Kangchenjunga | 1983 SW Face (variation on lower part)

A Austria expedition to Kangchenjunga in 1983 via SW Face (variation on lower part), led by Hanns Schell. Summit reached on 28th May 1983. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1516
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KANG83102
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1983
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Face (variation on lower part)
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Austria
Leaders	Hanns Schell
Sponsor	Austrian Kangchenjunga Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	13th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1983-04-10
Summit Date	1983-05-28
Summit Time	1145
Summit Days	48
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8586
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	1
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(10/04,5500m),C1(20/04,6200m),C2(29/04,6500m),C3(04/05,7200m),C4(27/05,7800m),Smt(28/05)
Route Notes	2 Sherpas and Bachler made C4. Sherpas stayed in C4 on 28th while Bachler went up alone and without oxygen to top. He left C4 at 5:30 am and on top at 11:45 am, 10 mins on top in cold and clear weather and 1 hr back to C4. Had left BC on 25th May for this summit push. C4 to top dangerous loose snow on loose rocks. Lot of snow brought frequent avalanche danger and frequent retreats to await better weather.
Accidents	None
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2448006
Year	1983
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw face (variation on lower part)

Members

Field	Value
ID	14961
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG83102
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1983
Season	1
First Name	Georg
Last Name	Bachler
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Abtenau, Salzburg, Austria
Occupation	Clerk & alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8586
Summit Date 1	1983-05-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1145
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	13
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432672
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	georg bachler
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1983
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14962
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG83102
Member ID	03
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1983
Season	1
First Name	Franz
Last Name	Haigermoser
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1942
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Annaberg, Lower Austria, Austria
Occupation	Physician
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	Left early
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2428540
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	franz haigermoser
Year of Birth	1942
Year	1983
Age at Expedition	41
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	14963
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG83102
Member ID	04
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1983
Season	1
First Name	Hermann
Last Name	Kruettner
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Austria
Status	BC Manager
Residence	Salzburg, Austria
Occupation	Physician
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	2430628
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hermann kruettner
Year of Birth	1948
Year	1983
Age at Expedition	35
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	14964
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG83102
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1983
Season	1
First Name	Hanns
Last Name	Schell
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1938
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Leader
Residence	Graz, Styria, Austria
Occupation	Merchant (part-owner & manager of chain of shops)
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)	7200
Summit Date 1	1983-05-04
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	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2427076
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hanns schell
Year of Birth	1938
Year	1983
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Leader

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Georg Bachler	M	1953	Austria	Climber	Abtenau, Salzburg, Austria	Clerk & alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Franz Haigermoser	M	1942	Austria	Exp Doctor	Annaberg, Lower Austria, Austria	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Hermann Kruettner	M	1948	Austria	BC Manager	Salzburg, Austria	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Hanns Schell	M	1938	Austria	Leader	Graz, Styria, Austria	Merchant (part-owner & manager of chain of shops)	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2023
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG83102
Reference ID	01
Year	1983
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Bachler, Georg
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1984
Language	-
Citation	58:226 (1984)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4058
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG83102
Reference ID	02
Year	1983
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1983
Language	-
Citation	92:9 (Jul 1983)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12689
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG83102
Reference ID	03
Year	1983
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198422602/Asia-Nepal-Kanchenjunga-Solo-Ascent
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
KANG83102	AAJ	Bachler, Georg	-	-	58:226 (1984)	-
KANG83102	MM	-	-	-	92:9 (Jul 1983)	-
KANG83102	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198422602/Asia-Nepal-Kanchenjunga-Solo-Ascent	-	-	-