Himlung Himal | 2005 W Ridge

A USA expedition to Himlung Himal in 2005 via W Ridge, led by Cleve Armstrong. Summit reached on 7th May 2005. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4985
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	HIML05101
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2005
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Cleve Armstrong
Sponsor	Independent climber on Himlung
Success 1	False
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Hongde
Basecamp Date	2005-05-02
Summit Date	2005-05-07
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	5
Total Days	7
Termination Date	2005-05-09
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 5700m due to huge crevasse blocking approach to C2
High Point (m)	5700
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	75
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	0
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(02/05,4500m),C1(05/05,5000m),xxx(07/05,5700m)
Route Notes	BC near point 4800m west of mountain C1 southeast of bottom of West Ridge. Stopped at 5700m because huge crevasse blocked they way; if more rescuers people around would have tried to cross it by going down into it. Pemba Tenzing was on Himlung at 2003 by this route and terrain had changed greatly from non-technical mountain to technical. Fixed ropes below C1 (25m) and above C1 (50m). On 7th May to BC after clearing C1 since climb finished.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	South Asian Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2455908
Year	2005
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	38177
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML05101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	Cleve Erling
Last Name	Armstrong
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1942
Calculated Age	62
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Denver, Colorado
Occupation	Optometrist (retired army colonel)
Leader	True
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5700
Summit Date 1	2005-05-07
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	1
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	2428594
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	cleve erling armstrong
Year of Birth	1942
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	63
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Cleve Erling Armstrong	M	1942	USA	Leader	Denver, Colorado	Optometrist (retired army colonel)	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.