Tilicho | 1998 NE Spur

A France expedition to Tilicho in 1998 via NE Spur, led by Michel Richard. Summit reached on 28th September 1998. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3153
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID TILI98302
Peak ID TILI
Year 1998
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Spur
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Michel Richard
Sponsor French Team to 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 Dumre->Beshishahar->Chame->Pisang
Basecamp Date 1998-09-20
Summit Date 1998-09-28
Summit Time -
Summit Days 8
Total Days 12
Termination Date 1998-10-02
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6000m due to bad snow conditions and avalanche danger
High Point (m) 6000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 400
Total Members 5
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(20/09,4900m),C1(26/09,5800m),xxx(28,30/09,6000m)
Route Notes BC at north end of Tilicho Lake C1 at NE Spur High point at NE Spur. Frequent snowfall and rain making climb difficult and dangerous from many many avalanches. Not possible to reach site for C2 at spur's junction with North Ridge because frequent avalanching just below ridge. Had to fix rope because of snow conditions and 2 clients inexperienced.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Tip & Top Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454703
Year 1998
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne spur

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jean-Claude Boyer M 1946 France Climber Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France Architect Details Other expeditions
Helene Chastagnol F 1963 France Climber La Monastere, Aveyron, France Medical assistant Details Other expeditions
Xavier Chastagnol M 1965 France Climber La Monastere, Aveyron, France Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
Laurent-Maurice Jacquet M 1959 France Climber Paris, France Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Michel Richard M 1939 France Leader Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Chamba Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
TILI98302 HIGH - - - 198:41 (May 1999) -