Pumori | 1992 SE Face
A Austria expedition to Pumori in 1992 via SE Face, led by Christof Drechsel. Summit reached on 24th March 1992. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1089 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | PUMO92101 |
| Peak ID | PUMO |
| Year | 1992 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Austria |
| Leaders | Christof Drechsel |
| Sponsor | Pumori Expedition |
| 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 | Germany |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1992-03-18 |
| Summit Date | 1992-03-24 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 6 |
| Total Days | 9 |
| Termination Date | 1992-03-27 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6300m due to wind and new snowfall and limited equipment |
| High Point (m) | 6300 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 3 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| 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(18/03,5300m),C1(24/03,6300m),xxx(24/03,6300m) |
| Route Notes | BC near Kalapattar's lake C1 at 50m below SE Face. 18th to 21st spent in BC area by two members while Dreschel's wife and LO went down for one night at Lobuche because of her bad headache. These two returned to BC on 20th on which afternoon it snowed. 22nd 2 men up to site C1 and left tent, 23rd men again to C1 site to leave supplies, 24th 3 members to C1: men slept there 2 nights while Mrs Dreschel retreated to BC on 24th. Men stayed in tent all 25th and down to BC 26th. Left BC 27th. |
| Accidents | Only Mrs Drechsal bad headache |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Nepal Trek House |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2452138 |
| Year | 1992 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | se face |
Members
3 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rene Botnar | M | 1965 | Germany | Climber | Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Physicist | Details Other expeditions |
| Bettnia Drechsel | F | 1960 | Germany | Climber | Unteruhldingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Judge | Details Other expeditions |
| Christof Drechsel | M | 1955 | Austria | Leader | Unteruhldingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Plastics technician & alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUMO92101 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 67:221-222 (1993) | - |
| PUMO92101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199322105/Asia-Nepal-Pumori-Pre-Monsoon-Attempt-Ascent-and-Tragedy | - | - | - |