Nuptse West II | 1989 NW Ridge-NW Smt
A W Germany expedition to Nuptse West II in 1989 via NW Ridge-NW Smt, led by Ralf Dujmovits. Summit reached on 2nd November 1989. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9743 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | NUPW89301 |
| Peak ID | NUPW |
| Year | 1989 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NW Ridge-NW Smt |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | W Germany |
| Leaders | Ralf Dujmovits |
| Sponsor | Baden-Badener Nuptse Expedition 1989 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 6th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1989-10-01 |
| Summit Date | 1989-11-02 |
| Summit Time | 1315 |
| Summit Days | 32 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | Summited NW Summit |
| High Point (m) | 7732 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 1700 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| 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(01/10,5200m),C1(08/10,5900m),C2(14/10,6587m),C3(01/11,7100m),NW-Smt(02/11) |
| Route Notes | BC at Khumbu Glacier east of Kalapattar C3 at small cave High point at NW Summit. Route just below C2 very steep and difficult snow like sugar (used ice axe as shovel) and many cornices. In the end Dujmovits climbed alone. Others ill, unmotivated or psychologically unprepared for Himalayan conditions. Team had fixed ropes to 6800m. On 1 Nov Dujmovits alone up from C2 and reached C3, fixed 100m above C3 and slept in C3. On 2 Nov he went to NW Summit in 4-1/2 hours. As he was alone too dangerous to go beyond NW Summit. Very disappointed not to go beyond because is possible to reach Main Summit in 2 days. Very strong winds constantly. Total 1700m rope fixed by this expedition. |
| Accidents | Nothing serious |
| Achievement | Reached NW Summit |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2453872 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw ridge-nw smt |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralf Dujmovits | M | 1961 | W Germany | Leader | Buehlertal, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Andreas Dick | M | 1964 | W Germany | Climber | Baden-Baden, Baden-Wuerttemburg, W Germany | Alpine guide & student of technology | Details Other expeditions |
| Hans-Jochen (Hajo) Netzer | M | 1955 | W Germany | Climber | Warngau, Bavaria, W Germany | Alpine guide & furniture maker | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Simon | M | 1964 | W Germany | Climber | Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany | Salesman | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Stoeger | M | 1964 | W Germany | Climber | Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, W Germany | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
References
8 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUPW89301 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 64:228 (1990) | - |
| NUPW89301 | HJ | Dujmovits, Ralf | Nuptse NW Ridge | - | 47:167-168 (1989-1990) | - |
| NUPW89301 | AAJ | Dujmovits, Ralf | - | - | 65:221-223 (1991) | - |
| NUPW89301 | MM | - | - | - | 131:5 (Jan 1990) | - |
| NUPW89301 | DAV | Dujmovits, Ralf | Wechselbader der Gefuhle am Nuptse NW-Grat | - | 115:157-167 (1991) | - |
| NUPW89301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199122102/Asia-Nepal-Nuptse-Northwest-1989 | - | - | - |
| NUPW89301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199022802/Asia-Nepal-Nuptse-Northwest-Summit | - | - | - |
| NUPW89301 | - | - | https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/47/22/expeditions-and-notes-47/ | - | - | - |