Himlung Himal | 2009 A ridge on SW Face
A UK expedition to Himlung Himal in 2009 via A ridge on SW Face, led by Murray Campbell. Summit reached on 27th October 2009. 7 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6661 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | HIML09307 |
| Peak ID | HIML |
| Year | 2009 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | A ridge on SW Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Murray Campbell |
| Sponsor | Scotland/Canada Himlung Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 31st |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Canada, Hungary |
| Approach | Bhulbhule->Dharapani->Koto->Meta->Phu |
| Basecamp Date | 2009-10-18 |
| Summit Date | 2009-10-27 |
| Summit Time | 1200 |
| Summit Days | 9 |
| Total Days | 11 |
| Termination Date | 2009-10-29 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7126 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 100 |
| Total Members | 4 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| 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(18/10,4815m),C1(20/10,5650m),C2(21/10,6200m),C3(26/10,6400m),Smt(27/10) |
| Route Notes | Campbell, Cattrall, Webber, Ang Kami, Dawa and Pemba left C3 at 7 am on 27 Oct for summit. Campbell and Dawa turned around to C3 from 7050m as Campbell suffered from backache. Cattrall got exhausted and went down to BC from 6500m with Pemba. Webber and Ang Kami and reached summit at 12 noon. They could not stay on summit for more than 2-3 minutes due to cold and strong wind. Webber and Ang Kami descended to C3, spent the night there. Next day to BC. Veres climbed up to C1 on 22 Oct; he suffered from lung infection and did not try for the summit. The team returned to Kathmandu on 3 November. Campbell and Webber will leave on 4 November. Cattrall will leave on 7 Nov and Veres will leave on 6 November. Fixed rope: 100m between C1->C2. Sherpas: Ang Kami Sherpa, 21/8/82 (5/5/2039), Gudel-5, Everest X2, Lhotse X1 Dawa Syangmu Bhote, 18/8/77 (21/5/2034), Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun, no 8000ers Pemba Tsering, 21/8/88 (5/5/2045), Lelep-8, no 8000ers |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Arun Treks |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457546 |
| Year | 2009 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | a ridge on sw face |
Members
7 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Alastair Campbell | M | 1979 | UK | Leader | Edinburgh, Scotland | Director of company renting marquees | Details Other expeditions |
| Geoffrey (Geoff) Cattrall | M | 1976 | Canada | Climber | Hong Kong | Pilot | Details Other expeditions |
| Jozsef Veres | M | 1959 | Hungary | Climber | Abasar, Hungary | Quality management system managing director | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicholas Christian Webber | M | 1976 | UK | Climber | Edinburgh, Scotland | Director of events management & property management group of companies | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Kami Sherpa | M | 1982 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Gudel-5, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Sangmu Bhote | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Tshering Sherpa | M | 1988 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Lelep-8, Taplejung | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.