Lamjung Himal | 1967 E Face

A W Germany expedition to Lamjung Himal in 1967 via E Face, led by Helmut Scharschinger. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3478
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LAMJ67101
Peak ID LAMJ
Year 1967
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 E Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality W Germany
Leaders Helmut Scharschinger
Sponsor W German Lamjung Himal Expedition 1967
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 -
Summit Date -
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5900m due to hard blue ice
High Point (m) 5900
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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 Climbed Banyang Peak (1st ascent), East Lamjung Pinnacle and Charim Kokero (in Ganesh Himal)
Campsites BC(3500m),C1(4250m),C2(5050m),Biv,xxx(5900m)
Route Notes Scharschinger and Lammerer abandoned their attempt at 5900m due to hard blue ice which would have needed a few hundred meters of fixed rope to overcome (they only had 30m with them and 2 ice screws).
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2597
Year 1967
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) e face

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Helmut Scharschinger M - W Germany Leader Munich, Bavaria, W Germany Teacher Details Other expeditions
Peter Lammerer M 1940 W Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, W Germany Teacher Details Other expeditions
Tsering Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker/Cook - - Details Other expeditions
Ang Namgyal Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
LAMJ67101 AJ Scharschinger, Helmut - - 73:249-250 (Nov 1968) -
LAMJ67101 - - https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1968_files/AJ%201968%20245-254%20Expeditions.pdf - - -