Pumori | 1962 NE Ridge

A W Germany expedition to Pumori in 1962 via NE Ridge, led by Gerhard Lenser. Summit reached on 17th May 1962. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3027
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	PUMO62101
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1962
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	W Germany
Leaders	Gerhard Lenser
Sponsor	-
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	1st
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Switzerland
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1962-04-04
Summit Date	1962-05-17
Summit Time	1100
Summit Days	43
Total Days	49
Termination Date	1962-05-23
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7138
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	5
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
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(04/04,5300m),C1(5500m),C2(6050m),C3(6220m),C4(14/05,6425m),C5(16/05,6650m),Smt(17/05)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2441204
Year	1962
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	22271
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO62101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Gerhard
Last Name	Lenser
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1929
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	W Germany
Status	Leader
Residence	Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany
Occupation	Professional cameraman
Leader	True
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)	7138
Summit Date 1	1962-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2423716
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gerhard lenser
Year of Birth	1929
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	22272
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO62101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Ueli
Last Name	Huerlemanm
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1941
Calculated Age	21
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Ebnat-Kappel, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Occupation	-
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)	7138
Summit Date 1	1962-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2428105
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ueli huerlemanm
Year of Birth	1941
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	21
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22273
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO62101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Hans
Last Name	Ruetzel
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	W Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Hannover, Lower Saxony, W Germany
Occupation	-
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)	7138
Summit Date 1	1962-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-42
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hans ruetzel
Year of Birth	-
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22274
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO62101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Ernst
Last Name	Forrer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1932
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Wildhaus, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Occupation	-
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)	7138
Summit Date 1	1962-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2424902
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ernst forrer
Year of Birth	1932
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Gerhard Lenser	M	1929	W Germany	Leader	Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany	Professional cameraman	Details Other expeditions
Ueli Huerlemanm	M	1941	Switzerland	Climber	Ebnat-Kappel, St. Gallen, Switzerland	-	Details Other expeditions
Hans Ruetzel	M	-	W Germany	Climber	Hannover, Lower Saxony, W Germany	-	Details Other expeditions
Ernst Forrer	M	1932	Switzerland	Climber	Wildhaus, St. Gallen, Switzerland	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	1129
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PUMO62101
Reference ID	01
Year	1962
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Lenser, Gerhard
Title	Pumori-The Daughter Mountain: German-Swiss Himalayan Exp
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1963
Language	-
Citation	24:41-48 (1962-63)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1201
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PUMO62101
Reference ID	02
Year	1962
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Lenser, Gerhard
Title	Pumo Ri
Publisher	Orell Fussli, Zurich
Publication Date	1963
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	L159
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1238
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PUMO62101
Reference ID	03
Year	1962
Type	2
Journal	MW
Author	Lenser, Gerhard
Title	Pumori - The Daughter Mountain
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1963
Language	-
Citation	127-132 (1962-63)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6182
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PUMO62101
Reference ID	04
Year	1962
Type	2
Journal	DAV
Author	Lenser, Gerhard
Title	Die Erstbesteigung des Pumo Ri
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1963
Language	German
Citation	88:145-152 (1963)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13735
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PUMO62101
Reference ID	05
Year	1962
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/24/6/pumori-the-daughter-mountain-23442-feet/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
PUMO62101	HJ	Lenser, Gerhard	Pumori-The Daughter Mountain: German-Swiss Himalayan Exp	-	24:41-48 (1962-63)	-
PUMO62101	-	Lenser, Gerhard	Pumo Ri	Orell Fussli, Zurich	-	L159
PUMO62101	MW	Lenser, Gerhard	Pumori - The Daughter Mountain	-	127-132 (1962-63)	-
PUMO62101	DAV	Lenser, Gerhard	Die Erstbesteigung des Pumo Ri	-	88:145-152 (1963)	-
PUMO62101	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/24/6/pumori-the-daughter-mountain-23442-feet/	-	-	-