Tilicho | 1998 NE Spur-N Ridge
A France expedition to Tilicho in 1998 via NE Spur-N Ridge, led by Paulo Grobel. Summit reached on 23rd October 1998. 7 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3152 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | TILI98301 |
| Peak ID | TILI |
| Year | 1998 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Spur-N Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Paulo Grobel |
| Sponsor | Terres d'Adventure Tilicho Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 23rd |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1998-10-12 |
| Summit Date | 1998-10-23 |
| Summit Time | 1600 |
| Summit Days | 11 |
| Total Days | 15 |
| Termination Date | 1998-10-27 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7134 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 1000 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC(12/10,4950m),C1(14/10,5800m),C2(22/10,6200m),Smt(23/10) |
| Route Notes | BC near lake C1 at NE Spur C2 at junction of NE Spur and North Ridge. 23rd left C2 at 8:00 am, a perfect day and reached top at 4:00 pm and spent one hour there and returned to C2 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm (Grobel and Bardou with one very tired member Chesnel) with head lamps. Had not planned to go to top that day but with no wind and no cloud decided at 2:00 pm at 6800m to carry on up. Fixed 1000m rope from BC to C2 but almost none above C2 (BC to C1 1/3 of route, C1 to C2 all of route). Not very difficult technically: more than Baruntse, less than Ama Dablam. Always some clouds from 8:00 am onwards. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Great Himalayan Adventure (GHA) |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2454728 |
| Year | 1998 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | ne spur-n ridge |
Members
7 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Jean Bardou | M | 1960 | France | Climber | Billere, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Gregory Chesnel | M | 1967 | France | Climber | Lille, Nord, France | Cinema hall projector operator | Details Other expeditions |
| Dominique Gerard | M | 1959 | France | Climber | Neufchateau, Vosges, France | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Paul Marc (Paulo) Grobel | M | 1957 | France | Leader | Meylan, Isere, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Olivier Paulin | M | 1949 | France | Climber | Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or, Rhone, France | Dentist | Details Other expeditions |
| Hughes Alain Jacques Marie Riverieulx de Varax | M | 1958 | France | Climber | Versailles, Yvelines, France | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean-Pierre Saure | M | 1959 | France | Climber | Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France | Computer engineer | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TILI98301 | HIGH | - | - | - | 198:41 (May 1999) | - |