Himlung Himal | 2015 W Ridge from SW

A France expedition to Himlung Himal in 2015 via W Ridge from SW, led by Paulo Grobel. Summit reached on 29th October 2015. 20 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8967
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIML15302
Peak ID HIML
Year 2015
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge from SW
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Paulo Grobel
Sponsor Paulo 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 Belgium, Italy, Switzerland
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2015-10-29
Summit Time 1015
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7126
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 13
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 7
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC,C1,C2,C3(28/10,6300m),Smt(29/10)
Route Notes Notes about 29 Oct summit day: - Isabelle Guillaume and Karma are the first summit around 10:15. - Fabrice Durand initially roped with Isabelle had cold feet and came back with Dorje, Karma continued on with Guillaume. - Manu Matergia roped with Deepen stopped not very far from the top (from 100m). - Alex Quarrey initially with Duche, continue to the summit with Rajan. Duche reached the shoulder and went down with Matergia. - Francois with Jangbu reach the summit. - Francois and Dhan and also reached the top, the second time for Dhan Magar. - Luc Villaume and Bikram reach the altitude of 7000m; bad weather arrives and Luke turns back. - Abdelak Medallel, not very fit in the morning, leaves camp with Rajan, then quickly turns around. - Vero Barrat, roped with Denis will have vision problems after the first steep slope. - Grobel with Charlie Dubois, after the steep slopes of departure, cross the pass to go up high enough the big hill. They stop at 6800m just before the sun finally warms them. The conditions: wind + cold + length of effort is too difficult for they quietly return to camp.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Yeti Adventure
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459790
Year 2015
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge from sw

Members

20 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Paul Marc (Paulo) Grobel M 1957 France Leader La Grave, Hautes-Alpes, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Francois Byung Roland Robard M 1981 France Climber Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France Dental surgeon Details Other expeditions
Alexandre Jean Paul Quarrey M 1987 France Climber Cran-Gevrier, Haute-Savoie, France Engineer Details Other expeditions
Abdelhak Medallel M 1953 France Climber Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France Biologist Details Other expeditions
Emanuele Matergia M 1978 Italy Climber Petange, Luxembourg Insurance company employee Details Other expeditions
Isabelle Anne Julie Guillaume F 1975 France Climber Jacob-Bellecombette, Savoie, France Accountant Details Other expeditions
Fabrice Louis Alfred Durand M 1974 France Climber Maisons-Alfort, Val-de-Marne, France Telephone company consultant Details Other expeditions
Philippe Paul R. Duchene M 1964 Belgium Climber St. Sulpice des Rivoires, Isere, France Engineer Details Other expeditions
Charles Albert Dubuis M 1951 Switzerland Climber Van Doeuvres, Indre, France Financial analyst Details Other expeditions
Denis Michel Clement Cousseau M 1959 France Climber Lans-en-Vercors, Isere, France Employed in telecommunications Details Other expeditions
Veronique Blancheansel Barrat F 1961 France Climber Montelimar, Drome, France Secretary Details Other expeditions
Francois Albert Gilbert Schulz M 1964 France Climber St. Leu, Reunion Physician Details Other expeditions
Luc Sylvestre Villaume M 1955 France Climber Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France Anesthetist Details Other expeditions
Karma Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Kimathanka-8, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dorche/Dharche Bhote M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dipen Nuppa Bhote M 1996 Nepal H-A Worker Chepuwa-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Rajan Lama Bhote M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dhan Bahadur Magar M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Wapsa, Waku-8, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Bikram Singh M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Gangaparaspur-6, Dang - Details Other expeditions
Jangbu Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Chheskam-2, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
HIML15302 - - http://www.paulogrobel.com/himlung-summit-2015/ - - -