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 | - | - | - |