Lhotse | 1979 W Face

A Austria expedition to Lhotse in 1979 via W Face, led by Erich Vanis. Summit reached on 4th May 1979. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2087
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT79101
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1979
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Austria
Leaders	Erich Vanis
Sponsor	Austrian Lhotse Expedition 1979
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	5th,6th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Switzerland
Approach	Lukla->Khumbu Valley
Basecamp Date	1979-03-07
Summit Date	1979-05-04
Summit Time	1700
Summit Days	58
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	11
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	16
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(07/03,5400m),C1(04/04,6100m),C2(08/04,6500m),C3(21/04,7350m),C4(03/05,7850m),Smt(05,10/05)
Route Notes	Vanis - 28 May 79 9 May - Vanis, lady member, 2 Sherpas and Schell [plus Goeschl] reached 250m below top and had to turn back from storm. Axt - 10 May 79 At Kathmandu Guest House tonight and Lali Guras tomorrow. Must wait in KTM for baggage and then to Innsbuck. At top 5 pm, 1:30 am at C4, in moonlight, but strong wind. Axt: both feet all toes and part of foot and nose and little part of cheek water in eyes froze on eyelashes; -35 degrees. Ladrieter: nose also will be Ok; 2 fingers right hand may lose top joints; all fingers right had somewhat serious and left hand not so serious. Took off gloves to clear blowing fine snow into snow goggles during ascent and descent. Frostbite in night. Up very late because am bad weather report with strong wind and intended to go down but at 9:00 am decided instead to go up. Left C4 at 10:30 am after getting ready (including oxygen) after 2 nights at C4 without oxygen. Each man had 2 oxygen bottles and started using oxygen when started climbing. Left one used bottle each about halfway to top but not high enough. At bottom of very narrow colouir left 1st bottles at about 8100m at 12:30 pm. Then came worst part: climbing rock in couloir with crampons, the steep ice and 100-150m below top, "I almost couldn't go up - terrible sudden weakness and when reached summit realized had climbed without oxygen but with mask on." Ladreiter also finished his oxygen but at summit; at top at 5:00 pm. Now was very late, very cold and windy and we tried to get down as quickly as possible. Very hard to go up with oxygen and down without because possibility to freeze is very great and also possibility to fall. Going up was quicker then going down for us. Rock climbing was very difficult because in couloir no moonlight; rock climbing in couloir 50m out of 500m couloir. Could see almost nothing in this very narrow part. Arrived C4 at 1:30 am. Only one tent left out of 2 which other was destroyed in wind of 4/5 May. No others in C4. Took 2 hours for Axt to take off crampans before getting into sleeping bag. 6:00 am 6th told on walkie-talkie had reached top. Ladrieter went down at 9:00 am on fixed ropes all way to C2. Axt left at 11:30 am. Stayed C2 that night. Used oxygen from C3 to C4 but not high flow. Schindler came to KTM to help Axt and Ladrieter. Yesterday 6 tried to reach summit but in afternoon there was snow and wind and 200m below top they stopped + Schell was carrying 1 empty oxygen bottle - they were: Dawa Tenzing Pasang Temba Vanis Mrs Steinmann Schell Goeschl All 6 went back. Sherpas to C3 others C4. Goeschl and Schell to try again today perhaps without Klausbruckner and Schier. 1 April 79 - evening Klausbruckner of Lhotse to Bobby Chettri from BC "We have now been three times in the fall and forced the way 3/5 up towards the Cwm" Klausbruckner - 12 March 79 Re Everest: agreed by Tourism that at end of Lhotse and Yugoslavs' Everest climbing, Tourism will permit one party from each expedition to climb other's peak, but this not likely since both expeditions will put all effort into sending maximum number of our members atop own peaks - plus weather, weariness, long Everest route via West Ridge, etc etc. Vanis & Klausbruckner - 10 March 79 West Face to Lhotse couloir (nearly to South Col); West Ridge would need more climbers and equipment so did not ask for it. Steinmann arrived KTM about 25-27 March Schell and Goeschl arrive KTM 30 March leave for Lukla on 12 March - BC about 22-23 March after acclimatization climbing around Pheriche. C3 = depot only; no sleeping there because of avalanche danger from Nuptse. 4 tons baggage total. C5 at 7850-7900m will be highest camp. April to fix camps and build up supplies; first attempt in early May; hope all members except probably doctor to summit. . 16 Sherpas above BC including Dawa Tenzing who is sirdar. Oxygen for climbing for most members, if not all, above C5. Lali Guras on return.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2446787
Year	1979
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	16268
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT79101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1979
Season	1
First Name	Wolfgang
Last Name	Axt
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1935
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	St. Johann, Tirol, Austria
Occupation	School teacher
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8516
Summit Date 1	1979-05-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1700
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	5
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	3
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Evacuated by helicopter; lost all toes to frostbite
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2425895
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wolfgang axt
Year of Birth	1935
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16269
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT79101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1979
Season	1
First Name	Iwan
Last Name	Exnar
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Itingen, Switzerland
Occupation	Chemical engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8516
Summit Date 1	1979-05-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1900
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	6
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	Considers himself as stateless
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2429327
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	iwan exnar
Year of Birth	1944
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16270
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT79101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1979
Season	1
First Name	Rainer
Last Name	Goeschl
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1940
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Admont, Styria, Austria
Occupation	Electrical 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)	8260
Summit Date 1	1979-05-09
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	Not same as Rainer Wolfgang Goeschl (son)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2427629
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rainer goeschl
Year of Birth	1940
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16271
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT79101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1979
Season	1
First Name	Bruno
Last Name	Klausbruckner
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Vienna, Austria
Occupation	Electrical engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	True
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8516
Summit Date 1	1979-05-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1900
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	6
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2429346
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bruno klausbruckner
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	16272
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT79101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1979
Season	1
First Name	Hans
Last Name	Ladreiter
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Schladming, Styria, Austria
Occupation	Alpine guide & railway signalman
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8516
Summit Date 1	1979-05-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1700
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	5
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	3
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Evacuated by helicopter; lost several fingers and toes
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2429076
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hans ladreiter
Year of Birth	1944
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16273
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT79101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1979
Season	1
First Name	Karl
Last Name	Oelmueller
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Vienna, Austria
Occupation	Photographer
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	False
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2430189
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	karl oelmueller
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16274
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT79101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1979
Season	1
First Name	Hanns
Last Name	Schell
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1938
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Graz, Styria, Austria
Occupation	Businessman (part owner of numerous shops & department stores)
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)	8260
Summit Date 1	1979-05-09
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2426995
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hanns schell
Year of Birth	1938
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16275
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT79101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1979
Season	1
First Name	Peter
Last Name	Schier
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Maria Enzersdorf, Lower Austria, Austria
Occupation	Engineer with construction company
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	False
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2429436
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	peter schier
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16276
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT79101
Member ID	10
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1979
Season	1
First Name	Wolfgang
Last Name	Schindler
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1936
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Vienna, Austria
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)	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	False
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2426160
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wolfgang schindler
Year of Birth	1936
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16277
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT79101
Member ID	11
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1979
Season	1
First Name	Ruth
Last Name	Steinmann
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1936
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Zurich, Switzerland
Occupation	Furniture restorer & decorator
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)	8260
Summit Date 1	1979-05-09
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2426160
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ruth steinmann
Year of Birth	1936
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16278
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT79101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1979
Season	1
First Name	Erich
Last Name	Vanis
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1928
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Leader
Residence	Vienna, Austria
Occupation	Furrier
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)	8260
Summit Date 1	1979-05-09
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	(1928-2004) Died 1 March 2004
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2423475
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	erich vanis
Year of Birth	1928
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	27033
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT79101
Member ID	12
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1979
Season	1
First Name	Dawa Tenzing
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	Namche Bazar, Khumbu
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)	8260
Summit Date 1	1979-05-09
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	-120
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa tenzing sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	50375
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT79101
Member ID	13
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1979
Season	1
First Name	Pasang Temba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Ghat, Khumbu
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	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8260
Summit Date 1	1979-05-09
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	-2070
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang temba sherpa
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Hired

13 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Wolfgang Axt	M	1935	Austria	Climber	St. Johann, Tirol, Austria	School teacher	Details Other expeditions
Iwan Exnar	M	1944	Switzerland	Climber	Itingen, Switzerland	Chemical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Rainer Goeschl	M	1940	Austria	Climber	Admont, Styria, Austria	Electrical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Bruno Klausbruckner	M	1945	Austria	Deputy Leader	Vienna, Austria	Electrical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Hans Ladreiter	M	1944	Austria	Climber	Schladming, Styria, Austria	Alpine guide & railway signalman	Details Other expeditions
Karl Oelmueller	M	1947	Austria	Climber	Vienna, Austria	Photographer	Details Other expeditions
Hanns Schell	M	1938	Austria	Climber	Graz, Styria, Austria	Businessman (part owner of numerous shops & department stores)	Details Other expeditions
Peter Schier	M	1945	Austria	Climber	Maria Enzersdorf, Lower Austria, Austria	Engineer with construction company	Details Other expeditions
Wolfgang Schindler	M	1936	Austria	Exp Doctor	Vienna, Austria	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Ruth Steinmann	F	1936	Switzerland	Climber	Zurich, Switzerland	Furniture restorer & decorator	Details Other expeditions
Erich Vanis	M	1928	Austria	Leader	Vienna, Austria	Furrier	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tenzing Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	Sirdar	Namche Bazar, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Temba Sherpa	M	1950	Nepal	H-A Worker	Ghat, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	1495
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT79101
Reference ID	01
Year	1979
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Axt, Wolfgang
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1980
Language	-
Citation	53:608-609 (1980)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1608
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT79101
Reference ID	02
Year	1979
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Vanis, Erich
Title	Austrian Lhotse Expedition Aulex 1979
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1980
Language	-
Citation	37:3-6 (1979-80)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	3839
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT79101
Reference ID	03
Year	1979
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1979
Language	-
Citation	68:13 (Jul 1979)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12973
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT79101
Reference ID	04
Year	1979
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198060700/Asia-Nepal-Lhotse
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13604
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT79101
Reference ID	05
Year	1979
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/37/3/austrian-lhotse-expedition-aulex-1979/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
LHOT79101	AAJ	Axt, Wolfgang	-	-	53:608-609 (1980)	-
LHOT79101	HJ	Vanis, Erich	Austrian Lhotse Expedition Aulex 1979	-	37:3-6 (1979-80)	-
LHOT79101	MM	-	-	-	68:13 (Jul 1979)	-
LHOT79101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198060700/Asia-Nepal-Lhotse	-	-	-
LHOT79101	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/37/3/austrian-lhotse-expedition-aulex-1979/	-	-	-