Putha Hiunchuli | 1979 S Ridge-S Face
A W Germany expedition to Putha Hiunchuli in 1979 via S Ridge-S Face, led by Sigi Hupfauer, Klaus-Peter Schubert. Summit reached on 18th October 1979. 30 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2122 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | PUTH79301 |
| Peak ID | PUTH |
| Year | 1979 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Ridge-S Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | W Germany |
| Leaders | Sigi Hupfauer, Klaus-Peter Schubert |
| Sponsor | DAV Berg & Skischule Expedition to Putha Hiunchuli |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 8th-12th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Denmark, Italy |
| Approach | Pokhara->Gurjakani->Budzunge La->Kaphe Khola (BC) |
| Basecamp Date | 1979-10-07 |
| Summit Date | 1979-10-18 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 11 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7246 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 27 |
| Summit Members | 11 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| Summit Hired | 3 |
| 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 | True |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(07/10,4400m),C1(11/10,4800m),C2(16/10,5600m),C3(17/10,6300m),Smt(18-20/10,03,07/11) |
| Route Notes | Schubert - 17 Nov 79 2nd party used camps and ropes of 1st party. 1st summit team of 2nd party (Hilber, Schnaider and Wanninger) went up on 2nd Nov but in storm that afternoon made snowhole and bivouacced 20m below summit - summit itself on 3rd Nov. 2nd summit team (Gerschner, Schubert, Ang Dorje and Nawang Dorje Sherpas) went to top from C3 on 7th and back to C3 same (very long) day. No accidents, frostbite or serious illness. Schubert found climbing "a little" more difficult with loss of toes from frostbite on Annapurna II. Hupfauer - 30 Oct 79 Ministry's report of 26 Oct re summiters of 1st party correct, also their information on camps. Route was South Ridge to South Face. 2nd party using 1st group's tents and fixed ropes, but getting colder now. Should reach summit 8-10 Nov. S. Hupfauer - 25 Sept 79 Same route as '78 autumn - 45 grade in mid-section 3 camps BC 4400m C1 4800m fixed rope C2 5600m Small summit Dome 6500m - 400m fixed rope on steep C3 6200m No good place for a C4. Also not so many Sherpas. Approach march via Kaphe Khola from Pokhara (via Gurjakani & Budzunge), 12 days with 100 porters. Pit Schubert leads 2nd group arriving KTM 7 Oct and leave KTM 10 Oct. Hupfauer group returns to KTM 30 Oct and leaves 3 Nov. Arrive BC 7 Oct and finish climbing 29 Oct at latest. No oxygen except med. 5 Sherpas above BC including sirdar Ang Temba from Lukla, 32 years old. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2447629 |
| Year | 1979 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | s ridge-s face |
Members
30 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klaus-Peter (Pit) Schubert | M | 1935 | W Germany | Leader (Group 2) | Feldkirchen, Bavaria, W Germany | Aviation engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Rita Allramseder | F | 1939 | W Germany | Climber | Memmingen, Bavaria, W Germany | Office employee | Details Other expeditions |
| Rudolf Allramseder | M | 1940 | W Germany | Climber | Memmingen, Bavaria, W Germany | Chemicals salesman | Details Other expeditions |
| Arthur Appelberg | M | 1937 | W Germany | Climber | Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, W Germany | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Gerhard Fimmel | M | 1936 | W Germany | Climber | Neu-Ulm, Barvaria, W Germany | Insurance salesman | Details Other expeditions |
| Helmut Goetz | M | 1939 | W Germany | Climber | Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, W Germany | Dentist | Details Other expeditions |
| Gottfried Hammer | M | 1941 | W Germany | Climber | Hanau, Hesse, W Germany | Scientific assistant in a factory | Details Other expeditions |
| Andreas Huber | M | 1940 | W Germany | Climber | Fuessen, Bavaria, W Germany | Machine builder | Details Other expeditions |
| Gabriele (Gaby) Hupfauer | F | 1947 | W Germany | Climber | Pfaffenhofen, Bavaria, W Germany | Government office emloyee | Details Other expeditions |
| Siegfried (Sigi) Hupfauer | M | 1941 | W Germany | Leader (Group 1) | Pfaffenhofen, Bavaria, W Germany | Alpine guide & tool-maker | Details Other expeditions |
| Ludwig Kiechle | M | 1947 | W Germany | Climber | Pfronten, Bavaria, W Germany | Plumber | Details Other expeditions |
| Wilhelm Kiechle | M | 1954 | W Germany | Climber | Pfronten, Bavaria, W Germany | Cartographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Rudolf Konrad | M | 1940 | W Germany | Climber | Pfronten, Bavaria, W Germany | Locksmith | Details Other expeditions |
| Adolf Mueller | M | 1938 | W Germany | Climber | Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, W Germany | Office employee | Details Other expeditions |
| Josef Trenkle | M | 1942 | W Germany | Climber | Pfronten, Bavaria, W Germany | Farmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Gerschner | M | 1935 | W Germany | Climber | Munich, Bavaria, W Germany | Machinery salesman | Details Other expeditions |
| Christine Geyer | F | 1953 | W Germany | Climber | Sonthofen, Bavaria, W Germany | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Geyer | M | 1949 | W Germany | Climber | Sonthofen, Bavaria, W Germany | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Ingo Granderath | M | 1938 | W Germany | Climber | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, W Germany | Owner of electrical-appliances shop | Details Other expeditions |
| Siegfried Hilber | M | 1939 | Italy | Climber | Munich, Bavaria, W Germany | Heating technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Volker Krenzler | M | 1937 | W Germany | Climber | Munich, Bavaria, W Germany | Financial advisor | Details Other expeditions |
| Hans-Burkhard Nix | M | 1954 | W Germany | Climber | Munich, Bavaria, W Germany | Teacher of sports | Details Other expeditions |
| Eberhard Perwitzschky | M | 1932 | W Germany | Climber | Meerbusch, North Rhine-Westphalia, W Germany | Employee | Details Other expeditions |
| Christian Richter | M | 1929 | W Germany | Climber | Unterhaching, Bavaria, W Germany | Aviation engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Rudolf Schaider | M | 1941 | W Germany | Climber | Eichenau, Bavaria, W Germany | Plumber | Details Other expeditions |
| Karel Van Sambeek | M | 1930 | Denmark | Climber | St. Michielsgestel, Netherlands | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Erwin Wanninger | M | 1942 | W Germany | Climber | Traunstein, Bavaria, W Germany | Chimney-sweep | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Temba Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | Sirdar | Lukla, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Dorje Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thamo, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nawang Dorje Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUTH79301 | AAJ | Cheney, Michael J. | - | - | 53:631 (1980) | - |
| PUTH79301 | MM | - | - | - | 71:14 (Jan 1980) | - |
| PUTH79301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198063102/Asia-Nepal-Putha-Hiunchuli | - | - | - |