Tukuche | 2009 N Ridge

A Australia expedition to Tukuche in 2009 via N Ridge, led by Daniel Newton. Summit reached on 9th November 2009. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6710
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID TUKU09303
Peak ID TUKU
Year 2009
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Australia
Leaders Daniel Newton
Sponsor Project Himalaya Tukuche 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 S Africa
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2009-11-04
Summit Date 2009-11-09
Summit Time -
Summit Days 5
Total Days 11
Termination Date 2009-11-15
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6700m due to loss of tent at C1 in deep snow and strong wind
High Point (m) 6700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 250
Total Members 2
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(04/11,5130m),C1(09/11,5800m),C2(10/11,6350m),Sherpas.xxx(09/11,6700m),Mbrs.xxx(10/11,6350m)
Route Notes BC southwest of Thapa Pass C1 on west side of the wide North Ridge C2 at plateau at start of sharper ridge high point at 6700 m at C2 site. The two-member team went from Kathmandu by road from Pokhara to Beni and Darbung on the Myagdi khola, trekked north along the Myagdi through Bagora, Dobang, and around the west side of Dhaulagiri I via Pakabon, the Chhonbarang Glacier and Dhaulagiri BC, then northeast over French Pass to BC, which was southeast of Dhampus Pass. They found that their entire North Ridge route was covered in snow. They placed C1 on the west face of the wide North Ridge. C2 was sited at 6350m on a small plateau south of a small summit on the ridge and at the beginning of the ridge's narrowness, but it was never occupied. The members put gear and a tent at C2's site on 10 November; their Sherpas had gone on ahead of them on the 9th and fixed rope to 6700m, but had slept in C1. On 10 November the members descended to BC to rest. They rested on the 11th. On the 12th a snowstorm all day and night deposited two feet of snow at BC. On the 13th the snowfall was not so heavy, but a strong wind blew up. On the 14th, the whole team went up to C1. Here they found their tent buried under the snow; they dug it out but it was completely squashed and unusable, so back to BC in high wind. Their climb was over. They left BC on the 15th. Sherpas: Da Gelje, 11/2/67, Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solu, no 8000ers Dayula, 21/4/72, Dhodre, Sotang-6, Solu, Everest X2, Makalu X1
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Explore Himalaya
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458819
Year 2009
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Barry Edmund Cohen M 1973 S Africa Climber Randburg, Gahteng, S Africa Accountant Details Other expeditions
Daniel James Newton M 1978 Australia Leader Queanbeyen, NSW, Australia IT consultant Details Other expeditions
Da Gelje (Dawa Gelje) Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dayula Sherpa M 1972 Nepal Climber Dhodre, Sotang, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.