Himlung Himal | 2008 W Ridge

A Germany expedition to Himlung Himal in 2008 via W Ridge, led by Markus Walter. Summit reached on 31st October 2008. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6248
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIML08305
Peak ID HIML
Year 2008
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Markus Walter
Sponsor Diamir Himlung 2008
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 25th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Austria
Approach Meta->Phu
Basecamp Date 2008-10-18
Summit Date 2008-10-31
Summit Time 1440
Summit Days 13
Total Days 16
Termination Date 2008-11-03
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7126
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 11
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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(18/10,4820m),C1(21/10,5620m),C2(25/10,6130m),C3(30/10,6380m),Smt(31/10)
Route Notes On 31 Oct summit team and Bruemmer, Horny, Koch, Schreiber left C3 between 7 am and 8:40 am. Bruemmer and Horny turned back at 6500m due to cold at about 8 am and returned to C3. Schreiber reached 6600m, but turned back due to breathing problems at 11 am and also returned to C3. Koch reached 6800m, but turned back at 1 pm due to exhaustion. Summit team left top at 3:45 pm. They descended to C3, where they arrived between 7 pm and 9 pm. On 1 Nov they descended to BC. On way down they dismantled their three camps. They also collected a lot of rubbish that was apparently left by another German team of 4 people. Sandner reached 5700m on 1 Nov; he abandoned expedition due to high pulse rate and a heart conditions.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Multi Adventure
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457184
Year 2008
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Bernhard Bruemmer M 1959 Germany Climber Eichwalde, Brandenburg, Germany Mechanic Details Other expeditions
Antje Buckentin M 1974 Germany Climber Freiberg, Saxony, Germany Electronic technician Details Other expeditions
Frank Ewers M 1960 Germany Climber Merseburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Sports therapist Details Other expeditions
Jan-Henrik Hunte M 1975 Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany Commercial clerk Details Other expeditions
Armin Koch M 1957 Germany Climber Mansfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Hydrological engineer Details Other expeditions
Frank Peter Sandner M 1966 Germany Climber Pietzpuhl, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Engineer Details Other expeditions
Bernd Schreiber M 1950 Germany Climber Dresden, Saxony, Germany Engineer Details Other expeditions
Henrike Seiffer F 1974 Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany Marketing specialist Details Other expeditions
Hubert Horny M 1964 Austria Climber Kirchdorf/Krems, Upper Austria, Austria Sports therapist Details Other expeditions
Markus Hannes Walter M 1973 Germany Leader Dresden, Saxony, Germany Tour guide & travel agent Details Other expeditions
Gregor Weimann M 1957 Germany Climber Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany Woodworker Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.