Shartse II | 1974 S Ridge from SW

A W Germany expedition to Shartse II in 1974 via S Ridge from SW, led by Gerhard Lenser. Summit reached on 23rd May 1974. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3044
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	SHA274101
Peak ID	SHA2
Year	1974
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Ridge from SW
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	W Germany
Leaders	Gerhard Lenser
Sponsor	West German Expedition to Lhotse
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	1st
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Austria
Approach	Tumlingtar->Shipton La->Upper Barun Glacier (BC)
Basecamp Date	1974-04-05
Summit Date	1974-05-23
Summit Time	1345
Summit Days	48
Total Days	50
Termination Date	1974-05-25
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7457
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	5
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
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	Attempted Lhotse (LHOT-741-01)
Campsites	BC(05/04,5400m),C1(13/04,5750m),C2(16/04,6100m),C3(27/04,6500m),C4(07/05,6600m),C5(08/05,6900m),Biv(22/05,7100m),Smt(23/05)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	True
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	LHOT74101
Checksum	2445740
Year	1974
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	s ridge from sw

Field	Value
ID	23322
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SHA274101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	SHA2
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Kurt
Last Name	Diemberger
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1932
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Salzburg, Austria
Occupation	Formerly a high-school teacher; now cameraman & alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7457
Summit Date 1	1974-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1345
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Unauthorized ascent of Shartse
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2424769
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kurt diemberger
Year of Birth	1932
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23323
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SHA274101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	SHA2
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Hermann
Last Name	Warth
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1940
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	W Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Ried bei Mering, Bavaria, W Germany
Occupation	Assistant in Univ of Munich in education & philosophy
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7457
Summit Date 1	1974-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1345
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Unauthorized ascent of Shartse
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2427915
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hermann warth
Year of Birth	1940
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23560
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SHA274101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	SHA2
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Gerhard
Last Name	Lenser
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1929
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	W Germany
Status	Leader
Residence	Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany
Occupation	Professional cameraman
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6600
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2423760
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gerhard lenser
Year of Birth	1929
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	37319
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SHA274101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	SHA2
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Klaus-Peter
Last Name	Bach
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	W Germany
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Frankfurt-am-Main, Hesse, W Germany
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	klaus-peter bach
Year of Birth	-
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	-
Role	BC Only

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Kurt Diemberger	M	1932	Austria	Climber	Salzburg, Austria	Formerly a high-school teacher; now cameraman & alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Hermann Warth	M	1940	W Germany	Climber	Ried bei Mering, Bavaria, W Germany	Assistant in Univ of Munich in education & philosophy	Details Other expeditions
Gerhard Lenser	M	1929	W Germany	Leader	Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany	Professional cameraman	Details Other expeditions
Klaus-Peter Bach	M	-	W Germany	Exp Doctor	Frankfurt-am-Main, Hesse, W Germany	Physician	Details Other expeditions

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
SHA274101	-	Diemburger, Kurt	Gipfel und Geheimnisse	Orac, Vienna	-	D233