원정 개요

Dirk Groeger - Feb 2012 (email to Billi Bierling)

Putha Hiunchuli Amical Expedition Autumn 2010

When did you arrive in Kathmandu and which hotel did you stay in?
25.09.10 Shangri La

When did you leave Kathmandu and how did you get to your exit point for BC?
27.09.10 via Nepalganj and Juphal

What was your approach to BC and which route were you intending to climb?
Following Barbung Khola to Tarakot, Laisicap, then BC 4900m, NW Face

When did you arrive at BC and at what altitude was it?
04.10.10 ca. 4900m

When did you sleep at C1 for the first time and at what altitude was it?
08.10.10 5450m

When did you sleep at C2 for the first time and at what altitude was it?
12.10.10 6100m

When did you sleep at C3 for the first time and at what altitude was it?
13.10.10 6500m

When did you summit (date and time)? Please state the names of all the members and their times (including Sherpas, if you had any with you)
14.10.10 ca 10 o'clock Sepp Wrangler, Marc Faber, Regina Schallberger, Josef Muehlmann, Paul Sodamin, Pemba and Sonam Jangbu, Dirk Groeger

On summit day, what time did you leave the last camp in the morning?
4 o'clock

What was the weather like? Sunny and nearly no wind

Which camp did you sleep at on your way down and at what time did you arrive there?
BC 7 pm

What about the other members? Did they also summit and if not how high did they get (please name them individually) and why did they abandon the climb?

Doris Sieber and Helga Behringer went to 7000m on 14.10 but they were to slow to reach the summit and turned back.

Almut and Guenther Simon, Christian and Margit Merz reached C3 on 13.10.
Even though he was the strongest climber in the group, Christian Merz was not feeling well that day and decided to quit the expedition. His wife Margit never really intended to go to the summit.

Guenther Simon was feeling altitude sick and turned back. His wife could have made the summit but stayed with him.

Bernhard Schmid left BC on 7/10/10.
It was the first expedition for him and he found it very hard mentally. He was too homesick to carry on and took helicopter from Karkot back to Kathmandu.

Did you fix any rope yourself? No

Did you have any Sherpas with you? If yes, can you give me their names and maybe the village they are from. And have your Sherpas summitted any 8000m peaks before this expedition? If you know, maybe you could give me the year as well.

Pemba (Everest 2 times), Lower Lukla
Sonam Jangbu, Lower Lukla (I will find out more about them)

Which route did you climb? NW regular

Did you use oxygen? No

Did you take medical oxygen? Yes

Any accidents or injuries?
Height altitude sickness: Guenther Simon, flew out from BC by heli after return from C3 on the 16/10/10.

When did you leave Base Camp to come back to Kathmandu? 17.10.10

Members at the end: Everyone apart from Guenther and Almut Simon.

When did you arrive in Kathmandu and which hotel did you stay in?
22.10.10 Shangrila

When did you leave Kathmandu to go back home?
24.10.10

Which trekking agent did you use? Thamserku