Tso Karpo Kang | 1995 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Tso Karpo Kang in 1995 via SW Ridge, led by Geoffrey Tabin. Summit reached on 29th September 1995. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4214
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	TSOK95301
Peak ID	TSOK
Year	1995
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	SE Face
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Geoffrey Tabin
Sponsor	American Shey Shikhar Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	True
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	2nd
Ascent 2	3rd
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	UK
Approach	Phoksumdo Khola
Basecamp Date	1995-09-21
Summit Date	1995-09-29
Summit Time	1330
Summit Days	8
Total Days	13
Termination Date	1995-10-04
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6556
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	7
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	3
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Recon Shey Shikhar (SHEY-953-01); climbed Kang Yaja, Pk 5950, Pk 5602
Campsites	BC(21/09,4600m),C1.Biv(28/09,5300m),Smt(29/09,01/10)
Route Notes	After BC, spent several days recce on northeast & east of south of Shey Shikhar to pass of 5300m south of mountain. Very loose rock, very scary, looked very dangerous from hanging glacier through mountain difficult. Then retreated to east to Pt 5602m directly north of Shey Shikhar & found it very loose rock ridge with downsloping slabs of bad rock; very dangerous. Back to BC & abandoned attempt on Shey Shikhar & turned attention to what members believe is Tso Karpo Kang: climber from south up rock wall (where found Japanese rope pitons) to a saddle on 28th. 29th 4 members & Nima Tashi Sherpa, Naga Dorje Sherpa & Krishna Bahadur Tamang up SW Buttress, 3000 ft ice; at about 5800m 3 members turned back because 2 members were either sick or not strong while Tabin & 3 Nepalese climbed SW Ridge which became less steep & on top at 1:30 pm of 29th & back to C1/biv at 5300m at 4:30 pm. 30th Tabin & Squier to BC; Ruoss & Normand to peak 5950m high just SW of C1 & SE of Kang & Tabin & Squier to BC. Ruoss & Normand 1st Oct climbed to top of Tso Karpo Kang by slightly different route & back to BC on 2nd. Tabin, 2 Sherpas and 2 Warings & Sinclair on 1st Oct to a camp at 4800m south of Kang Yaja & on 2nd on top via 1000 vertical feet of vertical rock scrambling, icefall 400-500 ft high to sloping glacier to snow ridge to south ridge to summit. Warings & Sinclair spent night at 4800m camp while while Tabin & Sherpas to BC. 3rd all in BC & climbing finished. Returned via Shey Gompa. Tso Karpo Kang (6556m) (2nd & 3rd ascents) 29 Sep (SW Ridge) by Tabin, Nima Tashi Sherpa, Naga Dorje Sherpa, Krishna Bahadur Tamang 01 Oct (SE Face) by Ruoss, Normand Kang Yaja (5962m) (1st ascent) 02 Oct (S Ridge) by Waring III, Waring IV, Sinclair, Nima Tashi Sherpa, Naga Dorje Sherpa
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	True
Primary Member	True
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	SHEY95301
Checksum	2453650
Year	1995
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Unknown
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	32806
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TSOK95301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	TSOK
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Geoffrey Craig
Last Name	Tabin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Burlington, Vermont
Occupation	Ophthalmologist
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6556
Summit Date 1	1995-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1330
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433596
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	geoffrey craig tabin
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	32807
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TSOK95301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	TSOK
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Bruce George Alexander
Last Name	Normand
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Hoenggerberg, Zurich, Switzerland
Occupation	Physicist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6556
Summit Date 1	1995-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437395
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bruce george alexander normand
Year of Birth	1966
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32808
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TSOK95301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	TSOK
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Steven John (Steve)
Last Name	Ruoss
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Atherton, California
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6556
Summit Date 1	1995-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432687
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	steven john (steve) ruoss
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32809
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TSOK95301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	TSOK
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Michael C.
Last Name	Sinclair
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1940
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Orefield, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Cardio-thoracic surgeon
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2427900
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael c. sinclair
Year of Birth	1940
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32810
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TSOK95301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	TSOK
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	William H. (Billy)
Last Name	Squier
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	New York, New York
Occupation	Writer & musician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2431359
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	william h. (billy) squier
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32811
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TSOK95301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	TSOK
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	George
Last Name	Waring III
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1941
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Atlanta, Georgia
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2428001
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	george waring iii
Year of Birth	1941
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32812
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TSOK95301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	TSOK
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	George
Last Name	Waring IV
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Tucker, Georgia
Occupation	Student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2438979
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	george waring iv
Year of Birth	1971
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32813
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TSOK95301
Member ID	09
Peak ID	TSOK
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Nima Tashi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6556
Summit Date 1	1995-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1330
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434963
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima tashi sherpa
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	32814
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TSOK95301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	TSOK
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Nanda Dorje (Naga Dorje, Nanga)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6556
Summit Date 1	1995-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1330
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	aka Nawang Chumbi
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437418
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nanda dorje (naga dorje, nanga) sherpa
Year of Birth	1966
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	32815
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TSOK95301
Member ID	10
Peak ID	TSOK
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Krishna Bahadur (Jeta)
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kanku-5, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6556
Summit Date 1	1995-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1330
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438052
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	krishna bahadur (jeta) tamang
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Geoffrey Craig Tabin	M	1956	USA	Leader	Burlington, Vermont	Ophthalmologist	Details Other expeditions
Bruce George Alexander Normand	M	1966	UK	Climber	Hoenggerberg, Zurich, Switzerland	Physicist	Details Other expeditions
Steven John (Steve) Ruoss	M	1954	USA	Climber	Atherton, California	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Michael C. Sinclair	M	1940	USA	Climber	Orefield, Pennsylvania	Cardio-thoracic surgeon	Details Other expeditions
William H. (Billy) Squier	M	1950	USA	Climber	New York, New York	Writer & musician	Details Other expeditions
George Waring III	M	1941	USA	Climber	Atlanta, Georgia	Physician	Details Other expeditions
George Waring IV	M	1971	USA	Climber	Tucker, Georgia	Student	Details Other expeditions
Nima Tashi Sherpa	M	1960	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Nanda Dorje (Naga Dorje, Nanga) Sherpa	M	1966	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Krishna Bahadur (Jeta) Tamang	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kanku-5, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.