Himlung Himal | 2013 W Ridge from SW

A UK expedition to Himlung Himal in 2013 via W Ridge from SW, led by Richard Gale. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8581
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	HIML13401
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2013
Season	4
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Ridge from SW
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Richard Gale
Sponsor	Himalayan Ecstasy Winter Himlung Expedition
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	Japan
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	-
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned at about 6000m due to deep snow conditions
High Point (m)	6000
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
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(Feb),C1,C2,xxx(6000m)
Route Notes	This was a training climb for an Autumn 2014 Makalu expedition.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Ecstasy Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2418
Year	2013
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w ridge from sw

Members

Field	Value
ID	62245
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML13401
Member ID	01
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2013
Season	4
First Name	Richard Howard (Dick)
Last Name	Gale
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Chilwell, Nottingham, E Midlands, England
Occupation	Army engineer
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2438388
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	richard howard (dick) gale
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	62246
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML13401
Member ID	02
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2013
Season	4
First Name	Michael Robert
Last Name	Gale
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2439134
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael robert gale
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	62247
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML13401
Member ID	05
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2013
Season	4
First Name	Jon William
Last Name	Preston
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2439345
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jon william preston
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	62248
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML13401
Member ID	06
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2013
Season	4
First Name	Richard Charles Peter
Last Name	Scott
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2440713
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	richard charles peter scott
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	62249
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML13401
Member ID	03
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2013
Season	4
First Name	Nicholas
Last Name	Jones
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2440396
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nicholas jones
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	62250
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML13401
Member ID	04
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2013
Season	4
First Name	Hiroshi
Last Name	Kawasaki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2436384
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hiroshi kawasaki
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	62251
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML13401
Member ID	07
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2013
Season	4
First Name	Lal Bahadur
Last Name	Jirel
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Ratmate, Jiri-6, Dolakha
Occupation	Trekking & alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2440346
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lal bahadur jirel
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	62252
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML13401
Member ID	08
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2013
Season	4
First Name	Pasang Kaji
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-W Worker
Residence	Gorekhani, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2442769
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang kaji sherpa
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Richard Howard (Dick) Gale	M	1969	UK	Leader	Chilwell, Nottingham, E Midlands, England	Army engineer	Details Other expeditions
Michael Robert Gale	M	1971	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Jon William Preston	M	1972	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Richard Charles Peter Scott	M	1975	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Nicholas Jones	M	1975	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Hiroshi Kawasaki	M	1964	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Lal Bahadur Jirel	M	1974	Nepal	H-A Worker	Ratmate, Jiri-6, Dolakha	Trekking & alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Kaji Sherpa	M	1981	Nepal	H-W Worker	Gorekhani, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.