Kang Guru | 1985 SW Ridge

A Austria expedition to Kang Guru in 1985 via SW Ridge, led by Norbert Raich. Summit reached on 22nd October 1985. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	203
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KGUR85301
Peak ID	KGUR
Year	1985
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Austria
Leaders	Norbert Raich
Sponsor	Hochbergschule Expedition to Kang Guru
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	W Germany
Approach	Marshyangdi->Chame
Basecamp Date	1985-10-17
Summit Date	1985-10-22
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	5
Total Days	9
Termination Date	1985-10-26
Termination Reason	6
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6000m due to fatal accident
High Point (m)	6000
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	7
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	1
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(17/10,3600m),C1(20/10,5000m),C2(22/10,5600m),xxx(22/10,6000m)
Route Notes	BC near ruins of Meta village C1 below ridge C2 on flat part on ridge High point on SW Ridge. 17-19th bad weather. On 20th made a low C1. On 21st fixed ropes trying to reach C2 and on 22nd again made low C2 with 3 tents after going to 6000m. 23rd 6:00 am accident. Every one devoted to bringing Arenz down and then no heart to climb again. Cleared camps on 25th Oct. Bad weather = rainfall up to 4900m and above snowfall depositing very slowly snow preventing putting camps as high as wished. Too warm; snow didn't freeze properly.
Accidents	Oct 23 Arenz fell 600m on snow slope, leader reached him at 7:00 am still alive but back of head injured, got him to BC at 8:00 pm still alive but died next day after (never regained consciousness)
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2448931
Year	1985
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	15510
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KGUR85301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KGUR
Year	1985
Season	3
First Name	Berndt
Last Name	Arenz
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	W Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, W Germany
Occupation	City government official
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)	6000
Summit Date 1	1985-10-22
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	True
Death Date	1985-10-24
Death Time	0600
Death Type	4
Death Height (m)	5500
Death Class	3
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Fall
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1943-1985) Died 24 Oct 1985 on Kang Guru from fall
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2428820
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	berndt arenz
Year of Birth	1943
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15511
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KGUR85301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	KGUR
Year	1985
Season	3
First Name	Erich
Last Name	Bosina
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1924
Calculated Age	60
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Vienna, Austria
Occupation	Police official
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	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2422145
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	erich bosina
Year of Birth	1924
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	61
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15512
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KGUR85301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	KGUR
Year	1985
Season	3
First Name	Erich
Last Name	Hoepperger
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1922
Calculated Age	63
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria
Occupation	City government official
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	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2421345
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	erich hoepperger
Year of Birth	1922
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	63
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15513
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KGUR85301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	KGUR
Year	1985
Season	3
First Name	Joanna
Last Name	Lechner
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	21
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Saalfelden, Salzburg, Austria
Occupation	Sports shop saleswoman
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	2436426
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	joanna lechner
Year of Birth	1964
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	21
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	15514
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KGUR85301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KGUR
Year	1985
Season	3
First Name	Norbert
Last Name	Raich
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Leader
Residence	Tirol, Austria
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	1985-10-22
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	2434709
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	norbert raich
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	15515
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KGUR85301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	KGUR
Year	1985
Season	3
First Name	Herbert
Last Name	Rauth
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1932
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Seefeld, Tirol, Austria
Occupation	Auto mechanic
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)	6000
Summit Date 1	1985-10-22
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	2424818
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	herbert rauth
Year of Birth	1932
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15516
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KGUR85301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	KGUR
Year	1985
Season	3
First Name	Kurt
Last Name	Reichmann
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Saalfelden, Salzburg, Austria
Occupation	Forest ranger
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)	6000
Summit Date 1	1985-10-22
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	2432428
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kurt reichmann
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15517
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KGUR85301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	KGUR
Year	1985
Season	3
First Name	Lhakpa Gelu
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	1985-10-22
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	-74
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa gelu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	15518
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KGUR85301
Member ID	09
Peak ID	KGUR
Year	1985
Season	3
First Name	Pasang Norbu
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	1985-10-22
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	-74
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang norbu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Berndt Arenz	M	1943	W Germany	Climber	Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, W Germany	City government official	Details Other expeditions
Erich Bosina	M	1924	Austria	Climber	Vienna, Austria	Police official	Details Other expeditions
Erich Hoepperger	M	1922	Austria	Climber	Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria	City government official	Details Other expeditions
Joanna Lechner	F	1964	Austria	Exp Doctor	Saalfelden, Salzburg, Austria	Sports shop saleswoman	Details Other expeditions
Norbert Raich	M	1959	Austria	Leader	Tirol, Austria	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Herbert Rauth	M	1932	Austria	Climber	Seefeld, Tirol, Austria	Auto mechanic	Details Other expeditions
Kurt Reichmann	M	1953	Austria	Climber	Saalfelden, Salzburg, Austria	Forest ranger	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Norbu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	174
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KGUR85301
Reference ID	01
Year	1985
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1986
Language	-
Citation	60:242 (1986)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12418
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KGUR85301
Reference ID	02
Year	1985
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198624202/Asia-Nepal-Kang-Guru-Attempt-and-Tragedy
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
KGUR85301	AAJ	Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	60:242 (1986)	-
KGUR85301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198624202/Asia-Nepal-Kang-Guru-Attempt-and-Tragedy	-	-	-