Glacier Dome | 1994 S Face

A Germany expedition to Glacier Dome in 1994 via S Face, led by Torsten Leyh. Summit reached on 7th October 1994. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1347
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID GLAC94301
Peak ID GLAC
Year 1994
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Torsten Leyh
Sponsor German Glacier Dome 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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1994-10-05
Summit Date 1994-10-07
Summit Time -
Summit Days 2
Total Days 3
Termination Date 1994-10-08
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5300m due to dangerous conditions on mountain & Leyh not very fit
High Point (m) 5300
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Attempted Fluted Peak
Campsites BC(05/10,4800m),C1(07/10,5300m),xxx(07/10,5300m)
Route Notes BC northeast of Tent Peak (pt 5663m on German Annapurna map) C1 on SE Spur of Fluted Peak High point at C1 on Fluted Peak. From C1 saw 2 avalanches of snow & falling stone down S Face of Glacier Dome & very steep at top. Leyh at BC was not well, so decided to cancel climb. Also glacier below S Face making serious amount of noise. Both Sherpas, who have summited 8000ers, agreed conditions dangerous. Had to fix rope coming down from C1 & also from Macchapuchare BC to Eve's BC for porters on dangerous rock. Comparing pictures of mountain and reality, pictures captioned Glacier Dome are actually of an unnamed peak east of it, point 7069 on German map.
Accidents Leyh head cold & reaction to other medication
Achievement -
Agency Lamjung
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2451987
Year 1994
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s face

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Torsten Leyh M 1959 Germany Leader Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Attorney Details Other expeditions
Olaf Netzbandt M 1964 Germany Climber Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Kipa/Keepa Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Hille (Kharikhola), Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.