktinath; camped at 5100m between Muktinath and Thorang La. 26th went up onto a ridge above Thorung La for plan to make film; in this party was 2 Nikles cousins, Serap Jangbu and Kancha Nuru Sherpa; just below ridge was area of windblown unstable snow and this snow avalanched on top of them at 5700m and carried them down 300m on to mixed snow and rock. Alain got broken left leg, torn ligament in ankle and broken jaw; Thomas also broken leg and damaged head, Serap broken left coccyx 'tail'; Kancha Nuru broken bone in thigh. Alain and Serap managed to get down to valley and Israeli and German trekkers came along with their Sherpas and porters who brought down Thomas and Kancha. Thomas showing increasing signs of mental problems; foreign trekkers went to Muktinath to call Swiss insurance company for rescue but in meantime Thomas died that afternoon. Alain asked people in Muktinath to bring team's tent up to them and spent night where they were. Next day army helicopter brought them to Kathmandu in clear and windless weather. Sherpas: Kancha Nuru, 6/9/63, Khumjung, Cho Oyu X2 Serap Jangbu, 25/7/69, Khumjung, Annapurna X1, Everest X2, etc, etc
Accidents Fatal avalanche on return trek
Achievement -
Agency K2 Summit Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457612
Year 2006
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge?

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Alain Nikles M 1975 Switzerland Leader Plan-les-Quates, Geneva, Switzerland Banker Details Other expeditions
Thomas Nikles M 1977 Switzerland Climber Perly, Geneva, Switzerland Prison officer Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.