Tilicho | 2002 N Spur-N Ridge
A Netherlands expedition to Tilicho in 2002 via N Spur-N Ridge, led by Meinhard Van de Reep. Summit reached on 12th November 2002. 11 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4209 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | TILI02301 |
| Peak ID | TILI |
| Year | 2002 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | N Spur-N Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Netherlands |
| Leaders | Meinhard Van de Reep |
| Sponsor | Dutch Tilicho Peak Expedition 2002 |
| 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 | Around Dhaulagiri and up Mesakanto Pass |
| Basecamp Date | 2002-11-07 |
| Summit Date | 2002-11-12 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 5 |
| Total Days | 8 |
| Termination Date | 2002-11-15 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6935m due to deep snow |
| High Point (m) | 6935 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 600 |
| Total Members | 8 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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 | True |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | Climbed Dhampus Peak (31 Oct by Erdman, Haster, Schielen, Van de Reep, Van der Broek, Vrolyk) |
| Campsites | BC(07/11,4825m),C1(08/11,5850m),C2(11/11,6200m),xxx(12/11,6935m) |
| Route Notes | BC at Tilicho Lake C1 at NE Spur C2 at junctions of Spur & North Ridge High point on North Ridge/Face. Attempt for top from C2 on 12th by Erdman, Schielen and Van den Brock and "Sherpas" Dawa Sherpa, Santa Gurung and Pasang. At 2:00 pm at 6935m, "snow clouds" brought snowfall, turned back at 3:00 pm and in end was whiteout so stopped 50m vertical above C2 and bived there to wait for daylight; got to C2 at 9:00 am after 2-1/2 hours descent. C2 covered by snow but Sherpas dug out tents and down to C2 and BC at 6:00 pm and now no more time to make 2nd attempt. Ropes used BC->C1 300m, C1->C2 300m more only Erdman got frostbitten feet and left by helicopter; seriousness not known yet. Vrolyk did not go above BC; had problem with nasal passages and left expedition on 9 Nov. |
| Accidents | Erdman frostbitten toes |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Iceland Trekking (Tendi) |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2456213 |
| Year | 2002 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | n spur-n ridge |
Members
11 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasang Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kanko, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jeroen Erdman | M | 1979 | Netherlands | Climber | Groningen, Netherlands | Business student | Details Other expeditions |
| Willem Groeneveld | M | 1950 | Netherlands | Climber | Arnhem, Netherlands | Technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Reinhard Haster | M | 1950 | Netherlands | Climber | Hengelo, Netherlands | Economics teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Jaco Liefers | M | 1971 | Netherlands | Climber | Hengelo, Netherlands | Carpenter | Details Other expeditions |
| Ralph Schielen | M | 1966 | Netherlands | Climber | Utrecht, Netherlands | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Meinhard Van de Reep | M | 1952 | Netherlands | Leader | Hillegom, Netherlands | Book publisher | Details Other expeditions |
| H. T. Maria (Ronnie) Van den Broek | M | 1970 | Netherlands | Climber | Groesbeek, Netherlands | Technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Bram Vrolyk | M | 1955 | Netherlands | Climber | Hoofddorp, Netherlands | Sports instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Damdi, Tapting, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Santa Bahadur Gurung | M | 1959 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chisapani, Sunwara, Gorkha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.