Gimmigela Chuli East | 2016 N Face

A Austria expedition to Gimmigela Chuli East in 2016 via N Face, led by Hansjoerg Auer. Summit reached on 10th November 2016. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9276
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	GIME16301
Peak ID	GIME
Year	2016
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	N Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Austria
Leaders	Hansjoerg Auer
Sponsor	Austrian Gimmigela Chuli East Expedition 2016
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Pangpema->BC
Basecamp Date	2016-10-26
Summit Date	2016-11-10
Summit Time	0730
Summit Days	15
Total Days	19
Termination Date	2016-11-14
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7007
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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	Drohmo SE Ridge (to 6000m) to acclimatize
Campsites	BC(26/10,5200m),Biv1(08/11,6000m),Biv2(09/11,6850m),Smt(10/11)
Route Notes	Press Release, Dec 2016 by Hansjoerg Auer Gimmigela East (7005m) – First Ascent North Face The mountain Gimmigela Chuli (7350m) is located in the eastern Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Sikkim. Situated approximately four kilometers from the World's third highest peak, Kangchenjunga (8585m), it's summit was only reached twice by Japanese and British expeditions. Gimmigela Chuli has a subpeak (7005m), known as Gimmigela East or Gimmigela's Sister, with a steep North Face that had never been attempted. After a five-day gruelling hike through the jungle alongside the Tamar River and accross the higher plateaus of the Ghunsa Valley, we basecamped a little higher than the classic Pangpema basecamp; one of Nepal's most treasured sites. Alex Bluemel and I started to acclimate on the Drohmo south ridge and, after a total of three nights at 5900m, on November 8, we felt ready for Gimmigela East's North Face. Due to a wet Monsoon with high precipitation we found the 1200m high face in perfect conditions. After two bivies, of which the second one on the final summit ridge seriously challenged us due to the small ledge been extremely exposed to the strong winds, we reached the summit at 7:30 am on 10th November. A cold, windy but clear morning allowed us to see far into Sikkim's great mountain range and to the unexplored east face of Kangchenjunga. "Yet again, it was one of those expeditions where everything came together. A great project, an even greater friendship and a very efficient first ascent of a 'King Line' on a 7000m peak in one of the most remote places in the Himalayas." Fact Box: Mountain Range: Kangchenjunga Area/Himalaya/Nepal Mountain: Gimmigela East (7005m) Altitude of Basecamp: 5200m Vertical meters of the N Face: 1200m Difficulties: 85° ice First Ascent of the face: 8th-10th of November 2016 in pure alpine style Summit time: 7.30 am Climbers: Hansjoerg Auer and Alex Bluemel
Accidents	-
Achievement	1st ascent of the N Face of Gimmigela Chuli East
Agency	Dream Himalaya Adventures
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460079
Year	2016
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	n face

Members

Field	Value
ID	67577
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GIME16301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	GIME
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Hansjoerg
Last Name	Auer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1984
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Leader
Residence	Oetz, Tirol, Austria
Occupation	Alpinist
Leader	True
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)	7007
Summit Date 1	2016-11-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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	(1984-2019) Died 16 April 2019 on Howse Peak, Western Canada from avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443639
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hansjoerg auer
Year of Birth	1984
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	67578
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GIME16301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	GIME
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Alexander
Last Name	Bluemel
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Moetz, 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)	7007
Summit Date 1	2016-11-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444738
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alexander bluemel
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Hansjoerg Auer	M	1984	Austria	Leader	Oetz, Tirol, Austria	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Alexander Bluemel	M	1987	Austria	Climber	Moetz, Tirol, Austria	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	9927
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GIME16301
Reference ID	01
Year	2016
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web17w/newswire-gimmigela-east
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10188
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GIME16301
Reference ID	02
Year	2016
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Auer, Hansjoerg
Title	Gimmigela Chuli East, Northwest Face
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2017
Language	-
Citation	91:331 (2017)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10212
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GIME16301
Reference ID	03
Year	2016
Type	2
Journal	HCN
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2017
Language	-
Citation	36:32-33 (July 2017)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10373
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GIME16301
Reference ID	04
Year	2016
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201214239/Gimmigela-Chuli-East-Northwest-Face
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
GIME16301	-	-	http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web17w/newswire-gimmigela-east	-	-	-
GIME16301	AAJ	Auer, Hansjoerg	Gimmigela Chuli East, Northwest Face	-	91:331 (2017)	-
GIME16301	HCN	-	-	-	36:32-33 (July 2017)	-
GIME16301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201214239/Gimmigela-Chuli-East-Northwest-Face	-	-	-