Himlung Himal | 2015 W Ridge

A Italy expedition to Himlung Himal in 2015 via W Ridge, led by Luca Montanari. Summit reached on 28th October 2015. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8972
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIML15303
Peak ID HIML
Year 2015
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Italy
Leaders Luca Montanari
Sponsor Snowy Horizon 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 Kuwait, Switzerland, Vietnam
Approach Annapurna trail->Besisahar
Basecamp Date 2015-10-16
Summit Date 2015-10-28
Summit Time 1200
Summit Days 12
Total Days 14
Termination Date 2015-10-30
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7126
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 230
Total Members 8
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 1
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(16/10,4800m),C1(19/10,5465m),C2(27/10,6100m),Smt(28/10)
Route Notes Report for Italians and Vietnamese: BC 16/10 4800m C1 19/10 5465m (GPS) C2 27/10 6100m HPt 28/10 6500/6600m by Luca Montanari, Giorgio Sartori, Phan Duong + 2 Sherpas Smt 28/10 Riccardo Bergamini + Mingma Sherpa. Fixed rope : C1->C2 = 30m ; C2->Smt = 200m 21/10 night to C1 22/10 to C2, back BC All members slept at C2 on 27/10 On 28/10. Started 2 am, summit time 12 pm ror Riccardo with Mingma Sherpa. High point for others that day: Luca + Giorgio + Dawa Sherpa = 6500m Phan + Lhakpa Sherpa = 6600m Luca, Giorgio, Dawa back to C1, then BC at 4 pm on same day. Phan, Lhakpa back to BC at 8 pm same day. Riccardo and Mingma back to C2 at 7:30 pm same day; day after back to BC at 4 pm. Hired: Mingma Sherpa (Sirdar), Kempalung, Yaphu-9, 8/11/1983 Dawa Sherpa, Kempalung, Yaphu-9, 2046.13.14 => 28/06/1989 Lhakpa Sherpa, Kempalung, Yaphu-9, 25/9/1985 Other non-summiting climbers on Snowy Horizon team: Yousef Al-Nassar (Kuwait) Xavier Leon Carrard (Switzerland) Didier Francis Adolphe Genecand (Switzerland) Bernard Jean Girod (Switzerland)
Accidents 1st degree frostbite for Vietnamese climber
Achievement -
Agency Snowy Horizon Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459789
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
Luca Renato Montanari M 1981 Italy Leader Caprino, Verona, Italy Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Riccardo Bergamini M 1976 Italy Climber Lucca, Toscana, Italy Supervisor in paper factory Details Other expeditions
Phan Pham Minh Duong M 1975 Vietnam Climber Hanoi, Vietnam IT engineer Details Other expeditions
Giorgio Valerio Egioio Sartori M 1951 Italy Climber Milano, Italy Retired IBM manager, now freelance strategy managing advisor Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tenzi Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Temba Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tashi Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Yousef Al-Nassar M 1994 Kuwait Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Xavier Leon Carrard M 1970 Switzerland Climber Confignon, Geneva, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Didier Francis Adolphe Genecand M 1955 Switzerland Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Bernard Jean Girod M 1956 Switzerland Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Krishna Bahadur (Jeta) Tamang M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Kanku-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.