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 - - -