Tengkangpoche | 2006 N Pillar

A Canada expedition to Tengkangpoche in 2006 via N Pillar, led by John Furneaux. Summit reached on 19th October 2006. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5553
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID TKPO06301
Peak ID TKPO
Year 2006
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Pillar
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Canada
Leaders John Furneaux
Sponsor Squamish Tengkangpoche Expedition 2006
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 -
Basecamp Date 2006-10-09
Summit Date 2006-10-19
Summit Time -
Summit Days 10
Total Days 12
Termination Date 2006-10-21
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5750m due to deep snow
High Point (m) 5750
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 420
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
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(09/10,4320m),Biv1(13/10,5150m),Biv2(16/10,5350m),Biv3(17/10,5600m),xxx(19/10,5750m)
Route Notes BC at north side of river in house of Tengpo village High point at main headwall of North Face. Center of North Face is North Pillar made up of series of steep rockwalls and led gear. Route not attempted by anyone before. 11th Oct Furneaux and Maddaloni started up pillar from base of pillar 4800m and back to BC after fixing rope to 5000m. 12th to 5100m again fixing rope on the route and again to BC. 13th moved gear up to 5150m at snow slope and pitched tent. 14th climbed 150m; 15th another 150m to 5450m. On 16th and made C2 at 5350m at only spot for a camp possible (moved C1's tent up to here, so really C1 was a biv). 17th had been intermittent snow slopes and rock walls but snow only rock up 70m only; made biv at 5600m below main headwall. Weather had been down [???] every day till 4:00 pm when clouds moved in. 18th moved up 60m where snow storm came in at 3:00 pm, spindrift, avalanching so down to last biv site at 5600m. 19th day was clear in am, climbed 30 minutes and storm again, again to 5600m. 20th overcast in morning so rapelled down to BC and climb over. Next 4 days it snowed. Furneaux and Maddaloni like to return to this route which will go; hard climb but satisfying; "hardest route we've have ever put up" says Furneaux. Janet Bride stayed in BC with got mild altitude sickness; Paul Bride went up to 5000m, got the photographs he wanted and he and wife left expedition on 13 Oct.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Nepal Village Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457654
Year 2006
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n pillar

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Janet Bride F 1974 Canada Climber Squamish, British Columbia Sales assistant in wealth management firm Details Other expeditions
Paul Bride M 1970 Canada Climber Squamish, British Columbia Photographer Details Other expeditions
John Furneaux M 1979 Canada Leader Squamish, British Columbia Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Mathew (Matt) Maddaloni M 1977 Canada Climber Squamish, British Columbia Construction rigger Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
TKPO06301 AAJ Maddaloni, Matt - - 81:380-381 (2007) -
TKPO06301 CLIM - - - 38:67-68 (Apr 2008) -
TKPO06301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200738002/Asia-Nepal-Rowaling-Himal-Tengkanpoche-North-Pillar-Attempt - - -