Firnkopf | 1954 WSW Ridge
A Austria expedition to Firnkopf in 1954 via WSW Ridge, led by Rudolf Jonas. Summit reached on 29th May 1954. 8 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3476 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | FIRN54101 |
| Peak ID | FIRN |
| Year | 1954 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | WSW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Austria |
| Leaders | Rudolf Jonas |
| Sponsor | Austrian Himalyan Expedition to West Nepal |
| 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 | - |
| Approach | Pithoragarh->Seti Khola->Ghat Khola |
| Basecamp Date | 1954-05-08 |
| Summit Date | 1954-05-29 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 21 |
| Total Days | 37 |
| Termination Date | 1954-06-14 |
| Termination Reason | 7 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned due to member death and approaching monsoon |
| High Point (m) | 6300 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 8 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 1 |
| 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 | Attempted Saipal (SAIP-541-01) |
| Campsites | BC(08/05,4175m),C1,C2(c5800m),C3(29/05,6300m),xxx(6300m) |
| Route Notes | Attempted Saipal from west side: Plan was to climb WSW Ridge of Firnkopf -> Firnkopf summit -> W Ridge of Saipal -> Saipal summit. Stopped short of summit of Firnkopf. Karl Reiss died of pneumonia on Firnkopf. |
| Accidents | 1 member died of illness |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | True |
| Primary Member | True |
| Primary Reference | True |
| Primary ID | SAIP54101 |
| Checksum | 2437116 |
| Year | 1954 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | wsw ridge |
Members
8 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Jonas | M | 1909 | Austria | Leader | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Hannes Beyer | M | - | Austria | Climber | Vienna, Austria | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Hans Chval | M | - | Austria | Climber | Vienna, Austria | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Raimund Heinzel | M | - | Austria | Climber | Vienna, Austria | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Fritz Moravec | M | 1922 | Austria | Climber | Vienna, Austria | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Josef Pfeffer | M | - | Austria | Climber | Vienna, Austria | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Karl Prein | M | - | Austria | Climber | Leoben, Styria, Austria | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Karl Reiss | M | - | Austria | Climber | Vienna, Austria | Automechanic | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.