Scientific research trips and expeditions carried out by Matthias Kuhle

1970/71 participation in the 3-months scientific Central Sahara expedition under the leadership of H.-J.Pachur (from October to January)


1973 seven-months research expedition to the South-East Iranian high mountains (Zagros, Kuh-i-Jupar) under personal leadership (from March to November)


1974 second two-months research trip to the same area, but in winter (February to April)


1976 research expedition to West-Spitsbergen (Dicksonland) from June to August under personal leadership


1976-1977 two research expeditions to the Central Himalaya (Dhaulagiri- and Annapurna group) under personal leadership for a period of all together 8 months (from October 1976 to March 1977 and from July to October 1977)


1979 March/April research trip to the Abruzzi


1979 June/July expedition to West-Greenland (Nugssuaq) under personal leadership


1980 four-months (January to May) expedition to the South-American Andes (Aconcagua group, Cerro Tupungato-, Cerro Juncal-and Nevado del Plomo group) under personal leadership


1981 participation in a four-months German-Chinese geomorphological and glaciological Kuen-Lun- and Tibet-expedition under the leadership of J. Hövermann and W. Wenying (from May to September)


1982 three and a half-months research expedition on glaciology, geomorphology, botany and vegetation in the southern Mt.Everest- Cho Oyu- and Lothse area under personal leadership (from August to November)


1983 (July/August) field investigations on high mountain geomorphology in the Mt.Mc Kinley-group (Alaska-range, USA) and in the St.Elias-range (Mt.Logan-group, Canada)


1984 three and a half-months German-Chinese joint expedition to South Tibet and into the northern flanks of Shisha Pangma and Mt. Chomolungma (Mt. Everest) under the leadership of M.Kuhle and Wang Wenying (July to November)


1986 three and a-half-months German-Chinese Karakoram expedition into the northern flank of K2. Leadership: M.Kuhle and Xu Daoming (August to November)


1987 participation in the Nanga Parbat- and North-West Karakoram glaciological expedition (July/August). Leader: W.Kick


1988 research trip to Lake Issykul and Tien Shan (Tersky Alatau) to prepare a glaciological German-Russian joint expedition to Pik Pobedy (August)


1988/89 two-months scientific expedition to Kangchendz”nga (East Himalaya) under personal leadership (from December 1988 to February 1989)


1989 three- and a-half-months German-Chinese expedition to Central- and South-East Tibet to the Tangula Shan, Nyainquentangula, Namsche Bawar and into the eastern flank of Mt. Everest (Kangchung glacier). Leadership: M.Kuhle and Xu Daoming (July to November)


1991 two-months Tien Shan expedition (Dankow massif, Central Tien Shan plateau, Inyl-schek glacier, north slope of Pik Pobedi, Kungai Alatau) with Russian colleagues from the Geographical Institute of the Academy of Sciences in Moscow. Leaders: M.Dyurgerov and M.Kuhle (June to August)


1991 leader of the post-congress Tibet-excursion of the XIIIth INQUA-congress in Peking together with Zheng Benxing (Lanzhou) (in August)


1992 research expeditions to East-Pamir and East-Tien Shan (in June)


1992 two-months expedition to the Northwest- and Central Karakoram under personal leadership. Geomorphological investigations on the past glaciation and on questions as to the mapping of hazards and the risk potential (August to October)


1993 (February/March) participation in a Siberian winter- expedition to the East-Sayan- and Transbaikal-mountains (invitation of the Russian Academy of Sciences)


1993 July to October: leadership of the scientific Ladakh-, Zansgar- (Nun Kun-) and Nanda Devi-Kamet expedition (Garhwal Himalaya: Alaknanda catchment area) in cooperation with the University of Calcutta


1994 excursion leader of the "International symposium and field workshop on glacial deposits and environment in monsoon Asia" (Lanzhou, PR China) to North-East Tibet together with Chinese colleagues (in June)


1994 fieldwork in the Huyna Potosi Massif and the Alti Plano (Bolivian Andes) in August


1994/95 geomorphological expedition to the Himalaya (Makalu, Barun-Arun valley, Manaslu, Bhuri Gandaki-, Marsyandi Khola area, south-slope of Annapurna group, north-slope of Dhaulagiri group, Kanjiroba, Dolpo) from 15/11/1994 to 02/03/1995 under personal leadership


1995 in August/September field work in the northern slope of the main crest of the Altai (mountains) with Kurai- and Tschui basin up to the Mongolian border in the east


1995 investigations in the northern flank of Nanga Parbat; trip across Chitral (Hindu Kush) (in October)


1996 quaternary-geomorphological research trip to South-, Central- and West-Tibet (Tschang Tang, Lingzi Tang and Aksai Tschin) in August/September


1997 two-months expedition from August to October into the south flank of the Muztagh Karakoram (K2, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum, Masherbrum, Baintha Brak) to the Baltoro- and Biafo glacier under personal leadership


1998 March/April research trip to the Rolwaling Himalaya. In Sweden and Norway comparative studies as for the past glaciation in Tibet (August)


1999 scientific expedition to the south-slope of Kangchendzönga, East Himalaya, under personal leadership (April and May)


1999 from May to July research expedition into the south-slope of the Hispar Karakoram and to the Hispar glacier system under personal leadership


2000 (June) research trip to East Tibet, west of Minya Konka, and to the eastern slope of Minya Konka


2000 two-months research expedition from July to September into the Karakoram south-slope (Chogolungma glacier, Basna valley), to the Deosai plateau, to the North-West Karakoram (Malubiting- massif with Bualtar- and Barpu glacier, Nagar) and to the western Karakoram (Kampire Dior-massif with Kukuar glacier and Bar valley)


2002 September/October: geomorphological research expedition into the south slope of the Annapurna Himal (Modi glacier and Thak Khola)


2002 in October geomorphological research trip to the Xuebao- massif, East-Tibet, and into the Minyang valley, eastern margin of Tibet


2003 March and April: research expedition into the upper Imja Khola, East Khumbu Himal, and to the West Khumbu Himal, upper Bhote Koshi, between Thame and Nangpa La (glacier pass) into Tibet; personal leadership


2004 (Februar/March) scientific expedition in the Chulu- and Damodar Himalaya under personal leadership


2004 (March/April): field investigations under personal leadership in the Garhwal Himalaya: in the upper Bhagirathi valley below the Gangotri glacier and in the upper Mandakini Nala (valley), Kedarnath massif


2005 (March and April) expedition within the scope of the project "The inland glaciation of Tibet and its southern outlet glaciers" to the Dhaulagiri- and Sangda Himalaya and to Mustang in South Tibet under personal leadership


2006 Karakoram expedition to the Masherbrum-massif (Hushe valley), into the north-slope of the Kampire Dior-massif (Chapursan valley) and into the east-slope of Ultar- as well as west-slope of Diran Massiv under personal leadership (July to September)


2007 Himalaya expedition to the Damodar-Himal under personal leadership (August and September)


2008 Himalaya excursion to the Langtang-Himal and expedition to Manaslu east flank under personal leadership (March to May)


2009 Himalaya expedition to the northern slopes of the Dhaulagiri Himal and to Dolpo (Kanjiroba Himal) under personal leadership; scientific excursion to Northeast-Tibet between Chengdu and Lhasa (August to October)


2010 Survey of the scientifically discussed Hannibal crossings (Southern Alps) under personal leadership (September)


2010 Scientific excursion in the Thak Khola (Dhaulagiri and Annapurna Himal) (November)


2011 September research trip to the Chola massif in E-Tibet


2012 April scientific excursion to the eastern central Himalaya (Hinku Khola with Kantaiga-, Kusum Kanguru- and Mera-massifs) under personal leadership


2013 August/September, Geomorphological research trip to SW-Tibet (Pangong Tso, Shyok Valley, Siachen Glacier valley (Nubra Valley), upper Indus Valley)