Raksha Urai | 2012 S side of E Ridge

A Germany expedition to Raksha Urai in 2012 via S side of E Ridge, led by Mirjam Limmer. Summit reached on 21st October 2012. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8024
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID RAKS12301
Peak ID RAKS
Year 2012
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S side of E Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Mirjam Limmer
Sponsor -
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 2nd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2012-10-06
Summit Date 2012-10-21
Summit Time 1730
Summit Days 15
Total Days 18
Termination Date 2012-10-24
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6609
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 2
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(06/10,4100m),C1(5000m),C2(5800m),Smt(21/10)
Route Notes On 21 Oct we started at 3:30 am to our summit attempt. At 4:00 am we boarded the southern face of the Raksha Urai III. After crossing the bergschrund, 16 pitches of 60m each followed in steeper terrain. The flank went from 60-degrees steep firn over 70 degrees steep firn/ice passages and ran below the ridge in 80-degrees steep ice lengths. For the climbing by the flank we needed about 10 hours. We climbed in a combined style of changing guide and climbing on the running rope, whereby we alternated with the lead every 120 meters at a time. Arrived at the eastern ridge of Raksha Urai III we followed the ridge to the point where the East Ridge meets the South Ridge, and from there follow the South Ridge to the summit. In particular, the South Ridge was partially rocky, steep and heavily overgrown. A small additional load was sufficient to trigger avalanches. We reached the summit at 5:30 pm and spent 10 minutes on the summit. In 6 hours we accomplished the descent to C1 at 11:30 pm. We also attempted Raksha Urai II in a first attempt, but had to return because of heavy avalanche danger in the east face.
Accidents Mirjam Limmer with frostbite at toes.
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Sherpa Adventure
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459764
Year 2012
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s side of e ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mirjam Limmer F 1985 Germany Leader Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Student Details Other expeditions
Christoph Kreutzenbeck M 1984 Germany Climber Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Details Other expeditions

References

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
RAKS12301 - - http://salon.io/mirjamlimmer/raksha-urai-expedition - - -
RAKS12301 - - http://www.alpenverein.de/bergsport/expeditionen/erfolgreiche-expedition-von-mirjam-limmer_aid_12471.html - - -
RAKS12301 AAJ Limmer, Mirjam - - 88:304-305 (2014) -
RAKS12301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201212653/Raksha-Urai-III-6609m-southeast-face-east-ridge-and-south-ridg - - -