Tukuche | 1978 N Ridge from E Face

A Italy expedition to Tukuche in 1978 via N Ridge from E Face, led by Francesco Nembrini. Summit reached on 6th April 1978. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2133
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	TUKU78101
Peak ID	TUKU
Year	1978
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	N Ridge from E Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Italy
Leaders	Francesco Nembrini
Sponsor	-
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	Jomsom->Dhampus Pass
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	1978-04-06
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 5000m due to deep snow
High Point (m)	5000
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	7
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,xxx(06/04,5000m)
Route Notes	B. Adams - 10 April 78 Gotti only one back in KTM. Expedition made it to 5000m and C2 and then couldn't get equipment supplies up. Too much snow and it looked as though weather wouldn't get better. All well. Rest back soon. SR Sharma, Tourism - 10 April 78 Abandoned. Reached Dambush Pass April 6 and then abandoned because bad weather and snowfall. Now in KTM today. Nembrini - 23 March 78 N Ridge from East Face. Other expeditions climbed via Tukuche Little Peak, whereas this expedition hope to make much shorter route up face. Fly to Jomsom 25 March; to BC 2-3 days. 3 camps above BC with: C3 6600m C2 6000m C1 5500m BC 4800m Summit 10 April 2 Sherpas above - Pemba Norbu sirdar, Pemba Maila No oxygen at all. First time for all in Himalayas.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2447248
Year	1978
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	n ridge from e face

Members

Field	Value
ID	21565
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TUKU78101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	TUKU
Year	1978
Season	1
First Name	Pierantonio
Last Name	Camozzi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Albino, Bergamo, Italy
Occupation	Motorboats designer
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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2431735
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pierantonio camozzi
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1978
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	21566
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TUKU78101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	TUKU
Year	1978
Season	1
First Name	Guiseppe
Last Name	Gotti
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Albino, Bergamo, Italy
Occupation	Designs window displays
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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2428986
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	guiseppe gotti
Year of Birth	1943
Year	1978
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	21567
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TUKU78101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	TUKU
Year	1978
Season	1
First Name	Agostino
Last Name	Da Polenza
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Albino, Bergamo, Italy
Occupation	Salesman sports equipment
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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2433235
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	agostino da polenza
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1978
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	21568
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TUKU78101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	TUKU
Year	1978
Season	1
First Name	Patrizio
Last Name	Merelli
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1930
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Valbondione, Bergamo, Italy
Occupation	Alpine guide, ski instructor & hotel proprietor
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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2424143
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	patrizio merelli
Year of Birth	1930
Year	1978
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	21569
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TUKU78101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	TUKU
Year	1978
Season	1
First Name	Guiseppe
Last Name	Barachetti
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Casnigo, Bergamo, Italy
Occupation	City waste-works worker
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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2429525
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	guiseppe barachetti
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1978
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	21570
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TUKU78101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	TUKU
Year	1978
Season	1
First Name	Francesco
Last Name	Nembrini
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Leader
Residence	Italy
Occupation	Lithographer
Leader	True
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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2430765
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	francesco nembrini
Year of Birth	1948
Year	1978
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	21571
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TUKU78101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	TUKU
Year	1978
Season	1
First Name	Renato
Last Name	Casarotto
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Vicenza, Italy
Occupation	Salesman sports shop
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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2430581
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	renato casarotto
Year of Birth	1948
Year	1978
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27004
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TUKU78101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	TUKU
Year	1978
Season	1
First Name	Pemba Norbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	-158
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba norbu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1978
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Pierantonio Camozzi	M	1951	Italy	Climber	Albino, Bergamo, Italy	Motorboats designer	Details Other expeditions
Guiseppe Gotti	M	1943	Italy	Climber	Albino, Bergamo, Italy	Designs window displays	Details Other expeditions
Agostino Da Polenza	M	1955	Italy	Climber	Albino, Bergamo, Italy	Salesman sports equipment	Details Other expeditions
Patrizio Merelli	M	1930	Italy	Climber	Valbondione, Bergamo, Italy	Alpine guide, ski instructor & hotel proprietor	Details Other expeditions
Guiseppe Barachetti	M	1945	Italy	Climber	Casnigo, Bergamo, Italy	City waste-works worker	Details Other expeditions
Francesco Nembrini	M	1948	Italy	Leader	Italy	Lithographer	Details Other expeditions
Renato Casarotto	M	1948	Italy	Climber	Vicenza, Italy	Salesman sports shop	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Norbu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	Sirdar	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.