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

Field	Value
ID	77225
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HNKU19301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	HNKU
Year	2019
Season	3
First Name	Luis Andreas
Last Name	Stitzinger
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Leader
Residence	Fuessen, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6554
Summit Date 1	2019-10-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2438106
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	luis andreas stitzinger
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	77226
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HNKU19301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	HNKU
Year	2019
Season	3
First Name	Manuel
Last Name	Moeller
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Occupation	Consultant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6554
Summit Date 1	2019-10-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2442495
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	manuel moeller
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

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

Field	Value
ID	14578
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	HNKU19301
Reference ID	01
Year	2019
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.facebook.com/luis.stitzinger
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
HNKU19301	-	-	https://www.facebook.com/luis.stitzinger	-	-	-