Hongku Chuli | 2019 SW Ridge-S Ridge (up), WNW Ridge (down)
A Germany expedition to Hongku Chuli in 2019 via SW Ridge-S Ridge (up), WNW Ridge (down), led by Luis Stitzinger. Summit reached on 29th October 2019. 2 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 10436 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | HNKU19301 |
| Peak ID | HNKU |
| Year | 2019 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge-S Ridge (up), WNW Ridge (down) |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Leaders | Luis Stitzinger |
| Sponsor | German Hongku Chuli Peak Expedition 2019 |
| 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 | Heli to Yangle Kharka->East Col->West Col->Seto Pokhari->Hongku Chuli BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2019-10-21 |
| Summit Date | 2019-10-29 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 8 |
| Total Days | 9 |
| Termination Date | 2019-10-30 |
| Termination Reason | 10 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6554m due to client fatigue and length of exposed ridge |
| High Point (m) | 6554 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC(21/10,5150m),ABC(23/10,5600m),C1(28/10,6480m),xxx(29/10,6554m) |
| Route Notes | 6554m reached by Manuel Moeller and Luis Stitzinger. Climb abandoned because ridge too long, Moeller suffered from fatigue 300m below the summit. 400m snow/ice face to a broad Col, very exposed snow ridge with several gendarmes and occasional rock sections (12-15 pitches) up to highpoint (difficulties ZS+). Manuel Moeller was a private client of Luis Stitzinger. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Iceland Trekking |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2461210 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge-s ridge (up), wnw ridge (down) |
Members
2 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Andreas Stitzinger | M | 1968 | Germany | Leader | Fuessen, Bavaria, Germany | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Manuel Moeller | M | 1981 | Germany | Climber | Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | Consultant | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HNKU19301 | - | - | https://www.facebook.com/luis.stitzinger | - | - | - |