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 Türpe, Lakpa Gelbu Sherpa, Jana Odrich.
all members
are Germans except Lakpa Gelbu Sherpa (Nepalese)
all ascends
listed below were without oxygen
Thomas
Türpe: 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)
Jörg 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