Yalung Kang | 1975 S Face
A Austria expedition to Yalung Kang in 1975 via S Face, led by Siegfried Aeberli. Summit reached on 9th May 1975. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2294 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | YALU75101 |
| Peak ID | YALU |
| Year | 1975 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Austria |
| Leaders | Siegfried Aeberli |
| Sponsor | Expedition to Yalung Kang |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 2nd-4th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | W Germany |
| Approach | Dharan->Yalung Glacier (BC) |
| Basecamp Date | 1975-04-11 |
| Summit Date | 1975-05-09 |
| Summit Time | 1200 |
| Summit Days | 28 |
| Total Days | 39 |
| Termination Date | 1975-05-20 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8505 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 11 |
| Summit Members | 9 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 13 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(11/04,5500m),C1(13/04,6200m),C2(17/04,6650m),C3(21/04,7150m),C4(08/05,7800m),Smt(09,12-13/05) |
| Route Notes | Sturm - 3 June 75 [All arrive today ex-Biratnagar]. Summit dates and people of MFA report correct. Worked in 3 teams of 3 men each, taking turns about making route. Highest camp C4 at 7800m. No accidents, no frostbite, no avalanche damage. MP Khanal, MFA - 16 May 75 12 May - 2nd summit 11:30 am - Helmut Wagner, Peter Vogler, Gerd Baur. 13 May - 3rd summit 11:00 am - Guenter Sturm, Sepp Mayerl, Fritz Zintl Slight wind these 2 days but weather quite good. [record no of summiters on 8000m peak since 1965 Everest] MP Khanal, MFA - 12 May 75 Success from South Face 9 May, midday by Michel Dacher, Erich Lackner and Rolf Walter. Dr. Curt Fischer - 9 May 75 He arrivde BC 28 April and left 3 May and then had already the camp 26 or 27 April at 7600m. One 8000m oxygen deposit but not another camp; otherwise 1 more camp. All very strong especially Sturm, Lackner and Walter and Dr Zintl at C3. Very good relations with LO and Sherpas. Very good weather while Fischer there, but after left BC had 2 days rain so may be snow on mountain. Hope summit next week Yalung Kang definitely; are on South Face. Not used oxygen up to 7600m C4. May leave by 2 Pilatus Porters from Taplejung. Aeberli - 9 March 75 Leave 14th road to Dharan and leave 16th March. 18-19 days to BC at 5500m, nearly same place at Evans in 1955. South Face of Yalung Kang, not Japanese ridge routes. 6-7 camps above base. Hope summit by middle May because long way back and it's first mountain to get the monsoon. 14 Sherpas including cook and kitchen boy. Don't know which part most difficult technically, since no photos of face. 9000 kg baggage. Mail via Col. Angdi, Annapurna Trekking |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Annapurna Treks |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2446227 |
| Year | 1975 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s face |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siegfried Aeberli | M | 1925 | Austria | Leader | Obsteig, Tirol, Austria | Teacher (elementary school) & alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Gerd Baur | M | 1947 | W Germany | Climber | Friedrichshafen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany | Cameraman | Details Other expeditions |
| Michel Dacher | M | 1933 | W Germany | Climber | Peiting, Bavaria, W Germany | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Erich Lackner | M | 1948 | Austria | Climber | Vienna, Austria | Physical education student at University of Vienna | Details Other expeditions |
| Josef (Sepp) Mayerl | M | 1937 | Austria | Climber | Doelsach, Tirol, Austria | Roofer (puts roofs on houses & churches) | Details Other expeditions |
| Guenter Sturm | M | 1940 | W Germany | Climber | Starnberg, Bavaria, W Germany | Leader of German Alpine Club's mountaineering school | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Vogler | M | 1948 | W Germany | Climber | Durach, Bavaria, W Germany | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Helmut Wagner | M | 1939 | Austria | Climber | Telfs, Tirol, Austria | Austrian Alpine Club staffer for mountain rescue | Details Other expeditions |
| Roman A. Zink | M | 1946 | W Germany | Exp Doctor | Munich, Bavaria, W Germany | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Rolf Walter | M | 1941 | Austria | Climber | Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Friedrich (Fritz) Zintl | M | 1932 | W Germany | Climber | Puchheim, Bavaria, W Germany | Head of school for sports and mountaineering | Details Other expeditions |
| Urkien Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | Sirdar | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
7 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YALU75101 | AAJ | - | - | - | 50:512 (1976) | - |
| YALU75101 | - | Sturm, Guenter | Erfolg Kantsch 8438m | BLV, Munich | - | S792 |
| YALU75101 | - | Mayerl, Sepp | Der Turm in Mir | Rosenheimer, Rosenheim, W Germany | - | M245 |
| YALU75101 | MM | - | - | - | 44:10 (Jul 1975) | - |
| YALU75101 | MM | Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman | Kangchenjunga | - | 68:34-40 (Jul 1979) | - |
| YALU75101 | DAV | Aeberli, Siegfried | Kantsch-Expedition 1975 | - | 101:151-154 (1976) | - |
| YALU75101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197651201/Yalungkang | - | - | - |