Arniko Chuli | 2014 S Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Arniko Chuli in 2014 via S Ridge, led by Diego Wellig. Summit reached on 18th May 2014. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8393
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	ARNK14101
Peak ID	ARNK
Year	2014
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Switzerland
Leaders	Diego Wellig
Sponsor	Swiss Arniko Chuli Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Tika (near Rara Lake)->Charka Bot->Pho->Mugu (via many 5000m passes)
Basecamp Date	2014-05-16
Summit Date	2014-05-18
Summit Time	1300
Summit Days	2
Total Days	6
Termination Date	2014-05-22
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6034
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	2
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(16/05,5200m),Smt(18/05)
Route Notes	On 18 May the team started at 6:30 am, climbed the South Ridge which consists of steep loose rock, reached the summit at 1 pm, stayed there 30 minutes, then reached the BC at 5:30 pm the same day. Sherpas: Shere Sherpa, 19/11/82, Tapting-9, Solu Chhiti Thinduk Bhote, 25/8/81, Hatiya-3, Sankhuwasabha
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Active Holiday Nepal Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2461960
Year	2014
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	s ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	61282
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ARNK14101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	ARNK
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Dierk
Last Name	Maass
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	71
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Zumikon, Zurich, Switzerland
Occupation	Cardiac surgeon
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6034
Summit Date 1	2014-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1300
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2428760
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dierk maass
Year of Birth	1943
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	71
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	61283
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ARNK14101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	ARNK
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Michael (Michi)
Last Name	Nellen
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Blatten-Belalp, Valais, Switzerland
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6034
Summit Date 1	2014-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1300
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442136
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael (michi) nellen
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	61284
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ARNK14101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	ARNK
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Diego
Last Name	Wellig
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Leader
Residence	Blatten-Belalp, Valais, Switzerland
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6034
Summit Date 1	2014-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1300
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435456
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	diego wellig
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	61285
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ARNK14101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	ARNK
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Shere
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tapting-9, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6034
Summit Date 1	2014-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1300
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443229
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shere sherpa
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	61286
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ARNK14101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	ARNK
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Chhiti Thinduk (Chhiring Thinduk)
Last Name	Bhote
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6034
Summit Date 1	2014-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1300
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442779
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chhiti thinduk (chhiring thinduk) bhote
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Dierk Maass	M	1943	Switzerland	Climber	Zumikon, Zurich, Switzerland	Cardiac surgeon	Details Other expeditions
Michael (Michi) Nellen	M	1979	Switzerland	Climber	Blatten-Belalp, Valais, Switzerland	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Diego Wellig	M	1961	Switzerland	Leader	Blatten-Belalp, Valais, Switzerland	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Shere Sherpa	M	1982	Nepal	H-A Worker	Tapting-9, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Chhiti Thinduk (Chhiring Thinduk) Bhote	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.