Kangchenjunga | 1983 N Face

A W Germany expedition to Kangchenjunga in 1983 via N Face, led by Hermann Warth. Summit reached on 1st May 1983. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1519
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KANG83101
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1983
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	N Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	W Germany
Leaders	Hermann Warth
Sponsor	Bavarian Kangchenjunga 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	Dhankuta->Ghunsa->Pangpema (BC)
Basecamp Date	1983-03-27
Summit Date	1983-05-01
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	35
Total Days	44
Termination Date	1983-05-10
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7900m due to bad weather
High Point (m)	7900
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
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(27/03,5050m),C1(20/03,5700m),C2(18/04,6600m),C3(22/04,7200m),C4(01/05,7900m),xxx(01/05,7900m)
Route Notes	For 2nd May planned to go to top by Warth and Ang Chopal, but by 8 am weather remained bad as last night. Went down to BC and missed short period excellent weather. Went again to C3 but bad weather because warm and waist-deep snow followed by heavy snowfall and avalanches. Difficult: Ang Chopal and Warth led entire climb. Between 6000m to 6600m, right of Scott route, difficult rock and ice mixed and then ice only; very hard ice requiring double fixed ropes. Between 7200 and 7450m difficult steep rock. Nawang Tenzing fell on glacier and cut open his forehead on 6 April. Miss Geiss got serious altitude illness at BC and both left expedition. 19 April: Leutgaeb's old frostbite recurring and left expedition 4 May. Nawang Tenzing and Leutgaeb were next strongest climbers after Warth and Ang Chopal.
Accidents	Nawang Tenzing fell on glacier and cut open his forehead on 6th April; Miss Geiss got serious altitude illness at BC; Leutgaeb's old frostbite recurring
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2447979
Year	1983
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	n face

Members

Field	Value
ID	14953
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG83101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1983
Season	1
First Name	Alois
Last Name	Faerber
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1927
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	W Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Gersthofon, Bavaria, W Germany
Occupation	Construction engineer
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	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2423090
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alois faerber
Year of Birth	1927
Year	1983
Age at Expedition	56
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14954
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG83101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1983
Season	1
First Name	Rosemarie
Last Name	Geiss
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1927
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	W Germany
Status	Member
Residence	Traunstein, Bavaria, W Germany
Occupation	Aircraft construction technician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	Left early due to altitude sickness
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2423049
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rosemarie geiss
Year of Birth	1927
Year	1983
Age at Expedition	56
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	14955
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG83101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1983
Season	1
First Name	Georg
Last Name	Hess
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	W Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Augsburg, Bavaria, W Germany
Occupation	Aircraft construction technician
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	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2430461
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	georg hess
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1983
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14956
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG83101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1983
Season	1
First Name	Franz
Last Name	Leutgaeb
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	W Germany
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Friedberg, Bavaria, W Germany
Occupation	Papermaker
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2430474
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	franz leutgaeb
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1983
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	14957
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG83101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1983
Season	1
First Name	Walter
Last Name	Schmidt
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1942
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	W Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Augsburg, Bavaria, W Germany
Occupation	Electrical technician
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	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2428593
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	walter schmidt
Year of Birth	1942
Year	1983
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14958
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG83101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1983
Season	1
First Name	Dietlinde
Last Name	Warth
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	W Germany
Status	BC Manager
Residence	Kathmandu
Occupation	Housewife
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2428864
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dietlinde warth
Year of Birth	1943
Year	1983
Age at Expedition	40
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	14959
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG83101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1983
Season	1
First Name	Hermann
Last Name	Warth
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1940
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	W Germany
Status	Leader
Residence	Kathmandu
Occupation	Director of German Volunteer Service in Nepal
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	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7900
Summit Date 1	1983-05-01
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2427958
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hermann warth
Year of Birth	1940
Year	1983
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	14960
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG83101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1983
Season	1
First Name	Klaus
Last Name	Wiener
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1937
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	W Germany
Status	Climber/Exp Doctor
Residence	Chieming, Bavaria, W Germany
Occupation	Physician
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	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2426660
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	klaus wiener
Year of Birth	1937
Year	1983
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49174
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG83101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1983
Season	1
First Name	Ang Chopal
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kharikhola, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7900
Summit Date 1	1983-05-01
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	(1946-1988)
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	-1985
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang chopal sherpa
Year of Birth	1946
Year	1983
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Alois Faerber	M	1927	W Germany	Climber	Gersthofon, Bavaria, W Germany	Construction engineer	Details Other expeditions
Rosemarie Geiss	F	1927	W Germany	Member	Traunstein, Bavaria, W Germany	Aircraft construction technician	Details Other expeditions
Georg Hess	M	1947	W Germany	Climber	Augsburg, Bavaria, W Germany	Aircraft construction technician	Details Other expeditions
Franz Leutgaeb	M	1947	W Germany	Deputy Leader	Friedberg, Bavaria, W Germany	Papermaker	Details Other expeditions
Walter Schmidt	M	1942	W Germany	Climber	Augsburg, Bavaria, W Germany	Electrical technician	Details Other expeditions
Dietlinde Warth	F	1943	W Germany	BC Manager	Kathmandu	Housewife	Details Other expeditions
Hermann Warth	M	1940	W Germany	Leader	Kathmandu	Director of German Volunteer Service in Nepal	Details Other expeditions
Klaus Wiener	M	1937	W Germany	Climber/Exp Doctor	Chieming, Bavaria, W Germany	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Ang Chopal Sherpa	M	1946	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kharikhola, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2024
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG83101
Reference ID	01
Year	1983
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Warth, Hermann
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1984
Language	-
Citation	58:226-227 (1984)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	3397
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG83101
Reference ID	02
Year	1983
Type	4
Journal	-
Author	Warth, Hermann
Title	Bayerische Kangchendzonga-Expedition 1983
Publisher	By expedition, West Germany
Publication Date	1983
Language	German
Citation	-
Yak 94	W70
Notes	Expedition report

Field	Value
ID	3398
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG83101
Reference ID	03
Year	1983
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Warth, Hermann
Title	Tiefe Uberall
Publisher	Rosenheimer Raritaten, Rosenheim, W Germany
Publication Date	1986
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	W71
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4059
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG83101
Reference ID	04
Year	1983
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1983
Language	-
Citation	92:9 (Jul 1983)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6167
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG83101
Reference ID	05
Year	1983
Type	2
Journal	DAV
Author	Warth, Hermann
Title	Wand Ohne Gipfel, Zitterspiel der Nerven am Kangchendzonga 8598m
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1985
Language	German
Citation	109:159-171 (1985)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12687
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG83101
Reference ID	06
Year	1983
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198422603/Asia-Nepal-Kanchenjunga-Attempt-from-the-North
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

6 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
KANG83101	AAJ	Warth, Hermann	-	-	58:226-227 (1984)	-
KANG83101	-	Warth, Hermann	Bayerische Kangchendzonga-Expedition 1983	By expedition, West Germany	-	W70
KANG83101	-	Warth, Hermann	Tiefe Uberall	Rosenheimer Raritaten, Rosenheim, W Germany	-	W71
KANG83101	MM	-	-	-	92:9 (Jul 1983)	-
KANG83101	DAV	Warth, Hermann	Wand Ohne Gipfel, Zitterspiel der Nerven am Kangchendzonga 8598m	-	109:159-171 (1985)	-
KANG83101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198422603/Asia-Nepal-Kanchenjunga-Attempt-from-the-North	-	-	-