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 - - -