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

Field	Value
ID	26242
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	FIRN54101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	FIRN
Year	1954
Season	1
First Name	Rudolf
Last Name	Jonas
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1909
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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	(1909-1962) Died 5 February 1962
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2416482
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rudolf jonas
Year of Birth	1909
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	26243
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	FIRN54101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	FIRN
Year	1954
Season	1
First Name	Hannes
Last Name	Beyer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Vienna, Austria
Occupation	-
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)	5800
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	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-6
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hannes beyer
Year of Birth	-
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26244
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	FIRN54101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	FIRN
Year	1954
Season	1
First Name	Hans
Last Name	Chval
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Vienna, Austria
Occupation	-
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6300
Summit Date 1	1954-05-29
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	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-6
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hans chval
Year of Birth	-
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26245
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	FIRN54101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	FIRN
Year	1954
Season	1
First Name	Raimund
Last Name	Heinzel
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Vienna, Austria
Occupation	-
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6300
Summit Date 1	1954-05-29
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	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-6
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	raimund heinzel
Year of Birth	-
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26246
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	FIRN54101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	FIRN
Year	1954
Season	1
First Name	Fritz
Last Name	Moravec
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1922
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Vienna, Austria
Occupation	-
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)	5800
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	(1922-1997) Died 17 March 1997 in Vienna
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2421244
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	fritz moravec
Year of Birth	1922
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26247
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	FIRN54101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	FIRN
Year	1954
Season	1
First Name	Josef
Last Name	Pfeffer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Vienna, Austria
Occupation	-
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6300
Summit Date 1	1954-05-29
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	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-6
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	josef pfeffer
Year of Birth	-
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26248
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	FIRN54101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	FIRN
Year	1954
Season	1
First Name	Karl
Last Name	Prein
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Leoben, Styria, Austria
Occupation	-
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)	5800
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	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-6
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	karl prein
Year of Birth	-
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26249
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	FIRN54101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	FIRN
Year	1954
Season	1
First Name	Karl
Last Name	Reiss
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Vienna, Austria
Occupation	Automechanic
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6300
Summit Date 1	1954-05-29
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	True
Death Date	1954-05-31
Death Time	-
Death Type	10
Death Height (m)	6300
Death Class	3
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Died of pneumonia at C3
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1954) Died 31 May 1954 on Firnkopf from pneumonia
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-82
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	karl reiss
Year of Birth	-
Year	1954
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

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.