Himlung Himal | 2016 SW Ridge from SW

A France expedition to Himlung Himal in 2016 via SW Ridge from SW, led by Paulo Grobel. Summit reached on 12th May 2016. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9071
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIML16101
Peak ID HIML
Year 2016
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge from SW
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Paulo Grobel
Sponsor Paulo Himlung Expedition 2016
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 Switzerland
Approach Besisahar->Koto->Phu
Basecamp Date 2016-05-03
Summit Date 2016-05-12
Summit Time 1230
Summit Days 9
Total Days 12
Termination Date 2016-05-15
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7126
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 50
Total Members 8
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 7
Summit Hired 0
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(03/05,4850m),ABC(04/05,4925),C1(07/05,5435m),C2(09/05,5950m),C3(10/05,6210m),Smt(12/05)
Route Notes BC was at the new Himlung BC at 4850m. ABC was at the French BC at 4925m. Team started summit bid from C3 on 12 May at 2:30 am, reached summit at 12:30 pm, stayed 5-10 minutes, then returned to C3. Very good weather. No wind! Clouds from 12:30 on the summit. The Sherpas did not summit due to the lack of fixed rope. The route climbed has been named "Dedicated to the Braves."
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Yeti Adventure
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459987
Year 2016
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge from sw

Members

15 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
Benoit Jean Pierre Clerc M 1986 France Climber Veyrier du Lac, Haute-Savoie, France Real estate agent Details Other expeditions
Loic Francois Marie Favant M 1970 France Climber Sceaux, France Financial controller Details Other expeditions
Stanislas Alain Raymond Fourquier M 1967 France Climber Paris, France Bookseller Details Other expeditions
Simon Vincent Guillaume Garcia M 1983 France Climber Villeurbanne, Lyon, France Internal auditor in bank Details Other expeditions
Olivier Jean Jacques Von der Weid M 1963 Switzerland Climber Sezegnin, Switzerland Technician Details Other expeditions
Cyrille Jean Vuidel M 1973 France Climber Sauzet, Drome, France Logistics manager Details Other expeditions
Frank Pierre Noel Bonhomme M 1971 France Climber Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Engineer 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
Jangbu Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Chheskam-2, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dipen Nuppa Bhote M 1996 Nepal H-A Worker Chepuwa-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dorche/Dharche Bhote M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Karma Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Kimathanka-8, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Bhote F - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
HIML16101 AAJ Grobel, Paulo Himlung Himal, Southwest Ridge - 91:315 (2017) -
HIML16101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201214173/Himlung-Himal-Southwest-Ridge - - -