Glacier Dome | 1998 SW side

A Austria expedition to Glacier Dome in 1998 via SW side, led by Rudi Mayr. Summit reached on 5th May 1998. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2551
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID GLAC98101
Peak ID GLAC
Year 1998
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Rudi Mayr
Sponsor Austrian 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 1998-04-26
Summit Date 1998-05-05
Summit Time -
Summit Days 9
Total Days 12
Termination Date 1998-05-08
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6150m due to dangerous seracs and crevasses
High Point (m) 6150
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 200
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
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 -
Campsites BC(26/04,4400m),C1(29/04,5000m),C2(04/05,5600m),xxx(05/05,6150m)
Route Notes BC east of Tent Peak, north of Machhapuchare in BC C1 below small rock ridge southeast of summit C2 at start of plateau south of summit High point at couloir north of Fluted Peak. More than 1-1/2 meters of wet snow at BC when arrived and had to shove it aside; couldn't find secure place for C3 because warm weather meant only 8:10 cm frozen surface of snow that in mornings melted; afternons and nights many seracs falling (at night never colder than -5 degrees C which is much too warm). At 6150m great crevasse crossing mountain and this plus many seracs meant not safe to climb more.
Accidents Nothing
Achievement -
Agency Iceland Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453297
Year 1998
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw side

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Rudolf Alexander (Rudi) Mayr M 1956 Austria Leader Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria Author Details Other expeditions
Helge Erich Mosheimer M 1947 Austria Climber Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria Notary Details Other expeditions
Angelika Troger F 1954 Austria Climber Absam, Tirol, Austria Interior decorator Details Other expeditions
Hans Wuertenberger M 1958 Austria Climber Absam, Tirol, Austria Army alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Ang Phurba Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tamang M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Mangel Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
GLAC98101 HIGH - - - 193:29 (Dec 1998) -