Himlung Himal | 2015 W Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Himlung Himal in 2015 via W Ridge, led by Peter Schatzl. Summit reached on 24th September 2015. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8894
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIML15301
Peak ID HIML
Year 2015
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Peter Schatzl
Sponsor Kobler & Partner Himlung Expedition 2015
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, Germany, Italy
Approach Koto->Meta->Phu
Basecamp Date 2015-09-11
Summit Date 2015-09-24
Summit Time 0830
Summit Days 13
Total Days 17
Termination Date 2015-09-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7126
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 2000
Total Members 7
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 8
Summit Hired 5
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(11/09,4800m),C1(16/09,5400m),C2(19/09,6100m),Smt(24/09)
Route Notes BC 11/09 4800m C1 16/09 5400m C2 19/09 6100m Smt 24/09 Boffeti, Mengel, Schatzl, Slanzi, Slanzi-Berchtold, Lal Bahadur, Nima, Chhongba, Karma, Chhiti Thinduk at 8:30 am. First summit attempt on 20 Sept abandoned due to bad snow conditions. Team turned around at 6800m and descended to BC. On 23 Sept team started 2nd summit push and climbed to C2. On 24 Sept they started at 1 am. Weather was fine and snow conditions had improved. Summit ridge was very windy (30 to 40 kmh). They stayed about half an hour on summit and descended to C2 for the night. Flade reached 6800m during first summit attempt on 20 Sept. On 24 Sept he had an upset stomach and stayed at C2. Oetting reached 7000m. He felt altitude sick (balance problem) and turned back to C2, where he stayed the night. Sherpas: Chhiti Thinduk (Chhiring Thinduk) Bhote, 25/8/1981, Hatiya-3 Chhongba Sherpa, 13/4/1966, Taksindu-6, Solukhumbu Lal Bahadur Tamang, 21/6/1983, Ramche-6, Rasuwa Nima Tendu, 31/8/1973, Mathilow, Makalu-Barun Karma Sherpa, (2031/7/12), Pawai-2, Solukhumbu, no previous 8000m
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 2459755
Year 2015
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Massimo Buffetti M 1960 Italy Climber Florence, Italy Musician Details Other expeditions
Frank Flade M 1979 Germany Climber Donaueschingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Car mechanic Details Other expeditions
Karsten Oetting M 1964 Germany Climber Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Engineer Details Other expeditions
Ursula (Ulla) Mengel F 1978 Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany Tour operator Details Other expeditions
Peter Schatzl M 1973 Austria Leader Munich, Bavaria, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Max Slanzi M 1959 Switzerland Climber Sarnen, Obwalden, Switzerland Economist Details Other expeditions
Maria Elisabeth Slanzi-Berchtold F 1961 Switzerland Climber Sarnen, Obwalden, Switzerland Social worker Details Other expeditions
Lal Bahadur Tamang M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Ramche-6, Rasuwa - Details Other expeditions
Nima Tendu (Nima Thenduk) Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Karma Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Chepel, Pawai-2, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Shere Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Chhongba Sherpa M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.