Putha Hiunchuli | 2010 NE Face

A Austria expedition to Putha Hiunchuli in 2010 via NE Face, led by Wolfgang Kirschner. Summit reached on 9th October 2010. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6872
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID PUTH10302
Peak ID PUTH
Year 2010
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Wolfgang Kirschner
Sponsor AG Niederoesterich Putha Hiunchuli 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 -
Approach Jupal by air, Dunai->Tarakot->Barbung Khola->Kakkot->Yak Kharka
Basecamp Date 2010-10-01
Summit Date 2010-10-09
Summit Time -
Summit Days 8
Total Days 10
Termination Date 2010-10-11
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7015m due to high altitude sickness
High Point (m) 7015
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(01/10,4920m),C1(06/10,5450m),C2(08/10,6300m),xxx(09/10,7015m)
Route Notes Vincze and Dawa Nurbu left C2 at 5 am on 9 Oct for summit. When they reached 7015m at about 9 am Vince got headache, breathing problem and also very tired; then turned around with Dawa Nurbu to BC at 5 pm together with Ang Dawa who was in C2. Erb spent night at C1 on 6 Oct. He had severe headache in the night. Next day he went down to BC. Gravogel spent night at C1 on 6 Oct; went up to 6200m on 7 Oct, back to C1 had headache in the night. Next day he went down to BC. Hofmann spent the night at C1 on 6 Oct. He had no problem. He accompanied Erb down to BC. Kirschner couple spent night at C1 on 6 Oct. On 7 Oct went up to 6000m. Both suffered from headache. Martina felt dizzy, same day went down to BC. Sherpas: Ang Dawa Sherpa, Makalu-5, summited Putha Hiunchuli in 2008, Everest in 2009 (no smt) Dawa Nurbu Sherpa, Makalu-5
Accidents Some members suffered from high altitude sickness
Achievement -
Agency Makalu Adventure
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458974
Year 2010
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Juergen Erb M 1955 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria Manager of security communications, especially concerning programming Details Other expeditions
Guenther Gravogel M 1981 Austria Climber Eschenau, Lower Austria, Austria Toolmaker Details Other expeditions
Siegfried Hofmann M 1947 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria Retired insurance agent Details Other expeditions
Martina Kirschner F 1971 Austria Climber Innermanzing, Lower Austria, Austria Civil servant Details Other expeditions
Wolfgang Kirschner M 1967 Austria Leader Innermanzing, Lower Austria, Austria Technician in plastics moulding especially for pipes Details Other expeditions
Thomas Vincze M 1966 Austria Climber Enzesfeld, Lower Austria, Austria Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Sedua, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Nurbu Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.