Kangchenjunga | 1992 N Face

A Germany expedition to Kangchenjunga in 1992 via N Face, led by Wolfgang Sinnwell. Summit reached on 22nd April 1992. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1104
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KANG92102
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1992
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	N Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Germany
Leaders	Wolfgang Sinnwell
Sponsor	AAVM Kangchenjunga Expedition 1992
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	-
Basecamp Date	1992-03-18
Summit Date	1992-04-22
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	35
Total Days	44
Termination Date	1992-05-01
Termination Reason	6
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7000m due to Sherpas' deaths and bad weather
High Point (m)	7000
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	1200
Total Members	7
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	2
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(18/03,5050m),Dep(20/03,5300m),C1(23/03,5700m),C2(08/04,6600m),xxx(22/04,7000m)
Route Notes	BC at Pangpema C1 as same as Mexicans (but this was not Scott C2) High point near ridge. Slow to make C2 because some members not feeling well and on 6th April Koch fell 10m below C2 site while fixing rope & broke his leg. C3 never established: few members really wanted to do much climbing; 2 members went up to 200m below C3 site, fixing ropes; other 2 also up towards site but to C2 only and Sherpas' death occured in C2 that night: Sherpas had been singing and praying but suddenly silent; 2 members called out to them after few minutes, no reply, member went from their tent to Sherpa's tent and found Sherpas unconscious and one no longer breathing; members tried mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and oxygen (which had in all camps) but both died of carbon monoxide poisoning and they were buried in crevasse (steep ice face too difficult to bring down and weather bad with snow falling daily and avalanching). Climb abandoned with Sherpas' deaths because of shock to 2 members and Ang Phurba. Ang Phurba had become unconscious also from carbon monoxide poisoning in sealed tent with 2 Sherpas who died 2 days later; also from stove (gas stove) burning inside closed tent; he was given oxygen and quickly revived.
Accidents	Saumweber spinal diarrhea from bus journey prevented his climbing very much; Sinnwell sinusitis kept him from reaching BC for 10 days; Koch broken leg; Ang Phurba carbon monoxide poisoning; two Sherpa deaths from CO poisoning
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2451267
Year	1992
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n face

Members

Field	Value
ID	15214
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG92102
Member ID	03
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1992
Season	1
First Name	Hannes
Last Name	Grimm
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Mathematics student
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)	6600
Summit Date 1	1992-04-25
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	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2436973
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hannes grimm
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15215
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG92102
Member ID	04
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1992
Season	1
First Name	Walter
Last Name	Hadersdorfer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Erding, Bavaria, 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)	6600
Summit Date 1	1992-04-25
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	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2434071
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	walter hadersdorfer
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15216
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG92102
Member ID	05
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1992
Season	1
First Name	Edu
Last Name	Koch
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Germering, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6600
Summit Date 1	1992-04-06
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	True
Injury Date	1992-04-06
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	4
Injury Height (m)	6600
Death Notes	Broken ankle from fall below glacial plateau; evacuated to Ktm
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2434748
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	edu koch
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15217
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG92102
Member ID	06
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1992
Season	1
First Name	Gerhard
Last Name	Reif
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Samerberg, Bavaria, 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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	1992-04-22
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	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2434324
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gerhard reif
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15218
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG92102
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1992
Season	1
First Name	Michael
Last Name	Saumweber
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Aerospace engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2434436
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael saumweber
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	15219
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG92102
Member ID	07
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1992
Season	1
First Name	Karl
Last Name	Schrag
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	1992-04-22
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	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2431305
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	karl schrag
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15220
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG92102
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1992
Season	1
First Name	Wolfgang
Last Name	Sinnwell
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Leader
Residence	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Electronics engineer
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)	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	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2432840
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wolfgang sinnwell
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	24333
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG92102
Member ID	10
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1992
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Nuru
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
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	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6600
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Notes	-
Death	True
Death Date	1992-04-25
Death Time	2300
Death Type	11
Death Height (m)	6600
Death Class	3
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Asphyxiation from cooking in closed tent
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1992) Died 25 Apr 1992 on Kangchenjunga from asphyxiation
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-42
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa nuru sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	24334
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG92102
Member ID	08
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1992
Season	1
First Name	Ang Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
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	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6600
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Notes	-
Death	True
Death Date	1992-04-25
Death Time	2300
Death Type	11
Death Height (m)	6600
Death Class	3
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Asphyxiation from cooking in closed tent
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1992) Died 25 Apr 1992 on Kangchenjunga from asphyxiation
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-42
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	ang dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	29473
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG92102
Member ID	09
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1992
Season	1
First Name	Ang Phurba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	-
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	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6600
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	1992-04-23
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	11
Injury Height (m)	6600
Death Notes	Carbon monoxide poisoning
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-16
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang phurba sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Hannes Grimm	M	1965	Germany	Climber	Munich, Bavaria, Germany	Mathematics student	Details Other expeditions
Walter Hadersdorfer	M	1957	Germany	Climber	Erding, Bavaria, Germany	Construction engineer	Details Other expeditions
Edu Koch	M	1959	Germany	Climber	Germering, Bavaria, Germany	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Gerhard Reif	M	1958	Germany	Exp Doctor	Samerberg, Bavaria, Germany	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Michael Saumweber	M	1958	Germany	Deputy Leader	Munich, Bavaria, Germany	Aerospace engineer	Details Other expeditions
Karl Schrag	M	1949	Germany	Climber	Munich, Bavaria, Germany	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Wolfgang Sinnwell	M	1954	Germany	Leader	Munich, Bavaria, Germany	Electronics engineer	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Dorje Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Phurba Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	Sirdar	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2552
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG92102
Reference ID	01
Year	1992
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Sinnwell, Wolfgang
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1993
Language	-
Citation	67:202-205 (1993)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	3526
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG92102
Reference ID	02
Year	1992
Type	4
Journal	-
Author	Sinnwell, Wolfgang
Title	AAVM-Kangchenjunga-Expedition 1992
Publisher	By expedition, Germany
Publication Date	1993
Language	German
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	Expedition report

Field	Value
ID	11826
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG92102
Reference ID	03
Year	1992
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199320200/Asia-Nepal-Kangchenjunga-Ascent-and-Tragedy
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
KANG92102	AAJ	Sinnwell, Wolfgang	-	-	67:202-205 (1993)	-
KANG92102	-	Sinnwell, Wolfgang	AAVM-Kangchenjunga-Expedition 1992	By expedition, Germany	-	-
KANG92102	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199320200/Asia-Nepal-Kangchenjunga-Ascent-and-Tragedy	-	-	-