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 - - -