Mt. Everest 2005 Leipziger: Good News from Camp 1

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Mt. Everest 2005 Leipziger: Good News from Camp 1

Update: Introduction

Update: Leipziger huge dimensions of Everest

Update: The mountain dictates our plans.

Update: Mt. Everest 2005: The full German Update

Update: Mt. Everest 2005 Leipziger: Good News from Camp 1

Update: Mt. Everest 2005 Leipziger: Ascent to camp 4

Update: Mt. Everest 2005 Leipziger: Thomas is back, two loads at camp 4.

Update: Mt. Everest 2005 Leipziger: The day of the truth comes closer!

Update: Mt. Everest 2005 Leipziger: Tomorrow we will start for the summit push!

Update: Mt. Everest 2005 Leipziger: We resign!

Update: Mt. Everest 2005 Leipziger: At Mount Everest basecamp

Update: Mt. Everest 2005 Leipziger: Back to Namche

Background

A German team will attempt the South side of Everest (Nepal). The final team: Olaf Rieck, Thomas T�rpe, Lakpa Gelbu Sherpa, Jana Odrich.

all members are Germans except Lakpa Gelbu Sherpa (Nepalese)

all ascends listed below were without oxygen

Thomas T�rpe: born 1961

1994 Cho Oyu (8201 m)

1996 Everest until 8400 m

1999 Cho Oyu (8201 m)

2000 Makalu (8463 m)

2001 Everest until 8700 m

2002 Cho Oyu (8201 m)

2003 Gasherbrum II (8035 m)

J�rg Stingl: born 1961

1996 Mt. Everest until 8500 m

1997 Cho Oyu until 7800 m

1998 Makalu until 8250 m

1999 Manaslu (8163 m)

2001 Mt. Everest (8850 m)

2004 Nanga Parbat (8125 m)

Lakpa Gelbu Sherpa: born 1977

1996 Cho Oyu (8201m)

2000 Everest North (8850 m)

2001 Dhaulagiri (8167 m)

2003 Lhotse (8516 m)

2003 Everest South (8850 m)

Olaf Rieck: born 1964

1999 Cho Oyu (8201 m)

Cho Polu (6735 m, first ascend)

2001 Gasherbrum II (8035 m)

Hidden Peak until 6500 m

2002 Num Ri (6677 m, first ascend)

Olaf Zill: born 1966

2000 Makalu (8463 m)

2001 Mt. Everest until 8000 m

2002 Dhaulagiri (8167 m)

2003 Cho Oyu (8201 m)

Jana Odrich: born 1974

Island Peak (Imja Tse) 6189 m

Kilimanjaro 5 895 m

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