Himlung Himal | 2004 SW Ridge

A France expedition to Himlung Himal in 2004 via SW Ridge, led by Francois Birraux. Summit reached on 3rd November 2004. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4798
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIML04305
Peak ID HIML
Year 2004
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Francois Birraux
Sponsor Chablais Himlung Himal 2004
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 17th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Besisahar->Jagat->Dharapani->Koto->Kyang->Phu
Basecamp Date 2004-10-30
Summit Date 2004-11-03
Summit Time 1100
Summit Days 4
Total Days 6
Termination Date 2004-11-05
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7126
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 25
Total Members 4
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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(30/10,4800m),C1(01/11,5300m),C2(02/11,6200m),Smt(03/11)
Route Notes C2 established but not used. Nov 03 Birraux, Verdier and Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa left C1 at 02:00 hours, summited at 11:00 hours, - spent about 10 minutes on top, back to C1 at 15:00 hours; then to BC at 16:30 hours. Birraux turned back from first summit about 6500m where he reached at about 08:00 hours. Birraux was exhausted and gave up climbing. Weather was very good - no wind. Blanc and Buttay climbed up to C1 one time and remained at BC rest of the time. For them that was enough. They said that it was very cold.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Nomad Expeditions
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455722
Year 2004
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Francois Louis Birraux M 1954 France Leader St. Paul-en-Chablais, Haute-Savoie, France Hotelier Details Other expeditions
Bernard Blanc M 1960 France Climber Saint-Paul-en-Chablais, Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Dominique M. M. Buttay M 1953 France Climber Bernex, Haute-Savoie, France Skiing instructor Details Other expeditions
Paul Verdier M 1982 France Climber St. Paul-en-Chablais, Haute-Savoie, France Skiing instructor Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Yilajung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.