Pumori | 1989 SE Face/Ridge
A W Germany expedition to Pumori in 1989 via SE Face/Ridge, led by Josef Holzer. Summit reached on 13th October 1989. 22 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 358 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | PUMO89304 |
| Peak ID | PUMO |
| Year | 1989 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SE Face/Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | W Germany |
| Leaders | Josef Holzer |
| Sponsor | DAV Summit Club Pumori 1989 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 45th-47th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Austria, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1989-10-01 |
| Summit Date | 1989-10-13 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 12 |
| Total Days | 17 |
| Termination Date | 1989-10-18 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7138 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 20 |
| Summit Members | 12 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | True |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(01/10,5350m),C1(03/10,5700m),C2(09/10,6200m),Smt(13,15-16/10) |
| Route Notes | BC near big lakes C2 same as Spaniards and Hupfauer's camp site. 13th summiters were Bosshard, Pauer, Riches, Gimbel, Gruber, Buntrock and Doerrich members in Hupfauer's steps more or less; wind had blown away some of their steps; they down to BC on 14th (had slept in C2). 15th Oct summiters Baier, Haas, Heisler and Pemba Tharke Sherpa. 16th Oct summiters Wildensinn, Haas and Ang Dawa Sherpa. Left BC 18th Oct. Holzer helped Sigi Hupfauer to bury 4 dead Spaniards, who came down in avalanche more than 1000m over rock and ice; bodies were badly smashed and dismembered; were hit by serac falling down couloir. |
| Accidents | 2 with altitude problems |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | International Trekkers (Intrek Asia) |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2451242 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | se face/ridge |
Members
22 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Gruber | M | 1941 | Austria | Climber | Vienna, Austria | Employee in bank's legal office | Details Other expeditions |
| Gottfried Baier | M | 1963 | Austria | Climber | Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria | Biochemist | Details Other expeditions |
| Teun Bil | M | 1945 | Netherlands | Climber | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Mason | Details Other expeditions |
| Heinz Bosshard | M | 1956 | Switzerland | Climber | Wetzikon, Zurich, Switzerland | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Helmut Buntrock | M | 1939 | W Germany | Climber | Munich, Bavaria, W Germany | Government employee | Details Other expeditions |
| Ottilie Doerrich | F | 1936 | W Germany | Climber | Rottenbuch, Bavaria, W Germany | Housekeeper | Details Other expeditions |
| Siegfried Ebel | M | 1934 | W Germany | Climber | Wuerzburg, Bavaria, W Germany | University professor | Details Other expeditions |
| Ramona Farnbacher | F | 1955 | W Germany | BC Manager | Starnberg, Bavaria, W Germany | Optometrist | Details Other expeditions |
| Bernhardt Flueckiger | M | 1952 | W Germany | Exp Doctor | West Berlin, W Germany | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Klaus Giepen | M | 1941 | W Germany | Climber | Meerbusch, North Rhine-Westphalia, W Germany | Foundry engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Horst Gimbel | M | 1933 | W Germany | Climber | Neuberg, Hesse, W Germany | Master supervisor | Details Other expeditions |
| Christian Haas | M | 1963 | Austria | Climber | Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Rolf Haas | M | 1953 | W Germany | Climber | Dettingen, Baden-Wuerttemburg, W Germany | Government official | Details Other expeditions |
| Helga Heisler | F | 1940 | Austria | Climber | Vienna, Austria | House agent | Details Other expeditions |
| Josef Anton Holzer | M | 1958 | Italy | Leader | Welsberg, Bolzano, Italy | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Wolfgang Loipfinger | M | 1941 | W Germany | Climber | Boeblingen, Baden-Wuerttemburg, W Germany | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Wolfang Pauer | M | 1954 | W Germany | Climber | Augsburg, Bavaria, W Germany | Civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Horst-Werner Riches | M | 1952 | W Germany | Climber | Nisterau, Rhineland-Palatinate, W Germany | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Marianne Riches | F | 1953 | W Germany | Climber | Nisterau, Rhineland-Palatinate, W Germany | Pharmacist | Details Other expeditions |
| Kurt Wildersinn | M | 1941 | W Germany | Climber | Roethenbach, Bavaria, W Germany | Toolmaker | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Dawa Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Tharkey Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUMO89304 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 64:234-236 (1990) | - |
| PUMO89304 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199023404/Asia-Nepal-Pumori-Post-Monsoon-Ascents-and-Attempt | - | - | - |