Expeditions



  Manaslu (8163 m), Nepal - 2008 (2x)
Expedition: independent Dutch expeditions, no O2 
Expeditionleader: Katja Staartjes
Team spring: Menno Boermans, Miriam Knepper, Katja Staartjes, Niels van Veen,  Henk Wesselius and the Sherpa's Lakpa en Nuru. Original goal was Shisha Pangma, but countryborders were closed.
Team autumn: Henk Wesselius and Katja Staartjes
Route: normalroute (north-east side)
Result spring: 7700 m
Result autumn: 3th october - foresummit: 8140 m.  
www.manaslu2008.nl  (only Dutch)
     
  Dhaulagiri (8167 m), Nepal - 2006
Expedition: independent private Dutch expedition, no O2
Expedition leader: Katja Staartjes
Team: Henk Wesselius, Katja Staartjes + the sherpas Pem Tenji and Dacchamba
Route: normal route (nord-east ridge)
No summit: highest point 7600 m
www.dhaulagiri2006.nl  (only Dutch)
     
  Gasherbrum 1 (8068 m), Pakistan - 2004
Expedition: independent private Dutch expedition, no O2
Expedition leader: Katja Staartjes
Team: Henk Wesselius, Katja Staartjes and Aminullah + Jhan Baig (Pakistan)
Route: Japanese Couloir, northern side
Top: 25 July 2004, whole team. See: www.gasherbrum.nl
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  Ama Dablam (6856 m), Nepal - 2003
Expedition: participation in a small-scale commercial expedition by Jagged Globe (Great Britain)
Expedition leader: Rick Marchant
Team: Rick Marchant, Isabelle Santoire, Sandra Rutherford, Arie Vreugdenhil, Henk Wesselius en Katja Staartjes + de sherpa’s Pasang en Pemba
Route: regular route (Southwest Ridge)
Top: 9 December 2003, together with Henk, Rick and Isabelle, Pasang and Pemba. Read more
     
  Mount Everest (8848 m), Nepal – 1999
Expedition: participation in a large international, commercial expedition by OTT (Great Britain)
Expedition leader: John Tinker
Team: 19 climbers (9 nationalities) + Sherpa’s
Route: regular route (South Col and Southeast Ridge)
O2: from 7950 m, only in climb up
Top: 13 May 1999, together with 7 teammates
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  Cho Oyu (8201 m), Tibet - 1998
Type of expedition: participation in a large commercial expedition by Snow Leopard Adventures, no O2
Expedition leaders: René de Bos and Robert Steenmeijer
Team: 21 Dutch climbers + Sherpa’s Nawang + Pasang
Route: regular route (West Ridge + West Wall)
Top: 20 May 1998, together with Sherpa Nawang (end of may another 5 teammembers on summit)
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