Tukuche | 2016 N Ridge
A UK expedition to Tukuche in 2016 via N Ridge, led by Adrian Mellor. Summit reached on 20th April 2016. 26 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9056 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | TUKU16101 |
| Peak ID | TUKU |
| Year | 2016 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | N Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Adrian Mellor |
| Sponsor | British Services Dhaulagiri 1 Medical Research Expedition 2016 |
| 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 | Ireland |
| Approach | Marpha->Dhampus Pass->Hidden Valley |
| Basecamp Date | 2016-04-11 |
| Summit Date | 2016-04-20 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 9 |
| Total Days | 13 |
| Termination Date | 2016-04-24 |
| Termination Reason | 2 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6848 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 24 |
| 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(11/04,5100m),C1(5800m),C2(18/04,6200m),W Smt(20/04,6848m),Junction Peak Smt(20/04,6700m) |
| Route Notes | BC 11/04 5100m (Hidden Valley) C1 5800m C2 18/04 6200m Smt 20/04 Junction Peak (6700m) by Bakker-Dyos, Tait, Mackie, Percival, Dawa Rita Sherpa at 10:30 am 20/04 West Summit (6848m) by Mackie, Percival at 12 noon. Team spent two nights at C2 in high winds. On 20 April both summit teams left C4 at 6 am. They were roped up together (no rope fixed) and reached the Junction Peak together. It was very cold and Tait, Bakker-Dyos and Dawa Rita turned back due to the fact that they probably would have run into problems had all five of them continued. They all descended to C2, where Junction Peak team arrived at 2 pm and West Summit team at about 5 pm. On 21 April all back to BC. The reason they did not tackle the East (Main) Summit was that it looked too difficult and the weather was very windy for most of the time of the expedition. Mellor, Robinson, Howard, Webster, England, Levens, Pasang (UIAMG guide) reached C2 on 18 April to set up camp. The rest of the team remained at BC. It was a team effort as it was an expedition by the British Army and the risk involved did not allow for more members to go higher. From BC 12 of the members carried on to Dhaulagiri I BC, the other 12 trekked out. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalaya Expeditions |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2461180 |
| Year | 2016 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | n ridge |
Members
26 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian John Mellor | M | 1967 | UK | Leader | Middlesbrough, N Yorkshire, England | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Joshua Jan Bakker-Dyos | M | 1986 | UK | Climber | Tyning, Bath, England | Royl Navy physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Aleksandr Yul (Sandro) Gromen-Hayes | M | 1990 | UK | Climber | Bristol, England | Film-maker | Details Other expeditions |
| Matthew James Howard | M | 1974 | UK | Climber | Stroud, Gloucester, England | Military officer & outdoor instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Marcus Edward Robert Levens | M | 1985 | UK | Climber | Plymouth, Devon, England | Military officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Richard Philip Percival Mackie | M | 1983 | UK | Climber | Woodbury, Devon, England | Army officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Jonathon Darren Percival | M | 1974 | UK | Climber | Gwynedo, Wales | Military officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Graham Thomas Stephenson | M | 1983 | UK | Climber | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | Army officer | Details Other expeditions |
| David Christopher Tait | M | 1968 | UK | Climber | Bristol, England | Royal Air Force officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Matthew Peter Webster | M | 1987 | UK | Climber | Cebo, Guernsey, England | Army officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Lloyd Andrew Williams | M | 1977 | UK | Climber | Plymouth, England | Royal Marines officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Christopher James Neil Wright | M | 1977 | UK | Climber | Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England | Army officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Sherpa | M | 1975 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Jiri, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Rita Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Paiya, Jubing-7, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Marc Clement Dowling | M | 1985 | Ireland | Climber | Exeter, Devon, England | Military officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Christopher Anthony Evans | M | 1977 | UK | Climber | Fareham, Hampshire, England | Royal Navy officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Andrew Martin Bennett England | M | 1974 | UK | Climber | Hythe, Kent, England | Royal Navy officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Gillman | M | 1991 | UK | Climber | Fleet, Hampshire, England | Royal Navy engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniel Mark Graves | M | 1970 | UK | Climber | Birmingham, England | Army officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Gordon Henderson | M | 1982 | UK | Climber | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Alastair Neil Mason | M | 1970 | UK | Climber | The Buntings, Devon, England | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Alan Norris | M | 1977 | UK | Climber | Somerset, England | Military officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Ben Ashley Powell | M | 1982 | UK | Climber | Staffordshire, England | Military officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Stuart Quinn | M | 1975 | UK | Climber | Leeming, N Yorkshire, England | British military officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Elisabeth Norah Anne Robinson | F | 1988 | UK | Climber | Mosstowie, Moray, Scotland | Military officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Shawn Patrick Sholto Daniel Stock | M | 1975 | UK | Climber | Richmond, London, England | Army officer | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.