Himlung Himal | 2008 SW Ridge

A Japan expedition to Himlung Himal in 2008 via SW Ridge, led by Toshiko Fujii. Summit reached on 1st May 2008. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6029
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIML08101
Peak ID HIML
Year 2008
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Toshiko Fujii
Sponsor Japanese 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 Pkr->Ghorepani->Marpha->Jomsom->Muktinath->Manang->Khangsar->Tilicho
Basecamp Date 2008-04-20
Summit Date 2008-05-01
Summit Time -
Summit Days 11
Total Days 17
Termination Date 2008-05-07
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6550m due to bad weather and exhaustion of member
High Point (m) 6550
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 400
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(20/04,4800m),ABC(24/04,5150m),C1(29/04,5150m),C3(30/04,6350m),xxx(01/05,6550m)
Route Notes Fujii, Karma Gelje, Tendi and Dawa Sherpa left C3 on 1 May at 5 am. At 6550m Fuji was very tired and returned to C3. Sherpas asked Fujii to use oxygen to continue but she refused to use it. Fujii wanted to sleep one night in C3 and to continue climbing. On 3 May weather became bad with snowfall and high wind. Same day descended to BC. The team returned to Kathmandu on 17 and will leave on 21 May. Fixed rope: 400m above C3. Sherpas: Karma Gelje Sherpa, (08-10-1970), Bhujunga-8, Okhaldhunga summited Baruntse 1995 [??], Ama Dablam X2, Ev 21/5/2005 with Japanese team (Karma lives most of the time in Japan) Tendi Sherpa, 48 yrs old, Tapting-6, summited Cho Oyu (1/10/06) and Ama Dablam Dawa Sherpa, Tapting-9, summited Cho Oyu 1/10/06
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Iceland Trekking (Karma)
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457001
Year 2008
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Toshiko Fujii F 1948 Japan Leader Nagasaki, Japan Retired law firm staff member Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Damdi, Tapting, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Karma Gyalzen/Gelje Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Bishinga-9, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Tendi Sherpa M 1960 Nepal H-A Worker Tapting-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.