Cho Oyu | 1998 NW side (direct & Tichy rtes)

A Germany expedition to Cho Oyu in 1998 via NW side (direct & Tichy rtes), led by Andreas Kraus. Summit reached on 20th May 1998. 23 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2576
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side (direct & Tichy rtes)
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Germany
Leaders	Andreas Kraus
Sponsor	DAV Cho Oyu Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	287,291,295,296
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Austria
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1998-05-02
Summit Date	1998-05-20
Summit Time	1200
Summit Days	18
Total Days	23
Termination Date	1998-05-25
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	23
Summit Members	13
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	7
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(02/05),ABC(05/05,5700m),C1(08/05,6250m),C2(12/05,7100m),C3(21/05,7300m),Smt(20,22-24/05)
Route Notes	20th May left C2 3:00 am summiters to top from C2 by direct line at 12:00 noon and down to C1 at 5:00 and 5:30 pm. 22nd May summiters from C2 Weinberger, Roozen and Laemmle via direct line, left C2 at 3:00-3:30 am and on top about 1:00 pm and back to C3 at 3:00 (1 member) and 4:00+; from C3 Lebek, Staschull and Friedrich at 4:00 am and on top 2:30-3:00 pm and to C3 at 5:30 pm. 23 May from C2 Schmid and Kuchler at 3:00 am, Kuchler turned back at 7200m not feeling well. While Schmid went to C3 and yellow band and back C3 and again up when he could follow Dutch expedition; at top 3:00 pm and back to C2 6:15 pm. 24 May Maria and Zbigniew Mlynarczyk up from C3 at 7:00 am and on top at 3:30 pm and down to C2 at 6:00 pm.
Accidents	Lebek slightly frostbitten fingers
Achievement	-
Agency	International Trekkers (Intrek Asia)
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456732
Year	1998
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side (direct & tichy rtes)

Members

Field	Value
ID	6318
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Ilse
Last Name	Form
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Penzberg, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Pharmacy cost controller
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2434156
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ilse form
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6319
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Michael
Last Name	Form
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Penzberg, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Chemist in pharmacy
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2430730
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael form
Year of Birth	1948
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6320
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Maximilian-Horst
Last Name	Fankhauser
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Neustift, Tirol, Austria
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)	8188
Summit Date 1	1998-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	287
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	2429182
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	maximilian-horst fankhauser
Year of Birth	1944
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6321
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Bruno
Last Name	Friedrich
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Businessman
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1998-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1430
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	291
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	2428679
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bruno friedrich
Year of Birth	1943
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6322
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Matthias
Last Name	Gradnitzer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1938
Calculated Age	60
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Saalfelden, Salzburg, Austria
Occupation	Alpine guide in police force
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2426932
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	matthias gradnitzer
Year of Birth	1938
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	60
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6323
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Gerhard
Last Name	Gritsch
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Kufstein, Tirol, Austria
Occupation	Hospital nurse
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2439290
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gerhard gritsch
Year of Birth	1972
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6324
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Barbara
Last Name	Hirschbichler
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Teacher
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1998-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	287
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	2434624
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	barbara hirschbichler
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6325
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Alexander
Last Name	Huber
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Peiting, Bavaria, Germany
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1998-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	287
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	2438091
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alexander huber
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6326
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Andreas (Andy)
Last Name	Kraus
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Leader
Residence	Oberstaufen, Bavaria, Germany & Banff, Canada
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	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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2435790
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andreas (andy) kraus
Year of Birth	1962
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	6327
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	10
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Hermann
Last Name	Kuchler
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Pullach, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Technician
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)	7200
Summit Date 1	1998-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	4
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2436749
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hermann kuchler
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6328
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	11
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Thomas
Last Name	Laemmle
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Aulendorf, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Occupation	Sports teacher
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1998-05-22
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	291
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	2436826
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thomas laemmle
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6329
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	12
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Roman
Last Name	Lebek
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Marktredwitz, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Physician
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1998-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1430
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	291
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	2437279
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	roman lebek
Year of Birth	1966
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6330
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	13
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Maria Georgine Christine
Last Name	Mlynarczyk
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Mittenwald, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Anesthesist
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1998-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1530
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	296
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	2433869
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	maria georgine christine mlynarczyk
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6331
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	14
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Zbigniew
Last Name	Mlynarczyk
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Mittenwald, Bavaria, Germany
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1998-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1530
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	296
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	2433380
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	zbigniew mlynarczyk
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6332
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	15
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Rudolf (Rudi)
Last Name	Roozen
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Saalfelden, Salzburg, Austria
Occupation	Police 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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1998-05-22
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	291
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	2432924
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rudolf (rudi) roozen
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6333
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	16
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Karl Heinz
Last Name	Schmid
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Mittenwald, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Army 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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1998-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	295
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	2435906
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	karl heinz schmid
Year of Birth	1962
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6334
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	17
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Anton
Last Name	Simair
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	St. Ulrich, Styria, Austria
Occupation	Lumber dealer
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2432796
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	anton simair
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6335
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	18
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Georg
Last Name	Simair
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	St. Ulrich, Styria, Austria
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1998-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	287
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	2437095
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	georg simair
Year of Birth	1966
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6336
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	19
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Josef
Last Name	Simair
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	St. Ulrich, Styria, Austria
Occupation	Carpenter
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2440176
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	josef simair
Year of Birth	1974
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6337
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	20
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Matthias
Last Name	Staschull
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Art restorer
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1998-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1430
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	291
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	2432255
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	matthias staschull
Year of Birth	1952
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6338
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	21
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Gisbert
Last Name	Weber
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Ettlingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Occupation	Technician
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2431445
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gisbert weber
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6339
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	22
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Monika
Last Name	Weber
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Ettlingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Occupation	Bank employee
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2432321
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	monika weber
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6340
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Member ID	23
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	1
First Name	Gustav
Last Name	Weinberger
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Saalfelden, Salzburg, Austria
Occupation	Technician
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1998-05-22
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	291
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	2429214
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gustav weinberger
Year of Birth	1944
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

23 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ilse Form	F	1958	Germany	Climber	Penzberg, Bavaria, Germany	Pharmacy cost controller	Details Other expeditions
Michael Form	M	1948	Germany	Climber	Penzberg, Bavaria, Germany	Chemist in pharmacy	Details Other expeditions
Maximilian-Horst Fankhauser	M	1944	Austria	Climber	Neustift, Tirol, Austria	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Bruno Friedrich	M	1943	Germany	Climber	Munich, Bavaria, Germany	Businessman	Details Other expeditions
Matthias Gradnitzer	M	1938	Austria	Climber	Saalfelden, Salzburg, Austria	Alpine guide in police force	Details Other expeditions
Gerhard Gritsch	M	1972	Austria	Climber	Kufstein, Tirol, Austria	Hospital nurse	Details Other expeditions
Barbara Hirschbichler	F	1959	Germany	Climber	Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria, Germany	Teacher	Details Other expeditions
Alexander Huber	M	1968	Germany	Climber	Peiting, Bavaria, Germany	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Andreas (Andy) Kraus	M	1962	Germany	Leader	Oberstaufen, Bavaria, Germany & Banff, Canada	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Hermann Kuchler	M	1965	Germany	Climber	Pullach, Bavaria, Germany	Technician	Details Other expeditions
Thomas Laemmle	M	1965	Germany	Climber	Aulendorf, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany	Sports teacher	Details Other expeditions
Roman Lebek	M	1966	Germany	Climber	Marktredwitz, Bavaria, Germany	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Maria Georgine Christine Mlynarczyk	F	1957	Germany	Exp Doctor	Mittenwald, Bavaria, Germany	Anesthesist	Details Other expeditions
Zbigniew Mlynarczyk	M	1956	Germany	Climber	Mittenwald, Bavaria, Germany	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Rudolf (Rudi) Roozen	M	1954	Austria	Climber	Saalfelden, Salzburg, Austria	Police alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Karl Heinz Schmid	M	1962	Germany	Climber	Mittenwald, Bavaria, Germany	Army alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Anton Simair	M	1954	Austria	Climber	St. Ulrich, Styria, Austria	Lumber dealer	Details Other expeditions
Georg Simair	M	1966	Austria	Climber	St. Ulrich, Styria, Austria	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Josef Simair	M	1974	Austria	Climber	St. Ulrich, Styria, Austria	Carpenter	Details Other expeditions
Matthias Staschull	M	1952	Germany	Climber	Munich, Bavaria, Germany	Art restorer	Details Other expeditions
Gisbert Weber	M	1950	Germany	Climber	Ettlingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany	Technician	Details Other expeditions
Monika Weber	F	1953	Germany	Climber	Ettlingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany	Bank employee	Details Other expeditions
Gustav Weinberger	M	1944	Austria	Climber	Saalfelden, Salzburg, Austria	Technician	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5228
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY98113
Reference ID	01
Year	1998
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1998
Language	-
Citation	193:32 (Dec 1998)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY98113	HIGH	-	-	-	193:32 (Dec 1998)	-