Hi thanks for the comment. I agree the page is thin on route info. There are a couple of SP members who have climbed it but have not added their route info. While I have been there 3 times I have not climbed it so am not qualifed to put in this info. I do not believ it to be too technical but have not done it so can't be sure. The nature of this site is that pages grow though the members. Hopfully someone will add this infor in the near future. If i am lucky it will be me in the next couple of years. But no plans as of now. If you have any information please post and I will add and give you credit. Cheers William
Hi. Perhaps I will give it up for adoption. For your information I have never held onto a peak that anyone who has better experience on has asked for. I have babysat neglected pages till suitable owners came along. This page was added at the very beginning of SP when there was a flurry of additions. In the beginning SP was to built by all its members. A cooperative gathering of information. That is the spirit in which I entered the site. If you know of any indiviual who has climbed this peak and would like this page please let them know and I will pass it over if they are willing to stick with the site and page and make it better. Not sure why this particular page is being singled out by you. Especially since you say you are not interested in Nepal. It being too popular. I am somewhat puzzled by this attention. Are you contacting every member who maintains a page they have not climbed? If so you will be very busy. In all good faith should you feel strongly about this contact the elves. If they want me to put up all the pages I have built for adoption that I am not qualified to maintain I will do so. Regards William
Hi. Any information would be welcome. Information on the routes is scarce. There was a brief discription of the climb in Joe Simpson's "This Game of Ghosts" but that book was more about other mishaps in Joe's climbing career. He injured himself once again on Pumori I believe, but not as much of an epic as in South America.
I will be interested to see what you find. Guiding companies offer trips but are tightlipped on the actual routes. Myself I am reluctant on adding any route that I have not done. But there must be some history to this beautiful peak. Cheers William
page you have constructed here! You have some really good links. Pictures are fabulous. It's apparent you put in a good deal of time on this. Without doubt, one of the better SP pages.
Thanks for posting this- I've been looking at Dan Mazures link.
Kiefer
But some update is needed on all your Nepal mountains regarding the political situation (no update since 2003), which has evolved a lot over the past few years, in particular since the 2006 peace agreement and the 2008 elections which led to a return to the democracy and abolition of the monarchy. Nepal is again a rather safe place to travel to.
About Pumori, you may mention the possible approach from Tibet, as Pumori is a border peak. The North ridge was first climbed in 2002 by a Swiss team led by Erhard Loretan, fore more reference click here and here.
Thanks. Your quite right on the political situation. I guess I am use to truces falling apart but this one is more than a truce I guess. I will up date those pages.(has it been that long... 2003) plus. Thanks for the heads up on the northern route. Cheers William
Sorry I have no first hand information on routes. Also none of the books I have describe routes in enough detail. If someone come along and has good information on a route they have done. I will welcome for sure and add. Thanks for your comments.
Cheers William
William Marler - Jan 20, 2006 9:35 am - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentThanks for the vote and tip. Cheers William
Andinistaloco - Feb 8, 2006 1:01 am - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentBill, nice thorough job on this one. I've been looking into the next big peak I want to climb, and this is definitely on the list of possibles....
William Marler - Feb 8, 2006 9:52 am - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentThanks for the vote and cheers. Hope you get to do it. William
jck - Feb 8, 2006 1:47 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentAnother sweet lookin' page.
Really nice photos!
Regards
jck
William Marler - Feb 8, 2006 3:58 pm - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentThanks. Cheers William
BigLee - Aug 28, 2006 6:33 am - Voted 6/10
Excellent photos...Excellent photos on this page. Unfortunately little information on actaully climbing the peak. Routes, grades, etc. How technical is this peak?
William Marler - Aug 30, 2006 12:26 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Excellent photos...Hi thanks for the comment. I agree the page is thin on route info. There are a couple of SP members who have climbed it but have not added their route info. While I have been there 3 times I have not climbed it so am not qualifed to put in this info. I do not believ it to be too technical but have not done it so can't be sure. The nature of this site is that pages grow though the members. Hopfully someone will add this infor in the near future. If i am lucky it will be me in the next couple of years. But no plans as of now. If you have any information please post and I will add and give you credit. Cheers William
William Marler - Mar 5, 2007 7:58 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Excellent photos...Hi. Perhaps I will give it up for adoption. For your information I have never held onto a peak that anyone who has better experience on has asked for. I have babysat neglected pages till suitable owners came along. This page was added at the very beginning of SP when there was a flurry of additions. In the beginning SP was to built by all its members. A cooperative gathering of information. That is the spirit in which I entered the site. If you know of any indiviual who has climbed this peak and would like this page please let them know and I will pass it over if they are willing to stick with the site and page and make it better. Not sure why this particular page is being singled out by you. Especially since you say you are not interested in Nepal. It being too popular. I am somewhat puzzled by this attention. Are you contacting every member who maintains a page they have not climbed? If so you will be very busy. In all good faith should you feel strongly about this contact the elves. If they want me to put up all the pages I have built for adoption that I am not qualified to maintain I will do so. Regards William
BigLee - Mar 7, 2007 11:34 am - Voted 6/10
Re: Excellent photos...I'll see if I can find some basic info on the mountain next time I'm the mountaineering library. Lee
William Marler - Mar 8, 2007 1:55 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Excellent photos...Hi. Any information would be welcome. Information on the routes is scarce. There was a brief discription of the climb in Joe Simpson's "This Game of Ghosts" but that book was more about other mishaps in Joe's climbing career. He injured himself once again on Pumori I believe, but not as much of an epic as in South America.
I will be interested to see what you find. Guiding companies offer trips but are tightlipped on the actual routes. Myself I am reluctant on adding any route that I have not done. But there must be some history to this beautiful peak. Cheers William
Kiefer - Feb 5, 2008 8:41 pm - Hasn't voted
Stunningpage you have constructed here! You have some really good links. Pictures are fabulous. It's apparent you put in a good deal of time on this. Without doubt, one of the better SP pages.
Thanks for posting this- I've been looking at Dan Mazures link.
Kiefer
William Marler - Feb 8, 2008 7:58 am - Hasn't voted
Re: StunningThanks for the comments. I hope to get back one day and take some more images. Thanks again and cheers William
Bruno - Feb 14, 2009 10:55 am - Voted 10/10
Some update neededHi William!
Nice page on a very nice mountain!
But some update is needed on all your Nepal mountains regarding the political situation (no update since 2003), which has evolved a lot over the past few years, in particular since the 2006 peace agreement and the 2008 elections which led to a return to the democracy and abolition of the monarchy. Nepal is again a rather safe place to travel to.
About Pumori, you may mention the possible approach from Tibet, as Pumori is a border peak. The North ridge was first climbed in 2002 by a Swiss team led by Erhard Loretan, fore more reference click here and here.
Cheers,
Bruno
William Marler - Feb 17, 2009 10:27 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Some update neededThanks. Your quite right on the political situation. I guess I am use to truces falling apart but this one is more than a truce I guess. I will up date those pages.(has it been that long... 2003) plus. Thanks for the heads up on the northern route. Cheers William
William Marler - Sep 28, 2009 12:32 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Sherpa peopleI will add. Thanks and cheers William
John Climber - Oct 16, 2009 6:42 pm - Voted 10/10
RoutesIs it possible to add a route to this? ....
It could be nice to read about routes. I am afraid that I cannot help you with this. Further, a nice base-page!
William Marler - Oct 21, 2009 12:45 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: RoutesSorry I have no first hand information on routes. Also none of the books I have describe routes in enough detail. If someone come along and has good information on a route they have done. I will welcome for sure and add. Thanks for your comments.
Cheers William
John Climber - Oct 26, 2009 7:06 pm - Voted 10/10
A friend of mine goes thereMaybe he can provide us with some info. As soon as he comes back I will ask him.
William Marler - Oct 26, 2009 10:31 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: A friend of mine goes thereGreat that would be helpful. Cheers William