Kangtega | 1993 SE Face (NZ 1963 rte)

A Germany expedition to Kangtega in 1993 via SE Face (NZ 1963 rte), led by Dieter Elsner. Summit reached on 3rd October 1993. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1284
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KTEG93301
Peak ID KTEG
Year 1993
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Face (NZ 1963 rte)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Dieter Elsner
Sponsor DAV Training Expedition to Kangtega
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 7th-11th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1993-09-21
Summit Date 1993-10-03
Summit Time -
Summit Days 12
Total Days 21
Termination Date 1993-10-12
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6783
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 700
Total Members 15
Summit Members 12
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical True
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(21/09,4900m),ABC(29/09,5100m),C1(01/10,6100m),Smt(03-04,06-07,09/10)
Route Notes BC near lake at south end of Hinku Nup Glacier ABC near junction of Hinku Nuptse and Kangtega Glacier C1 at Kangtega Glacier (snow cave). Looked at NE Ridge but lot of difficulties with icefalls, so only 2 people could make a successful climb and others of this large group will have to stay in BC. After BC established, one week of snowfall and could do very little. Fixed ropes from C1 on Kangtega Glacier. Route mostly same as New Zealand 1963. 2 left expedition after summitting; Mergheim evacuated by helicopter on 9 Oct.
Accidents Mergheim early snowblind which became badly infected and cerebral edema (helicopter evacuation)
Achievement -
Agency International Trekkers (Intrek Asia)
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2451887
Year 1993
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) se face (nz 1963 rte)

Members

15 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Joachim Reinhold Alle M 1964 Germany Climber Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Social worker Details Other expeditions
Bruno Bayer M 1965 Germany Climber Lindenberg, Bavaria, Germany Student of sports economics Details Other expeditions
Joerg Brommer M 1959 Germany Exp Doctor Munich, Bavaria, Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Dieter Elsner M 1954 Germany Leader Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Alexander Issler M 1972 Germany Climber Leonberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany History student Details Other expeditions
Brigit Mergheim F 1969 Germany Climber Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany Medical student Details Other expeditions
Jan Mersch M 1971 Germany Climber Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany Alpine guide & physics student Details Other expeditions
Gerhard Muelstegen M 1963 Germany Climber Rheydt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Shopkeeper Details Other expeditions
Robert Rackl M 1964 Germany Climber Koesching, Bavaria, Germany Student Details Other expeditions
Wolfram Schroeter M 1968 Germany Climber Dresden, Saxony, Germany Electrical engineering student Details Other expeditions
Andreas Sippel M 1968 Germany Deputy Leader Bichl, Bavaria, Germany Forestry student Details Other expeditions
Gerhard Wagner M 1968 Germany Climber Konstanz, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Physics student Details Other expeditions
Christian Treimer M 1967 Germany Climber Uffing, Bavaria, Germany Civil engineering student Details Other expeditions
Jens Webersinn M 1966 Germany Climber Hermsdorf, Saxony, Germany Mechanical engineering student Details Other expeditions
Michael Wegner M 1963 Germany Climber Rehlings, Bavaria, Germany Architecture student Details Other expeditions

References

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
KTEG93301 AAJ Elsner, Dieter - - 68:217 (1994) -
KTEG93301 AAJ - - - 69:242 (1995) -
KTEG93301 HIGH - - - 138:6 (May 1994) -
KTEG93301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199421701/Asia-Nepal-Kangtega-Northest-Buttress - - -