Himlung Himal | 2014 W Ridge from SW

A Germany expedition to Himlung Himal in 2014 via W Ridge from SW, led by Andreas Bucher. Summit reached on 24th September 2014. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8562
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIML14301
Peak ID HIML
Year 2014
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge from SW
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Andreas Bucher
Sponsor Kobler & Partner Himlung Expedition 2014
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Austria, Switzerland
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2014-09-14
Summit Date 2014-09-24
Summit Time 0800
Summit Days 10
Total Days 13
Termination Date 2014-09-27
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7126
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 800
Total Members 7
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 2
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(14/09,4840m),C1(18/09,5400m),C2(23/09,6100m),Smt(24/09)
Route Notes BC 14/09 4840m C1 18/09 5400m C2 23/09 6100m Smt 24/09 by Bucher, Herndl Georg, Herndl Nicola, Tanner, Lila Bahadur, Mingmar at 8 am. Summit team and Stieb left C2 at midnight. Weather was good, not cold, snow conditions good. Stieb got cold hands at about 6200m and turned back to C2, where Goettlicher and Lehnicke were staying. Summit team spent about 15 minutes on the top and descended to BC, where they arrived at 7 pm. Goettlicher, Lehnicke and Stieb descended from C2 to BC in the morning of 24 Sept. Goettlicher and Lehnicke reached C2 on 23 Sept. They were not strong enough to carry on. Oxygen: Not taken, not used. Sherpas: Lila Bahadur Tamang, Khaimrang, Sardikhola, Kaski, 15/10/1966 Mingmar, Taksindu-6, 20/08/1974
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 2459344
Year 2014
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge from sw

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Andreas Bucher M 1962 Austria Leader Wattens, Tirol, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Manfred Hans Goettlicher M 1955 Germany Climber Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany Professor Details Other expeditions
Georg Herndl M 1949 Germany Climber Lenggries, Bavaria, Germany University professor Details Other expeditions
Nicola Maria Herndl F 1968 Germany Climber Lenggries, Bavaria, Germany Music teacher Details Other expeditions
Sabine Lehnicke F 1965 Germany Climber Essenheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Ernst Axel Stieb M 1941 Germany Climber Freiburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Retired physicist Details Other expeditions
Rudolf (Ruedi) Tanner M 1952 Switzerland Climber Zurich, Switzerland Technician Details Other expeditions
Lal Bahadur Tamang M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Ramche-6, Rasuwa - Details Other expeditions
Mingmar Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tashi Chhumbel Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.