Tobsar | 2014 S Ridge
A UK expedition to Tobsar in 2014 via S Ridge, led by Tom Richardson, Adrian Summers. Summit reached on 30th November 2014. 26 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 8641 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | TOBS14301 |
| Peak ID | TOBS |
| Year | 2014 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Tom Richardson, Adrian Summers |
| Sponsor | KE Adventure Tobsar Peak |
| 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 | Australia, France, USA |
| Approach | Arughat->Buri Gandaki->Tsum Valley->Chho Syong |
| Basecamp Date | 2014-11-21 |
| Summit Date | 2014-11-30 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 9 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 10 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 4860m due to route's difficulty |
| High Point (m) | 4860 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 23 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| 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(21/11,4200m),xxx(30/11,4860m) |
| Route Notes | KE Adventure Travel, a British outdoor adventure company, decided to offer their clients the opportunity to climb Tobsar, a seldom-attempted mountain near the northern reaches of the Buri Gandaki river northwest of the Ganesh Himal group. So many people signed up that it was necessary to divide them into two teams leaving Kathmandu five days apart. However KE Adventure had not investigated the mountain. The two teams, following the same approach route up the Buri Gandaki and the same climbing route up the South Ridge, each encountered an icefall at about 4800m. They found it was too difficult technically for these clients. Summers said that professional climbers with some strong Sherpas could have climbed the icefall successfully, but not this group. Group A led by Thomas Richardson turned back at 4600m on 21 November and Group B led by Adrian Summers gave up at 4860m on 30 November. Group A left Kathmandu on 12 November by bus to Arughat Bazar and then trekked northward for 10 days to Mu Gompa following the Buri Gandaki, turned northeast into Tsum Valley to Lokpa, Rainjam, Lamagaon, Nile, and to BC at Chho Syong at 4200m, where they arrived on 21 November. They never made high camp, which they had planned for 5000m, fixed no rope, and retraced their steps to Kathmandu, where they arrived on 29 November. Group B left Kathmandu on 17 November, followed the same approach route, arrived at the same BC on 23 November, also fixed no rope and made no higher camps. They returned to Kathmandu on 6 December. The two groups shared the same three climbing Sherpas. They took no oxygen with them and had no health problems. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalaya Expeditions |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2460671 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | s ridge |
Members
26 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Christopher Chapman | M | 1950 | UK | Climber (Group B) | Keswick, Cumbria, England | Retired Banker | Details Other expeditions |
| Andrew John Clark | M | 1961 | UK | Climber (Group B) | Oslo, Norway | Banker | Details Other expeditions |
| Brendan Mark Russell Hills | M | 1969 | Australia | Climber (Group B) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Website computing professional | Details Other expeditions |
| Bradley Craig Keenes | M | 1959 | UK | Climber (Group B) | Lake District, England | Retired engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael David Martin | M | 1951 | UK | Climber (Group B) | Inverness, Scotland | Financer in local goverment | Details Other expeditions |
| Darren Simon Roberts | M | 1965 | UK | Climber (Group B) | Manchester, England | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| William Edward Martin Smith | M | 1962 | UK | Climber (Group B) | London, England | TV producer | Details Other expeditions |
| Adrian John Ernest Summers | M | 1965 | UK | Co-Leader (Group B) | Cardiff, Wales | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Thomas | M | 1961 | UK | Climber (Group B) | Basingstoke, Hampshire, England | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Charles John Whiteley | M | 1946 | UK | Climber (Group B) | Birmingham, England | Retired businessman | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert David Wilson | M | 1948 | UK | Climber (Group B) | Oxford, England | Businessman | Details Other expeditions |
| Philippe Basquin | M | 1956 | France | Climber (Group A) | Valenciennes, Nord, France | Media executive | Details Other expeditions |
| Richard Alfred Victor Carr | M | 1949 | UK | Climber (Group A) | London, England | Retired | Details Other expeditions |
| William Richard Gorman | M | 1955 | UK | Climber (Group A) | Warialda, NSW, Australia | Retired | Details Other expeditions |
| Boyd Harris | M | 1948 | UK | Climber (Group A) | Chorley, Lancashire, England | Retired | Details Other expeditions |
| Janet Avril James | F | 1954 | UK | Climber (Group A) | Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England | Retired nursing teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Simon Lewington | M | 1968 | UK | Climber (Group A) | Market Harborough, Leicester, England | Builder | Details Other expeditions |
| Craig Alan Logan | M | 1953 | USA | Climber (Group A) | California | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Simon Everett Pike | M | 1960 | UK | Climber (Group A) | Rochford, Essex, England | Computer expert | Details Other expeditions |
| Martin William Plackett | M | 1953 | UK | Climber (Group A) | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | Retired | Details Other expeditions |
| Margaret Gillian Plum | F | 1953 | UK | Climber (Group A) | Sheffield, England | Retired | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Alexander (Tom) Richardson | M | 1955 | UK | Co-Leader (Group A) | Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England | Outdoor journalist | Details Other expeditions |
| Graham Lee Walters | M | 1947 | UK | Climber (Group A) | Leicester, England | Carpenter | Details Other expeditions |
| Phenden/Phanden Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Kazi (Ang Kaji) Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sonam Chhiring Sherpa | M | 1991 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Waku-4, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.