Tawoche | 1983 SE Ridge of Cholatse
A UK expedition to Tawoche in 1983 via SE Ridge of Cholatse, led by William Kenneth Dark. Summit reached on 22nd April 1983. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1645 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | TAWO83101 |
| Peak ID | TAWO |
| Year | 1983 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SE Ridge of Cholatse |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | William Kenneth Dark |
| Sponsor | British Paranassus 21 Expedition to Cholatse and Tawoche 1983 |
| 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 | 1983-04-07 |
| Summit Date | 1983-04-22 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 15 |
| Total Days | 22 |
| Termination Date | 1983-04-29 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 5790m due to avalanche conditions and poor weather |
| High Point (m) | 5790 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| 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 | Attempted Cholatse (CHOL-831-01) |
| Campsites | BC(07/04,4570m),C1(09/04,5640m),xxx(22/04,5790m) |
| Route Notes | Cholatse E Ridge looked too difficult and Tawoche was right there so went for Tawoche first. Went up NE Ridge of Tawoche after 1 week of snow which spent at BC. Carling and Gregory started up 22nd and found it very steep knife-edge ice, ice towers and seracs; hard ice one side, snow and ice other and this avalanched. Needed more personnel or may be ability. Got only to 19,000 ft on this ridge on 22nd. Again snow and all off the mountain and Gregory got pulmonary edema. 24th April Dark, Naylor and Wintrip started to col for Cholatse bid. 25th started up SE Ridge on Swiss route and fixed rope 270m in technical climbing up rock towers in steps. When to 20,400 ft on 26th and here huge rock tower, retreated to Col where Carling had arrived. 27th Carling and Dark back up and on 28th to 20,400 ft to decide how or whether further progress and 2 snow avalanches came off ridge. These avalanches convinced them to abandon climb and went back down to BC. 2 went back up to clear ropes on 30th. |
| Accidents | Gregory altitude sickness |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | True |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | True |
| Primary ID | CHOL83101 |
| Checksum | 2449005 |
| Year | 1983 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | se ridge of cholatse |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Anthony Carling | M | 1953 | UK | Climber | Barnard Castle, Durham, England | Oceanographer | Details Other expeditions |
| William Kenneth Dark | M | 1959 | UK | Leader | Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England | Roof tiler | Details Other expeditions |
| Rory Gregory | M | 1952 | UK | Climber | Tideswell, Derbyshire, England | Alpine instructor & physical education teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Keith Edward Naylor | M | 1958 | UK | Climber | Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England | Architectural technician | Details Other expeditions |
| William Thynne Wintrip | M | 1954 | UK | Climber | Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England | Electronics technician | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.