Himlung Himal | 2012 W Ridge

A Germany expedition to Himlung Himal in 2012 via W Ridge, led by Wolfgang Vollmann. Summit reached on 10th October 2012. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8892
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIML12312
Peak ID HIML
Year 2012
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Wolfgang Vollmann
Sponsor German-Belgian Himlung Expedition 2012
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 Belgium
Approach Koto->Meta->Kyang->Phugaon
Basecamp Date 2012-10-03
Summit Date 2012-10-10
Summit Time -
Summit Days 7
Total Days 9
Termination Date 2012-10-12
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6100m due to cold fingers of Houben
High Point (m) 6100
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(03/10,4800m),C1(09/10,5400m),C2(10/10,6100m),xxx
Route Notes BC 03/10 4800m C1 09/10 5400m C2 10/10 6100m HPt 10/10 6100m by Houben. Climb abandoned on 10 Oct due to cold fingers of Houben. Vollmann reached C1 and was too tired to carry on. Houben tried for the summit on 10 Oct, however, his fingers got too cold and abandoned expedition.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Iceland Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458628
Year 2012
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Wolfgang Bernd Rudolf Vollmann M 1944 Germany Leader Paris, France Professor Details Other expeditions
Jozef Alfons Maria Houben M 1959 Belgium Climber Ham, Belgium Physician Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.