Himlung Himal | 2004 W Ridge

A Austria expedition to Himlung Himal in 2004 via W Ridge, led by Reinhold Oblak. Summit reached on 19th October 2004. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4748
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIML04303
Peak ID HIML
Year 2004
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Reinhold Oblak
Sponsor First Austrian Himlung Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 15th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Switzerland
Approach Helicopter to Chamre->Koto
Basecamp Date 2004-10-09
Summit Date 2004-10-19
Summit Time 1515
Summit Days 10
Total Days 12
Termination Date 2004-10-21
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7126
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 200
Total Members 6
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 3
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(09/10,4820m),ABC(10/10,5200m),C1(11/10,5635m),C2(16/10,6000m),C3(17/10,6320m),C4(18/10,6400m),Smt(19/10)
Route Notes BC south of Phu Khola ABC at small plateau on moraine C1 on West Ridge on snow C2 on West Ridge C3 before foresummit C4 at 6400m other side of foresummit. Heavy snowfall night of 11th so down to BC 12th. 14th back to C1. 16th to C2 and on up each day. Pilz, Oblak and 3 Tamangs left C4 for top at 8:15 am having waited for sun to start so "not so icy cold" wind. All 5 on top 3:15 pm having had to break from about 6550m (3 French women (Zuberor and teammates); "bitterly cold." Returned to C4 at 7:00 pm. All other members had gone back while Oblak and Pilz went on to C4 that day. Climb now finished. 20th all in BC.
Accidents -
Achievement 1st Austrians on top
Agency Blue Sky Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455707
Year 2004
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Christian Draschitz M 1949 Austria Climber Neuziders, Voralberg, Austria Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Sabine Kraml F 1971 Austria Climber Crozet, Ain, France Physicist Details Other expeditions
Reinhold Oblak M 1963 Austria Leader Vienna, Austria Spokesman for company producing printed circuit boards Details Other expeditions
Gerhard Pilz M 1965 Austria Climber Steeg, Tirol, Austria Accountant Details Other expeditions
Alois Erich Schiempfoessl M 1944 Austria Climber Raukweil, Vorarlberg, Austria Teacher Details Other expeditions
Peter Josef Zemp M 1962 Switzerland Climber Zurich, Switzerland Physicist Details Other expeditions
Man Bahadur (Gopal) Tamang M 1959 Nepal H-A Worker Jaidu, Salleri, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Durge Bahadur Tamang M 1961 Nepal H-A Worker Deusa, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Oishal Tamang M - Nepal H-A Worker Gaurishankar, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.