Tilicho | 1982 NE Spur-N Ridge-N Face
A W Germany expedition to Tilicho in 1982 via NE Spur-N Ridge-N Face, led by Guenther Haerter. Summit reached on 17th October 1982. 16 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2051 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | TILI82301 |
| Peak ID | TILI |
| Year | 1982 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Spur-N Ridge-N Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | W Germany |
| Leaders | Guenther Haerter |
| Sponsor | German Tilicho Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 9th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Austria |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1982-10-11 |
| Summit Date | 1982-10-17 |
| Summit Time | 1540 |
| Summit Days | 6 |
| Total Days | 13 |
| Termination Date | 1982-10-24 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7134 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 14 |
| Summit Members | 3 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| 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(11/10,4900m),C1(14/10,5850m),C2(15/10,6200m),Smt(17/10) |
| Route Notes | Haerter - 2 Nov 82 BC 4900m - 11 Oct C1 5850m - 14 Oct C2 6200m - 15 Oct Summit 17 Oct as given by Ministry of Tourism except Welsch and Ang Pasang on top at 4:30 pm. All 5 men left C2 at 8:00 am. Was long day but no safe place for a C3: from C2 to top was avalanche danger. Route = NE Spur to West Ridge to North Face. Another summit try on 22 Oct by 5 men but turned back from 6800m because of wind. 3rd try: 23-24 night lot of snow which covered C2 so 6 occupants could not make summit bid on 24th. 3rd group member fell 10m on fixed rope between C2 and C1 and broke ribs. Welsch has same frostbite and will lose little of toe. No oxygen used. 4 Sherpas went above BC. Left mountain on 24th. Sharma, Tourism - 24 Oct 82 Tilicho 7132m, normal route on North Face. Summit 17 Oct. C1 - 14 Oct 5850m C2 - 15 Oct 6200m Summit from C2 at 8:00 am, arrived 3:40-45 pm by Hirtreiter, Haerter, and Ang Dorje and other 2 at 4:00. Planted West Germany and Nepal flags. 7:00 pm all in C2 and all well; others will attempt summit. Haerter - 25 Sept 82 Route = North Ridge from NE Spur, Swiss autumn 1980 route. 14 members here and leave KTM 27 Sept and return KTM 2-3 Nov. By road to Dumre and then up Marshyangdi to Manang Village to BC near Tilicho Lake at 4800m. Arrive BC 5 or 6 Oct. 2 camps above BC, C2 about 6300m Summit about 20 Oct 4 Sherpas above BC including Messner's Ang Dorje as sirdar Medical oxygen only Commercial climb |
| Accidents | Welsch has some frostbite and will lose little of toe |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2448862 |
| Year | 1982 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | ne spur-n ridge-n face |
Members
16 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Becher | M | 1919 | Austria | Climber | Regau, Upper Austria, Austria | Engineer in a ski factory | Details Other expeditions |
| Karl Wilhelm (Kim) Dehn | M | 1951 | W Germany | Exp Doctor | Oberstaufen, Bavaria, W Germany | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Guenther Haerter | M | 1953 | W Germany | Leader | Oberalting, Bavaria, W Germany | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Josef (Sepp) Hirtreiter | M | 1944 | W Germany | Climber | Viechtach, Bavaria, W Germany | Manager of home-construction company | Details Other expeditions |
| Claus-Peter Hohenberger | M | 1955 | W Germany | Climber | Staudach-Egerndach, Bavaria, W Germany | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Elisabeth Holzbrecher | F | 1936 | W Germany | Climber | Friedrichshafen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany | Housewife | Details Other expeditions |
| Johanna Krause | F | 1928 | W Germany | Climber | Sonthofen, Bavaria, W Germany | Employment counselor | Details Other expeditions |
| Detlev Linke | M | 1936 | W Germany | Climber | Maichingen bei Sindelfingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Wilhelm Adolf Odenthal | M | 1938 | W Germany | Climber | Rheinbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, W Germany | Insurance manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Rozum | M | 1943 | W Germany | Climber | Munich, Bavaria, W Germany | Technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Ernst Schiebler | M | 1926 | W Germany | Climber | Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, W Germany | Retired merchant | Details Other expeditions |
| Josef Schneider | M | 1953 | W Germany | Climber | Offenburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany | Business consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Herbert Von Holtum | M | 1935 | W Germany | Climber | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, W Germany | Dentist | Details Other expeditions |
| Adolf (Adi) Welsch | M | 1935 | W Germany | Climber | Peissenberg, Bavaria, W Germany | Architect | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Dorje Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | Sirdar | Thamo, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Pasang Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TILI82301 | AAJ | Sturm, Guenter | - | - | 57:244 (1983) | - |
| TILI82301 | MM | - | - | - | 89:12 (Jan 1983) | - |
| TILI82301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198324402/Asia-Nepal-Tilicho | - | - | - |