Tongu | 2002 NW Ridge

A Austria expedition to Tongu in 2002 via NW Ridge, led by Guenther Mussnig. Summit reached on 5th October 2002. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8926
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	TONG02301
Peak ID	TONG
Year	2002
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Austria
Leaders	Guenther Mussnig
Sponsor	First Austrian Dhaulagiri VII (Putha Hiunchuli) Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Jomsom, up Kali Gandaki to Phalak->Lunza Khola to Mulug
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	2002-10-05
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6187
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
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	Climbed Putha Hiunchuli (PUTH-023-01)
Campsites	Smt05/10)
Route Notes	Tongu Peak (about 6200m/20,340ft), north of Dhaulagiri I, was climbed enroute to BC via NW Ridge running from Mu La to top. Summited on 5 Oct by Hummer, Peter Suntinger and Tronigger.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Sherpa Nepal
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	PUTH02301
Checksum	2456220
Year	2002
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw ridge

Field	Value
ID	64820
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TONG02301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	TONG
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Guenter
Last Name	Mussnig
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Leader
Residence	Muehldorf, Carinthia, Austria
Occupation	National park service official
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	False
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	2436566
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	guenter mussnig
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	64821
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TONG02301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	TONG
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Roland
Last Name	Hummer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Pasching, Upper Austria, Austria
Occupation	Mountain lodge owner
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6187
Summit Date 1	2002-10-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437045
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	roland hummer
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	64822
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TONG02301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	TONG
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Peter
Last Name	Suntinger
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Grosskirchheim, Carinthia, Austria
Occupation	Farmer
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6187
Summit Date 1	2002-10-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436860
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	peter suntinger
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	64823
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TONG02301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	TONG
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Hans-Peter
Last Name	Tronigger
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Grosskirchheim, Carinthia, Austria
Occupation	Carpenter
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6187
Summit Date 1	2002-10-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434751
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hans-peter tronigger
Year of Birth	1959
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Guenter Mussnig	M	1964	Austria	Leader	Muehldorf, Carinthia, Austria	National park service official	Details Other expeditions
Roland Hummer	M	1965	Austria	Climber	Pasching, Upper Austria, Austria	Mountain lodge owner	Details Other expeditions
Peter Suntinger	M	1965	Austria	Climber	Grosskirchheim, Carinthia, Austria	Farmer	Details Other expeditions
Hans-Peter Tronigger	M	1959	Austria	Climber	Grosskirchheim, Carinthia, Austria	Carpenter	Details Other expeditions

0 recorded references.