Himlung Himal | 2009 SW Ridge

A UK expedition to Himlung Himal in 2009 via SW Ridge, led by Mick Chapman. Summit reached on 22nd October 2009. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6662
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIML09308
Peak ID HIML
Year 2009
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Mick Chapman
Sponsor International Himlung Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 30th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Australia
Approach Bhulbhule->Jagat->Dharapani->Koto->Meta->Kyang->Phu
Basecamp Date 2009-10-14
Summit Date 2009-10-22
Summit Time 1330
Summit Days 8
Total Days 12
Termination Date 2009-10-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7126
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(14/10,4900m),C1(17/10,5680m),C2(19/10,5900m),C3(21/10,6300m),Smt(22/10)
Route Notes Chapman, McDougall, Pasang and Lhakpa left C3 at 6:30 am on 22 Oct for summit. It was windy. After an hour of climbing McDougall started feeling cold and turned back to C3 with Pasang. Pasang got back from C3 and joined Chapman and Lhakpa on summit slope. Then Lhakpa went ahead where as Pasang and Chapman slowly proceeded towards the summit. Due to strong wind, Pasang thought that the climbing progress was too slow for himself and Chapman and Lhakpa was far ahead of them. The expected summit time was around 11 am, but they could manage to reach only 7000m at 1:30 pm. The summit looked very close but the pace they were able to move forward on the mountain could take them more than two hours. The wind was very strong, often they had to stop for wind to stop. Then they decided to turn around. Lhakpa went to the summit at 1:30 pm. He stayed on summit for about 15 minutes. He caught up to Pasang and Chapman on their way down to C3. All of the team spent night at C3. Next day all descended to BC. Email from Mick Chapman - 25 Feb 2010 On summit day we were due to leave around 5 am, but due to strong winds and cold we delayed our departure till after 7:00 am. After half an hour Katrina, who was cold and moving very slowly decided to return to camp. Pasang escorted her back whilst Lhakpa and myself continued on. We moved quite quickly and at this stage the weather was cold but only light winds. Lhakpa and I began the ascent of the long summit slopes and it was around 6500m that the wind began to pick up. Our weather report for this day suggested temperatures of minus 25. The climbing surface was excellent. At around 7000m (12.00 pm) we took a break as Pasang had caught us up. It was extremely cold at this time. Then followed a rather bizarre situation. When I got up from the rest I swung my rucksack on and put my back out. I was in extreme pain and I decided that I could not carry on. Pasang and I turned back to camp. Lhakpa carried on to the summit. However, I was only able to move very slowly and I did not get back to Camp 3 until 8:30 pm. Much thanks to Pasang and Lhakpa (who caught us up on his return) who assisted me back. It was a bit of an effort to get back to base camp and trek out to Besisahar. It took a few weeks for the situation to clear up. I'm now officially semi-retired having left Peregrine last year. I still in Reading, UK. Katrina lives in Queensland. Sherpas: Pasang Sherpa, Garima-8, Solu, 9/3/74 (26/11/2030), Everest 19/5/06 Lhakpa Tenzi Sherpa, Lokhim-4, Solu, 4/4/75 (22/12/2031), no 8000ers
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Mountain Guides
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457541
Year 2009
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Michael John (Mick) Chapman M 1953 UK Leader Reading, Berkshire, England Retired adventure company operations manager Details Other expeditions
Katrina Elizabeth McDougall F 1971 Australia Climber Toowoomba, QLD, Australia Bank Manager Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tenzi Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Lokhim-4, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Nemar, Garma, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.