Tukuche | 2008 NW Ridge
A France expedition to Tukuche in 2008 via NW Ridge, led by Francois Remond. Summit reached on 16th October 2008. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6160 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | TUKU08301 |
| Peak ID | TUKU |
| Year | 2008 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Francois Remond |
| Sponsor | Tukuche Peak Expedition |
| 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 | Beni->Myagdi Khola->French Pass |
| Basecamp Date | 2008-10-07 |
| Summit Date | 2008-10-16 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 9 |
| Total Days | 13 |
| Termination Date | 2008-10-20 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6400m due to bad conditions on mountain and bad weather |
| High Point (m) | 6400 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 1600 |
| Total Members | 4 |
| 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(07/10,5200m),C1(09/10,5700m),C2(15/10,6300m),xxx(16/10,6400m) |
| Route Notes | C1 on NW Ridge C2 on NW Ridge High point on NW Ridge. Tukuche Peak Expedition led by Francois Remond - 29 October 2008 On 16 October, while the members waited in C2, two of their "Sherpas" who were fixing rope above C2, stopped at 6400m because of cornices and ice covering the ridge, and because there was very cold strong wind. They were Shree Lal Gurung and Pur Bahadur Gurung. They went back to C2. 6400m was the team's high point. On the 17th the whole team descended to BC and decided to abandon the climb because of dangerous conditions above C2 and strong wind. Their cook, Som Bahadur Tamang, 50 years old from Solukhumbu, badly burned his foot when he spilled boiling water. About 20 meters from their tent was a skeleton lying on its side which they were told was that of someone who had died about three years ago. Sherpas: Shree Lal Gurung, 28/9/85 (2/6/2042), Laprak, Gorkha Pur Bahadur Gurung, 21 yrs, Laprak, Gorkha |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Churen Himal Treks |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458429 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw ridge |
Members
6 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Giraudon | F | 1951 | France | Climber | Servoz, Haute-Savoie, France | Nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean-Louis Gras | M | 1947 | France | Climber | Meyliou, Isere, France | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Francois Remond | M | 1956 | France | Leader | St. Hilaire-de-Touvet, Isere, France | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Brigitte Truchet | F | 1958 | France | Climber | St. Hilaire-de-Touvet, Isere, France | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Shree Lal Gurung | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Laprak, Gorkha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pur Bahadur (Yukta) Gurung | M | 1988 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Laprak-3, Gorkha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.