Ohmi Kangri | 1949 SW Ridge
A Switzerland expedition to Ohmi Kangri in 1949 via SW Ridge, led by Alfred Sutter. Summit reached on 27th June 1949. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2980 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | OHMI49101 |
| Peak ID | OHMI |
| Year | 1949 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
| Leaders | Alfred Sutter |
| Sponsor | - |
| 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 | 1949-05-19 |
| Summit Date | 1949-06-27 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 39 |
| Total Days | 60 |
| Termination Date | 1949-07-18 |
| Termination Reason | 10 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6800m due to steepness of route and exposed ridges |
| High Point (m) | 6800 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 5 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| 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 Tengkoma (TENG-491-01), Sphinx (SPHN-491-01) and Dzanye (DZAN-491-01); attempted Pyramid Peak (PYRM-491-01); recon Kangbachen (KANB-491-01) and Drohmo (DROM-491-01) |
| Campsites | BC(19/05,4660m),C1(5000m),C2(5300m),C3(24/06,5500m),C4(25/06,5900m),C5(26/06,6500m),xxx(27/06,6800m) |
| Route Notes | The Swiss named this peak Nupchu, but it is now believed that they actually attempted Ohmi Kangri. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | True |
| Primary Reference | True |
| Primary ID | PYRM49101 |
| Checksum | 2436394 |
| Year | 1949 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Sutter | M | 1904 | Switzerland | Leader | Munchwilen, Thurgau, Switzerland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Rene Dittert | M | 1911 | Switzerland | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jacob Pargaetzi-Almer | M | 1914 | Switzerland | Climber | Grindelwald, Bern, Switzerland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Annelies Lohner | F | 1918 | Switzerland | Climber | Grindelwald, Bern, Switzerland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Edouard Wyss-Dunant | M | 1897 | Switzerland | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.