Tawoche | 2012 NNW Ridge

A Netherlands expedition to Tawoche in 2012 via NNW Ridge, led by Roland Bekendam. Summit reached on 5th November 2012. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9766
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID TAWO12301
Peak ID TAWO
Year 2012
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NNW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Netherlands
Leaders Roland Bekendam
Sponsor Double Dutch Khumbu Expedition 2012
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 -
Basecamp Date 2012-11-02
Summit Date 2012-11-05
Summit Time -
Summit Days 3
Total Days 5
Termination Date 2012-11-07
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at about 6200m due to steep, vertical, unclimbable rock
High Point (m) 6200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
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 Summited Kyajo Ri
Campsites BC(02/11,5050m),Biv(04/11,6000m),xxx(05/11,6200m)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Summit Nepal Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460994
Year 2012
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nnw ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Roland Frits Bekendam M 1958 Netherlands Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Johannes Pierre Louis Lanters M 1960 Netherlands Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
TAWO12301 AAJ Bekendam, Roland Tawoche (6,495m), northwest ridge, attempt - 88:319 (2014) -
TAWO12301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201212654/Tawoche-6495m-northwest-ridge-attempt - - -