Himlung Himal | 2013 W Ridge

A UK expedition to Himlung Himal in 2013 via W Ridge, led by Zachary Poulton. Summit reached on 30th October 2013. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8297
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIML13304
Peak ID HIML
Year 2013
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Zachary Poulton
Sponsor Adventure Peaks Himlung Expedition 2013
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 50th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Denmark
Approach Besisahar->Chyamche->Dharapani->Koto->Meta->Kyang->Phu
Basecamp Date 2013-10-22
Summit Date 2013-10-30
Summit Time 1130
Summit Days 8
Total Days 12
Termination Date 2013-11-03
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7126
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 4
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(22/10,4800m),C1(24/10,5650m),C2(25/10,6050m),C3(29/10,6350m),Smt(30/10)
Route Notes The expedition leader Poulton, members Bojsen, Gibson, Morton, Taylor together with climbing Sherpas Phurba Wangchu, Pasang Nurbu, Lhakpa and Karma leat C3 at 2 am on 30th October for summit. Taylor reached to the top at 11:30 am with Phurba, Poulton at 12 noon, Moreton and Lhakpa at 12:45 pm, Gibson and Pasang at 1:15 pm and Bojsen at 1:45 pm with Karma. They stayed on summit for about 30 minutes each and descended to C3 between 4 pm and 8 pm. Next day 31 October all went down to BC. Poulton said that there was lots of snow and cold. High points for other members: Boardman went up to 5500m below C1, Grifith up to C1 and Knight climbed up to 5600m on 24 October. All three had sore throats and cough. They left expedition earlier. Moreton left BC by helicopter on 2 November. There were about 10 other climbers who summited on same day. Between 6 to 10 climbers mainly French and Germans turned around from the shoulder. Sherpas: Karma, 20/8/86, Makalu-5, Sankhuwasabha Phurba Wangchu, 5/12/75, Waku-9, Solu, Cho Oyu X1, Everest X3, Lhotse X1 Pasang Nurbu, 21/12/72, Makalu-9, Sankhuwasabha, Everest X6, Kangch X1 Lhakpa Sherpa, 23/11/82, Rakha Bangdel-5, Khotang, Everest X1, Kangch X1
Accidents Minor frostbite in right-hand ring finger of Moreten while descending from summit
Achievement -
Agency Makalu Adventure
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459014
Year 2013
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Zachary Nathan (Zac) Poulton M 1975 UK/Australia Leader Cockermouth, Cumbria, England Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Kenneth Boardman M 1950 UK Climber Dorchester, Dorset, England Retired firefighter Details Other expeditions
Karin Moe Bojsen F 1969 Denmark Climber Copenhagen, Denmark Engineer Details Other expeditions
Carrie Lindsay Gibson F 1971 UK Climber Grennock, Renfrew, Scotland Sales Details Other expeditions
James Alexander (Jim) Griffiths M 1963 UK Climber Weymouth, Dorset, England Retired firefighter Details Other expeditions
Peter Joseph Knight M 1955 UK Climber Weymouth, Dorset, England Commercial deep-sea diver Details Other expeditions
Christopher Stephen Moreton M 1977 UK Climber Worcester, England Software engineer Details Other expeditions
Paul James Taylor M 1969 UK Climber Hoddlesden, Lancashire, England Garage owner Details Other expeditions
Phurba Wangchhu Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Waku-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Norbu Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Walung, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Karma Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Balakharka, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa/Lakpa Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Rakha Bangdel-5, Khotang - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
HIML13304 - - http://www.adventurepeaks.com/news/item/himlung-himal-expedition-12th-october-2013 - - -