Eight alpinists will join the team, accompanied by a diploma psychologist:

Dr. Olaf Rieck, Expeditionleader

born 15.10.1964 in Wittenberg, is living in Leipzig
Profession: Veterinarian

Trips:
Karakorum: Gasherbrum II (8035 m)
Himalaya: Imja Tse (Winter, 6189 m), Pokalde (5922 m), Chunkung Ri (5546 m)
Pamir-Alai: Pik Energie 5134 m
Skandinavien: traverse of Svartisen-glacier (Nordnorwegen) summer and winter
Arktis: traverse of Spitzbergen (Svalbard-Archipel) east after west, climbing of several nameless peaks
Alaska: traverse of Glacier-Bay
Rockclimbing: Sächsische Schweiz

Back to the top

  Lydia Schubert

born 13.04.1971 in Eisenach, is living in Leipzig
Profession: Healthcare

Trips:
Himalaya: Imja Tse (Winter, 6189 m), Chunkung Ri (5546 m)
Anden: Chimborazo (6310 m)
Pamir-Alai: Tschim-Targa (5478 m), Pik Moskwa (5193 m), Miraly (5170 m), Pik Energie (5134 m), Samok (5070 m), Paichamber (4958 m), zahlreiche 4000er
Rockclimbing: Alpen, Sächsische Schweiz

Back to the top

Reinhardt Tauchnitz

born 14.05.1961 in Leipzig, is living in Leipzig
Profession: Engineer

Trips:
Himalaya: Shisha Pangma (8046 m)
Karakorum: Gasherbrum II (8035 m)
Pamir: Pik Lenin (7134 m)
Anden: Aconcagua (6954 m), Chimborazo (6310 m), Popocatepetl (5450 m)
Alaska: Mt. McKinley (6194 m)
Kaukasus: Elbrus (5633 m), Ushba (4695 m)
Afrika: Kilimandscharo (5895 m), Ruwenzori (5109 m)
Iran: Demavand (5601 m)
Pamir-Alai: mehrere 5000er
Rockclimbing: Sächsische Schweiz

Back to the top

Wolfgang Ziegler

born 18.12.1944 in Wehlen, is living in Machern
Profession: Elektroindustriemeister

Trips:
Pamir: Pik Lenin (7134 m)
Kaukasus: Elbrus (5633 m),  Uschba Nordgipfel (4695 m)
Alpen: Matterhorn (4474 m), Schreckhorn (4170 m), Jungfrau (4258 m), div. 3000er und 4000er
Pamir-Alai: Tschim-Targa (5478 m), Pik Moskwa (5193 m), Miraly (5170 m), Pik Energy (5134 m), Samok (5070 m), Paichamber (4958 m), zahlreiche 4000er
Hohe Tatra: different summer and winter ascents
Westtatra: Wintertraverse Rilagebirge, different Summerascents, 160 alpine peaks
Rockclimbing: Alpen, Sächsische Schweiz

Back to the top

Ingolf Speer

born 31.01.70 in Leipzig, is living in San Francisco, California
Profession: Civil engineer

Trips:
Anden: Mt. Illimani (6488 m), Mt. Potosie (6088 m), Popocatepetl (5450 m), Pik Orizaba (5700 m)
Afrika: Mt. Kenia (5199 m), Kilimandscharo (5895 m)
Alpen: Großglockner, Campanile de Basso, Tofana di Rozes
Indonesien (Irian Jaya): Mt. Trikora (4700 m)
Rockclimbing: different ascents in Italy, France, Germany, Großbritannien, Mallorca, Austria, Australia (bis VIII. degree UIAA)

Back to the top

Winfried Kraus

born 06.07.1954 in Leipzig, is living in Stephanskirchen
Profession: Elektrohandwerksmeister

Trips:
Himalaya: Shisha Pangma (bis 7500m)
Alaska: Mt. McKinley (6194m)
USA: Mount Whitney (4418m)
Indonesien: the highest vulcans
Alpen: Mont Blanc (Winter, 4808m), Dufourspitze (Winter, 4634m),Rimpfischhorn (Winter, 4198m), Strahlhorn (Winter, 4190m), Piz Bernina (Winter), Signalkuppe, Liskamm, Zwillinge, div. 3000er und 4000er im Winter, zahlreiche alpine Gipfel bis VI (UIAA)
Hohe Tatra: different summer and winter ascents
Westtatra: Wintertraverse
Rockclimbing: Sächsische Schweiz, Alpen, Europa, USA 

Back to the top

Toni Großmann

born 19.09.1957 in Zeitz, is living in Rosenheim
Profession: Elektromonteur

Trips:
Alpen: many winter ascents and alpin mountain tours
Rilagebirge: different summer ascents
Hohe Tatra: different summer and winter ascents
Rockclimbing: Sächsische Schweiz, Alpen, Europa, USA

Back to the top

Elisabeth Eulerich

born 28.07.1968 in Schlema
Profession: doctor

Trips: 
different rock- and iceclimbs in the Alps

Back to the top

Dr. Marcus Stück

born 1965 in Leipzig

profession: Diplom Psychologe

Trips:
Argentinien: Aconcagua
Ecuador: Sangay
Trekking im Kaukasus (Rußland), Rila (Bulgarien), Fakerasz (Rumänien), Himalaya (Nepal)

Back to the top

Cho Oyu 8201 m, expedition to the 6.-highest mountain of the world, 1999
Leader of the expedition: Dr. Olaf Rieck, Tel. 01149-341 - 44 13 289, Cellphone: 01149-172 - 70 64 399
last update: 08. Februar 1999.