Gurkarpo Ri | 1999 W Ridge

A Germany expedition to Gurkarpo Ri in 1999 via W Ridge, led by Juergen Schuelz. Summit reached on 2nd November 1999. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3449
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID GURK99301
Peak ID GURK
Year 1999
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Juergen Schuelz
Sponsor South Palatinate Himalaya Expedition 99
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 UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1999-10-24
Summit Date 1999-11-02
Summit Time -
Summit Days 9
Total Days 10
Termination Date 1999-11-03
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 4800m due to deep snow
High Point (m) 4800
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
O2 Used False
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(24/10),xxx(02/11,4800m)
Route Notes BC at Langshisa Kharka. Team arrived Nepal 16 Oct, left for mountains 19 Oct, returned to KTM 10 Nov. Made base camp at Langshisa Kharka, a long way west of mountain, because of deep snow. Roith trekked alone to high point on Langtang Tsang Glacier and was stopped by very dangerous snow; had trekked relatively short distance up glacier and returned to BC same day and expedition abandoned climbing plans. Did no climbing. One member trekked to highest point, the closest he could get through deep snow.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Baudha Himal
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453844
Year 1999
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Unknown
Route (lowercase) w ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Peter Ausobsky M 1960 Germany Climber Moenchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Male nurse Details Other expeditions
Erich Braun M 1959 Germany Climber Waldrohrbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Mechanic Details Other expeditions
Waldemar Haas M 1966 Germany Climber Annweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Sports instructor Details Other expeditions
Roswitha Letzel F 1958 Germany Climber Gossersweiler-Stein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Social worker Details Other expeditions
Gerald Perry M 1945 UK Climber Landau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Sports phyiotherapist Details Other expeditions
Michael Roith M 1961 Germany Climber Gossersweiler-Stein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Wine grower Details Other expeditions
Juergen Schuetz M 1960 Germany Leader Lemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Chemist Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
GURK99301 HIGH - - - 212:67 (Jul 2000) -