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.