Tilicho | 2008 NE Spur

A France expedition to Tilicho in 2008 via NE Spur, led by Gerard Vaginay. Summit reached on 28th October 2008. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6176
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID TILI08301
Peak ID TILI
Year 2008
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Spur
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Gerard Vaginay
Sponsor French on Tilicho
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 Manang
Basecamp Date 2008-10-18
Summit Date 2008-10-28
Summit Time -
Summit Days 10
Total Days 12
Termination Date 2008-10-30
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6300m due to too much snow, bad weather
High Point (m) 6300
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(18/10,4850m),C1(23/10,5850m),xxx(28/10,6300m)
Route Notes On 28 Oct team left C2 at 7 am. Weather was nice, but windy. Between C1 and C2 trail was broken and rope fixed by Iranian team. They reached C2 at 2 pm and found their tents that had been put in place were destroyed by the wind. As the snow conditions were precarious they decided to abandon expedition. They also spoke to other teams on mountain that also decided to give up. They descended to BC and arrived at 6 pm. Vaginay also told me about an Iranian climber who died around 24 Oct. He must have slipped at about 6800m during the summit push. Sherpas: Tashi Sherpa, Everest X2, apparently he is a singer Tashi Lhakpa Sherpa, Mathilow, Walung, Makalu-5, 18/11/85, Everest X4, Cho Oyu X1, (Everest X3 with South Koreans, Everest X1 with Greeks)
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458396
Year 2008
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne spur

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Gaston Bonnecaze M 1941 France Climber Pau, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France Chemistry professor Details Other expeditions
Gerard Vaginay M 1944 France Leader Arthez de Bearn, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France Retired chemical engineer Details Other expeditions
Tashi Lhakpa Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.