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.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIML15303 | - | - | http://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/alpinism/himlung-in-nepal-mountaineering-off-the-beaten-track.html | - | - | - |
| HIML15303 | - | - | http://www.trekkingagencynepal.com/blog/member-of-snowy-himlung-himal-expedition-autumn-2015-approached-to-the-summit-7126-m/#more-163 | - | - | - |