Himlung Himal | 2009 SW Ridge

A Spain expedition to Himlung Himal in 2009 via SW Ridge, led by Javier Bermejo. Summit reached on 1st October 2009. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6656
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIML09302
Peak ID HIML
Year 2009
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Javier Bermejo
Sponsor Karrikiri Himalayan Expedition to 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 Besisahar->Jagat-> Dharapani->Koto->Meta->Kaum->Phu
Basecamp Date 2009-09-28
Summit Date 2009-10-01
Summit Time -
Summit Days 3
Total Days 14
Termination Date 2009-10-12
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5700m due to heavy snowfall
High Point (m) 5700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 10
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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(28/09,4800m),C1(01/10,5700m),xxx(01/10,5700)
Route Notes Uriz, Bermejo, Casimiro, Donazar, Irureta, Labiano, Lazarobaster, Lejarza, Morales and Pico slept at C1 on 1 Oct. Snowfall started during the night; the snowfall buried tents under snow and four tents were damaged. The team descended to BC on 2 Oct. Snowfall continued for 5 days. They returned to Kathmandu on 17 Oct. Casimiro, Donazar, Lejarza and Pico will leave on 24 Oct, other six members left on 20 Oct.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Adventure
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457520
Year 2009
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Javier Ignacio Bermejo Garde M 1958 Spain Leader Zizur Mayor, Navarra, Spain Retired bank assistant Details Other expeditions
Jose Manuel (Josema) Casimiro Arteta M 1958 Spain Climber Gorraiz, Navarra, Spain Furniture store manager Details Other expeditions
Fernandez Donazar M 1958 Spain Climber Gorraiz, Navarra, Spain Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Benantxio Irureta Aguirre M 1953 Spain Climber Azpeitia, Guipuzcoa, Spain Electrician Details Other expeditions
Pedro Jose Labiano M 1959 Spain Climber Pamplona, Navarra, Spain Construction company owner Details Other expeditions
Unai Lazarobaster Olaizola M 1971 Spain Climber Azpeitia, Guipuzcoa, Spain Electrician Details Other expeditions
Itziar Lejarza M 1961 Spain Climber Larrauri-Hungia, Vizcaya, Spain Administrative secretary in a bank Details Other expeditions
Alejandro Morales M 1969 Spain Climber Guimar, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Jose Maria Pico M 1957 Spain Climber Lezama, Vizcaya, Spain Economist Details Other expeditions
Oskar Uriz M 1961 Spain Climber Mutilva Baja, Navarra, Spain Carpenter Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.