Tilicho | 1986
A W Germany expedition to Tilicho in 1986, led by Hans Huhn. Summit reached on 4th April 1986. 16 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 967 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | TILI86101 |
| Peak ID | TILI |
| Year | 1986 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | - |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | W Germany |
| Leaders | Hans Huhn |
| Sponsor | Ravenaburg Tilicho Expedition |
| Success 1 | False |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Mesokanto La |
| Basecamp Date | 1986-04-02 |
| Summit Date | 1986-04-04 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 2 |
| Total Days | 2 |
| Termination Date | 1986-04-04 |
| Termination Reason | 12 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned on 4 Apr because of fatal accident |
| High Point (m) | 5000 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 16 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 2 |
| 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 | TempBC(02/04),xxx(04/04,5000m) |
| Route Notes | Did no actual climbing. Fatal accident occurred during approach march on west side of Mesokantu La. Had left KTM 25th March and left Pokhara 26th March. 2 April made camp at 3800m. 3 April snowfall kept camp at same place but did some recce. 4th April planned to reach La, dump baggage and returned to camp; made deposit at 5000m (100m below/before pass) by 15 members. As returning to camp by 15 members, 10 members were caught by huge snow avalanche and carried down. 3 left on top when movement stopped and 7 members covered by snow. Wannenmacher freed himself immediately, 4 found quickly (3-5 mins) and heads freed, while Ebert and Springmann were found only after 10 minutes and gave no sign of life. Were buried next day at accident site. Decided not to cross pass for climb partly for fear of more avalanching, so went back to Jomsom and up to Muktinath, crossed through La and trekked through Manang. |
| Accidents | 2 members killed in snow avalance on west side of Mesokantu La on approach march; expedition abandoned |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | International Trekkers (Intrek Asia) |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2450131 |
| Year | 1986 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | - |
Members
16 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Arndt | M | 1935 | W Germany | Climber | Ravensburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Guenther Buehler | M | 1943 | W Germany | Climber | Ravensburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Paul Dobler | M | 1934 | W Germany | Climber | Berg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany | Personnel manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Ralf Dujmovits | M | 1961 | W Germany | Deputy Leader | Buehlertal, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Hermann Ebert | M | 1940 | W Germany | Climber | Ravensburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany | Mechanic | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Eitel | M | 1938 | W Germany | Climber | Ravensburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany | Achivist | Details Other expeditions |
| Hedwig Erb | M | 1958 | W Germany | Climber | Ravensburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany | Medical student | Details Other expeditions |
| Juergen (Hans) Kuehn | M | 1926 | W Germany | Leader | Ravensburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Erwin Knoll | M | 1942 | W Germany | Climber | Weingarten, Thuringia, W Germany | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Gerlinde Linder | F | 1956 | W Germany | Climber | Weingarten, Thuringia, W Germany | Housewife | Details Other expeditions |
| Wolfgang Linder | M | 1953 | W Germany | Climber | Weingarten, Thuringia, W Germany | Electronics engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Kurt Schlegel | M | 1939 | W Germany | Climber | Baienfurt, Baden-Wuerttemburg, W Germany | Building industry staffer | Details Other expeditions |
| Rudi Springmann | M | 1932 | W Germany | Climber | Berg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Friedrich Thum | M | 1940 | W Germany | Climber | Deggenhausertal, Baden-Wuerttemburg, W Germany | Bank employee | Details Other expeditions |
| Hermann Timme | M | 1935 | W Germany | Climber | Ravensburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Hans Joachim Wannenmacher | M | 1955 | W Germany | Climber | Ravensburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TILI86101 | AAJ | Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 61:249 (1987) | - |
| TILI86101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198724903/Asia-Nepal-Tilitso-Tragedy | - | - | - |