Himlung Himal | 2003 W Ridge & N Ridge

A France expedition to Himlung Himal in 2003 via W Ridge & N Ridge, led by Fabien Ibarra. Summit reached on 20th October 2003. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4490
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	HIML03304
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2003
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Ridge & N Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Fabien Ibarra
Sponsor	Himlung 2003
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	11th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Hongde->Chame->BC
Basecamp Date	2003-10-11
Summit Date	2003-10-20
Summit Time	1100
Summit Days	9
Total Days	13
Termination Date	2003-10-24
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7126
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	1
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
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(11/10,5200m),C1(13/10,5700m),C2(17/10,6300m),C3(19/10,6400m),Smt(20/10)
Route Notes	3 members and 2 Sherpas started from C3 at 4:10 am. Grive and Ram stopped at 6700m, turned back because she was cold and decided to go back. Summited at 11:00 am. Stayed about 20 minutes, back to C2 at 3 pm. Lerminiaux reached C2 on the 22nd.
Accidents	Ram Kumar had frostbitten fingers
Achievement	-
Agency	Great Himalayan Adventure (GHA)
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2455341
Year	2003
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w ridge & n ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	34794
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML03304
Member ID	03
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Martine
Last Name	Grive
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France
Occupation	Bookbinder
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6700
Summit Date 1	2003-10-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2433399
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	martine grive
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34795
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML03304
Member ID	02
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Edouarde
Last Name	Fachin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Auch, Gers, France
Occupation	Computer engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2431272
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	edouarde fachin
Year of Birth	1949
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34796
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML03304
Member ID	01
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Fabien Jacques Claude
Last Name	Ibarra
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7126
Summit Date 1	2003-10-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	11
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435890
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	fabien jacques claude ibarra
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	34797
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML03304
Member ID	04
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Laurent-Maurice
Last Name	Jacquet
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Paris, France
Occupation	Atomic energy production engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7126
Summit Date 1	2003-10-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	11
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434858
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	laurent-maurice jacquet
Year of Birth	1959
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34798
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML03304
Member ID	05
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Pascal
Last Name	Jezequel
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France
Occupation	Molecular biologist in cancer study
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2435946
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pascal jezequel
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34799
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML03304
Member ID	06
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Christian
Last Name	Lerminiaux
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France
Occupation	Research and development director (industrial optic-fiber technology)
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6300
Summit Date 1	2003-10-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2434086
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christian lerminiaux
Year of Birth	1957
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34800
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML03304
Member ID	08
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Phurba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Lukla, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7126
Summit Date 1	2003-10-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	11
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-66
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phurba sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	47358
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML03304
Member ID	07
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Ram Kumar
Last Name	Gurung
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6700
Summit Date 1	2003-10-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	31
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ram kumar gurung
Year of Birth	-
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Martine Grive	F	1955	France	Climber	Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France	Bookbinder	Details Other expeditions
Edouarde Fachin	M	1949	France	Climber	Auch, Gers, France	Computer engineer	Details Other expeditions
Fabien Jacques Claude Ibarra	M	1962	France	Leader	Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Laurent-Maurice Jacquet	M	1959	France	Climber	Paris, France	Atomic energy production engineer	Details Other expeditions
Pascal Jezequel	M	1962	France	Climber	Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France	Molecular biologist in cancer study	Details Other expeditions
Christian Lerminiaux	M	1957	France	Climber	Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France	Research and development director (industrial optic-fiber technology)	Details Other expeditions
Phurba Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Lukla, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Ram Kumar Gurung	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.