Himjung | 2018 W Ridge (up); N Ridge (down)
A Germany expedition to Himjung in 2018 via W Ridge (up); N Ridge (down), led by Sebastien Fuchs. Summit reached on 1st November 2018. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 10060 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | HIMJ18301 |
| Peak ID | HIMJ |
| Year | 2018 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Ridge (up); N Ridge (down) |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Leaders | Sebastien Fuchs |
| Sponsor | Amis Himalaya Adventures Himjung Expedition 2018 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Austria |
| Approach | Koto->Phu->Himlung BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2018-10-21 |
| Summit Date | 2018-11-01 |
| Summit Time | 0900 |
| Summit Days | 11 |
| Total Days | 14 |
| Termination Date | 2018-11-04 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7092 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 3 |
| Summit Members | 3 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| O2 Used | False |
| O2 None | True |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(21/10,4850m),C1(31/10,6180m),Smt(01/11) |
| Route Notes | Fuchs by FB messenger on 11/12/2018: Base Camp: New Himlung BC 4850m (Kari Kobler BC) Route: 31/10/2018 - 02/11/2018 We accessed the mountain via the Pangri and Himjung Glaciers. High camp was at 6180m north of the West Ridge. We climbed the West Ridge to the summit and descended via the North Ridge to Gyorbu Himal. Then via the West Shoulder down to Himjung Glacier. We then had to ascend for 200m to reach our high camp again at 8 pm. Summit on 01/11 by all three members. On 02/11 we descended to BC and left BC on 04/11. Hard snow 55° exposed ridge climbing. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | 1st traverse W to N ridge |
| Agency | Amis Himalaya Adventure |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2462017 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w ridge (up); n ridge (down) |
Members
3 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Daniel Georg Fuchs | M | 1985 | Germany | Leader | Kufstein, Tirol, Austria | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Vitus Auer | M | 1990 | Austria | Climber | Umhausen, Tirol, Austria | Alpine guide & architect | Details Other expeditions |
| Stefan Larcher | M | 1989 | Austria | Climber | Feichten, Tirol, Austria | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIMJ18301 | AAJ | Griffin, Lindsay | Himjung, Second Ascent, Traverse via West Ridge and North Ridge | - | 93:316 (2019) | - |
| HIMJ18301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201215074 | - | - | - |