Everest | 1992 N Col-NE Ridge
A Germany expedition to Everest in 1992 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Sigi Hupfauer. Summit reached on 10th May 1992. 20 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1114 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER92117 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1992 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col-NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Leaders | Sigi Hupfauer |
| Sponsor | DAV Summit Club Qomolongna Expedition |
| 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 | Austria, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1992-04-25 |
| Summit Date | 1992-05-10 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 15 |
| Total Days | 30 |
| Termination Date | 1992-05-25 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7800m due to bad weather |
| High Point (m) | 7800 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 17 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 10 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | True |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(25/04),ABC(02/05,6400m),C2(06/05,6950m),C3(13/05,7800m),xxx(24/05,7800m) |
| Route Notes | BC at road ABC at end of East Rongbuk C2 at North Col C3 on North Face (slept in only on 24 May by 2 members). Kammerlander and Joos at C3 site on 10th. C3 pitched on 13th May by Nawang and Dorje Sherpas but not slept in until 24th May by Mr and Mrs Hoelzl and 25th to C2. Hupfauer reached C3 twice. Tibetans strong but didn't want to work. On 17th May Tibetans and Sherpa caught in avalanche between 6400m and 7000m which injured 4 men, especially 1 Sherpa's knee injured and he was sent to Kathmandu hospital. After this Tibetans did nothing and only 2 Sherpas climbed again. On 24th 2 Sherpas made steps for Hoelzls, who took from 8 am to 6 pm to climb to C3. 25th snowstorm and Kazakhs and Japanese coming down, so Hoelzls down too. |
| Accidents | Tenzing (Beding) knee injured in avalanche |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | International Trekkers (Intrek Asia) |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2450925 |
| Year | 1992 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n col-ne ridge |
Members
20 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siegfried (Sigi) Hupfauer | M | 1941 | Germany | Leader | Pfaffenhofen, Bavaria, Germany | Tour guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Gabriele (Gaby) Hupfauer | F | 1947 | Germany | Climber | Pfaffenhofen, Bavaria, Germany | Housewife | Details Other expeditions |
| Horst Conrad | M | 1944 | Germany | Climber | Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany | Technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Dieter Albin Porsche | M | 1955 | Germany | Climber | Herrenberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Electronics engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Bertold Hochstuhl | M | 1941 | Germany | Climber | Weisenbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Carpenter | Details Other expeditions |
| Karl Zoell | M | 1937 | Germany | Climber | Germany | Pharmacist | Details Other expeditions |
| Hans Joerg Weinbeck | M | 1938 | Germany | Climber | Germany | Painter | Details Other expeditions |
| Lutz Protze | M | 1942 | Germany | Climber | Dresden, Saxony, Germany | Geodesic engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Klaus Westphal | M | 1958 | Germany | Climber | Frankfurt-am-Main, Hesse, Germany | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Gerhild Kurze | F | 1953 | Germany | Climber | Renningen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Employee | Details Other expeditions |
| Herta Og | F | 1945 | Germany | Climber | Laubeu, Bavaria, Germany | Employee | Details Other expeditions |
| Theodor (Theo) Fritsche | M | 1949 | Austria | Climber | Ludesch, Voralberg, Austria | Woodworker | Details Other expeditions |
| Henriette Hoelzl | F | 1960 | Austria | Climber | Austria | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Sebastian (Wastl) Hoelzl | M | 1945 | Austria | Climber | Austria | Employee | Details Other expeditions |
| Francois Verhouven | M | 1966 | Netherlands | Climber | Netherlands | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Johann (Hans) Kammerlander | M | 1956 | Italy | Climber | Bolzano, Italy | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Norbert Joos | M | 1960 | Switzerland | Climber | Gruesch, Graubunden, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Dorje Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nawang Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenzing Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
4 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER92117 | AAJ | - | - | - | 67:221 (1993) | - |
| EVER92117 | AAJ | Hupfauer, Sigi | - | - | 67:282 (1993) | - |
| EVER92117 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199328202/Asia-Tibet-Everest-Attempt | - | - | - |
| EVER92117 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199322102/Asia-Nepal-Skiing-Off-Mount-Everest | - | - | - |