Tengkoma | 1999 SW Ridge-NE Ridge

A USA expedition to Tengkoma in 1999 via SW Ridge-NE Ridge, led by Jamie McGuinness. Summit reached on 29th October 1999. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3469
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	TENG99301
Peak ID	TENG
Year	1999
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Jamie McGuinness
Sponsor	Explore Himalaya Three Peaks Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	3rd,4th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Denmark, France, New Zealand
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1999-10-28
Summit Date	1999-10-29
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	1
Total Days	10
Termination Date	1999-11-07
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6215
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	8
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	2
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
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(25/10,4600m),BC(28/10,5320m),Smt(29-30/10)
Route Notes	BC at small ridge on SSW Ridge. 28th team McGuinness, Palsmeier, Koppelman, Nielsen, Renard and Pasang from Lhonak to high camp (aka BC) while Alford, Schone and Haun, Tenzing to Pangpema for Tengkoma, to high camp 29th while first Team A summited and returned to camp on 29th and 30th to Lhonak. * Route on Tengkoma was SSW Ridge, or "essentially South Ridge" to NE Ridge, same as Doug Scott's British team in Aut '98. Team A tried after summiting Tengkoma to climb unnamed peak, but in 2 days trekking did not reach BC site because it was "rugged" underfoot, very cold and stove not working; returned to Lhonak on 31st. Had permits for Drohmo and Ramtang but made no attempt to climb them.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Explore Himalaya
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2455055
Year	1999
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	25851
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TENG99301
Member ID	09
Peak ID	TENG
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Pasang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6215
Summit Date 1	1999-10-29
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	3
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-186
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	25852
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TENG99301
Member ID	10
Peak ID	TENG
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Tenzing
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6215
Summit Date 1	1999-10-30
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	4
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-186
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tenzing sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	25843
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TENG99301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	TENG
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Dana
Last Name	Alford
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
Occupation	Business executive (marketing)
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6215
Summit Date 1	1999-10-30
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	4
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431029
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dana alford
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25844
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TENG99301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	TENG
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	David
Last Name	Haun
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Indianapolis, Indiana
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6215
Summit Date 1	1999-10-30
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	4
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434658
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david haun
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25845
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TENG99301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	TENG
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Gary
Last Name	Koppelman
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Rapid City, South Dakota
Occupation	Construction worker
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6215
Summit Date 1	1999-10-29
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	3
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435783
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gary koppelman
Year of Birth	1962
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25846
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TENG99301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	TENG
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	James Stuart (Jamie)
Last Name	McGuinness
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Leader
Residence	Gisborne, New Zealand & Kathmandu
Occupation	Construction worker
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6215
Summit Date 1	1999-10-29
Summit Date 2	1999-10-30
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	1
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	4
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	Summited twice
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436965
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	james stuart (jamie) mcguinness
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	25847
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TENG99301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	TENG
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Martin
Last Name	Nielsen Senderby
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Denmark
Status	Climber
Residence	Ebelloft, Denmark
Occupation	Carpenter
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6215
Summit Date 1	1999-10-29
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	3
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440464
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	martin nielsen senderby
Year of Birth	1975
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25848
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TENG99301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	TENG
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Samuel
Last Name	Palsmeier
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Denver, Colorado
Occupation	Primary school teacher
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6215
Summit Date 1	1999-10-29
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	3
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438705
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	samuel palsmeier
Year of Birth	1970
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25849
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TENG99301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	TENG
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Didier
Last Name	Renard
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Paris, France
Occupation	Accountant/bookeeper
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6215
Summit Date 1	1999-10-29
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	3
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437833
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	didier renard
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25850
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TENG99301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	TENG
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Joel
Last Name	Schone
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Kathmandu
Occupation	Teacher
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6215
Summit Date 1	1999-10-30
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	4
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	(1953-2010) Died 13 June 2010 in Lahaul, India while biking
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432578
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	joel schone
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Pasang Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Tenzing Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Dana Alford	M	1949	USA	Climber	Boulder, Colorado	Business executive (marketing)	Details Other expeditions
David Haun	M	1959	USA	Climber	Indianapolis, Indiana	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Gary Koppelman	M	1962	USA	Climber	Rapid City, South Dakota	Construction worker	Details Other expeditions
James Stuart (Jamie) McGuinness	M	1965	New Zealand	Leader	Gisborne, New Zealand & Kathmandu	Construction worker	Details Other expeditions
Martin Nielsen Senderby	M	1975	Denmark	Climber	Ebelloft, Denmark	Carpenter	Details Other expeditions
Samuel Palsmeier	M	1970	USA	Climber	Denver, Colorado	Primary school teacher	Details Other expeditions
Didier Renard	M	1968	France	Climber	Paris, France	Accountant/bookeeper	Details Other expeditions
Joel Schone	M	1953	USA	Climber	Kathmandu	Teacher	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	3316
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	TENG99301
Reference ID	01
Year	1999
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2000
Language	-
Citation	74:369 (2000)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	5356
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	TENG99301
Reference ID	02
Year	1999
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2000
Language	-
Citation	212:60 (Jul 2000)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10781
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	TENG99301
Reference ID	03
Year	1999
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200036901/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri-Himal-Tangkongma-SoutheastNortheast-Ridge
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
TENG99301	AAJ	-	-	-	74:369 (2000)	-
TENG99301	HIGH	-	-	-	212:60 (Jul 2000)	-
TENG99301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200036901/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri-Himal-Tangkongma-SoutheastNortheast-Ridge	-	-	-