Himlung Himal | 2016 W Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Himlung Himal in 2016 via W Ridge, led by Niklaus Stalder. Summit reached on 27th September 2016. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9279
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIML16301
Peak ID HIML
Year 2016
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Niklaus Stalder
Sponsor Kobler & Partner Himlung Himal Expedition 2016
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Austria, Germany
Approach Besisahar->Kote->Phu
Basecamp Date 2016-09-16
Summit Date 2016-09-27
Summit Time -
Summit Days 11
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 6
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6700m due to fatal accident
High Point (m) 6700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 10
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 1
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical True
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(16/09,4830m),C1(20/09,5440m),C2(6090m),xxx(27/09,6700m)
Route Notes Ngima Chhiring and Mingmar (who died in the avalanche) reached this point just befor an avalanche hit. The rest of the team reached 6000m during the expedition. Sherpas: Ngima Chhiring Lama, Yamphudin, Taplejung, 15/09/1973 Mingmar, Taksindu, Solu, 20/08/74
Accidents Fatal avalanche killed Mingmar Sherpa
Achievement -
Agency Active Holiday Nepal Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460125
Year 2016
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w ridge

Members

15 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Niklaus Stalder M 1982 Switzerland Leader Krattigen, Bern, Switzerland Alpine Guide Details Other expeditions
Veronique Francoise Myriam De Meaux F 1970 Switzerland Climber Collonge-Bellerive, Geneva, Switzerland - Details Other expeditions
Peter Wilhelm Huebner M 1963 Germany Climber Oberhaching, Bavaria, Germany - Details Other expeditions
Hans Josef Egli M 1952 Switzerland Climber St. Gallen, Switzerland - Details Other expeditions
Elisabeth Angelika Hessentaler F 1961 Germany Climber Fellbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany - Details Other expeditions
Beate Klein F 1965 Germany Climber Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Details Other expeditions
Martin Klein M 1964 Germany Climber Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Details Other expeditions
Martin Hubert Loretz M 1975 Austria Climber Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria - Details Other expeditions
Ina Raskop F 1965 Germany Climber Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Details Other expeditions
Jonas Salzmann M 1985 Switzerland Climber Sitten, Valais, Switzerland - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Chhiring Lama Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Yamphudin-3, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions
Mingmar Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kusang Tenzing Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tembe/Temba Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
HIML16301 - - http://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/one-missing-avalanche-hits-himlung-expedition-nepal-mountaineering/ - - -