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) | - |