Himlung Himal | 2013 W Ridge from SW

A Switzerland expedition to Himlung Himal in 2013 via W Ridge from SW, led by Andreas Neuschmid. Summit reached on 5th November 2013. 22 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8300
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIML13307
Peak ID HIML
Year 2013
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge from SW
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Andreas Neuschmid
Sponsor Kobler & Partner Himlung Expedition 2013
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 53rd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Austria, Germany
Approach Koto->Phu
Basecamp Date 2013-10-26
Summit Date 2013-11-05
Summit Time 1000
Summit Days 10
Total Days 14
Termination Date 2013-11-09
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7126
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 15
Summit Members 9
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 8
Summit Hired 7
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(26/10,4800m),C1(28/10,5400m),C2(04/11,6200m),Smt(05/11)
Route Notes BC 26 Oct 4800m C1 28 Oct 5400m C2 04 Nov 6200m Smt 05 Nov by Rath at 10 am, Kobler at 10:15 am, Gutschlofer at 10:30 am, Stabul at 10:45 am, Sieverking, Schloeder, von Daeniken and Neuschmid at 12:05 pm, Rink and Kancha Lama at 1:30 pm, plus six other Sherpas. Summit team left C2 at 5 am. Weather was cloudy and very windy, with winds reaching a speed of about 40/kmh. Everyone stayed about 10 minutes on the summit and descended to C2, where the last person arrived at at around 4 pm. Kotzenberg reached 6900m on 5 Nov at 1:15 pm; he turned back due to exhaustion and descended to C2. Meier reached C2 4 Nov; she abandoned expedition due to exhaustion. Werner reached 5800m on 1 Nov, but the climb was too difficult for her; she was out of her depth. Furtner reached 5600m on 1 Nov; he felt dizzy and descended to BC. Vogel reached C2 on 4 Nov; he was exhausted and abandoned expedition. Lemperle reached C2 on 4 Nov; he was exhausted and returned to BC. Sherpas: Kancha Lama, 19/11/82, Taksindu-2, Solu
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Active Holiday Nepal Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459020
Year 2013
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge from sw

Members

22 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Thomas Furtner M 1969 Switzerland Climber Wilen, Thurgau, Switzerland Software engineer Details Other expeditions
Karl Gutschlhofer M 1972 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria - Details Other expeditions
Karl Robert (Kari) Kobler M 1955 Switzerland Assistant Leader Zollikofen, Bern, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jochen Walter Karl Eduard Kotzenberg M 1953 Germany Climber Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Retired teacher of handicapped people Details Other expeditions
Johannes Hermann Lemperle M 1937 Germany Climber Laupheimr, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Susanna Esther Meier F 1951 Switzerland Climber Wittnau, Aargau, Switzerland Unemployment office official Details Other expeditions
Andreas Neuschmid M 1961 Austria Leader Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Elisabeth Rath M 1976 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria Financial controller Details Other expeditions
Roland Johannes Rink M 1973 Austria Climber Graz, Styria, Austria Physician Details Other expeditions
Eckhard Schloeder M 1955 Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany Construction project manager Details Other expeditions
Stefan Sieveking M 1946 Germany Climber Diessenhofen, Thurgau, Switzerland Retired chemist Details Other expeditions
Christoph Staubl M 1967 Switzerland Climber Ittenthal, Aargau, Switzerland Financial broker Details Other expeditions
Caspar Vogel M 1951 Switzerland Climber Binningen, Basel, Switzerland Chemist Details Other expeditions
Urs Paul Von Daeniken M 1957 Switzerland Climber Trogen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland Educational manager Details Other expeditions
Mercedes Isolde Werner F 1959 Germany Climber Dresden, Saxony, Germany Pharmacist Details Other expeditions
Kanchha Lama Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu-2, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Tendu (Nima Thenduk) Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lal Bahadur Tamang M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Ramche-6, Rasuwa - Details Other expeditions
Chhongba Sherpa M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Chhewang Rinzing Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Lama Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.