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 - - -