Himlung Himal | 2016 W Ridge

A Germany expedition to Himlung Himal in 2016 via W Ridge, led by Alexander Scherl. Summit reached on 1st October 2016. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9281
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIML16303
Peak ID HIML
Year 2016
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Alexander Scherl
Sponsor Furtenbach Adventures 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
Approach Bulbule->Koto->Phu->Himlung BC
Basecamp Date 2016-09-21
Summit Date 2016-10-01
Summit Time -
Summit Days 10
Total Days 13
Termination Date 2016-10-04
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6200m due to avalanche danger
High Point (m) 6200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
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(21/09,4800m),C1(25/09,5400m),C2(6000m),xxx(01/10,6200m)
Route Notes Weather was not stable over the whole time. In the afternoon always clouds around the summit. So to less sun on the West Face to the summit. Danger of avalanche was to great.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Iceland Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460129
Year 2016
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Alexander Dieter Scherl M 1980 Germany Leader Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Andrea Ruschmeier F 1973 Germany Climber Berlin, Germany Piano teacher Details Other expeditions
Rene Ruschmeier M 1971 Germany Climber Berlin, Germany Consultant Details Other expeditions
Josef Lurz M 1964 Germany Climber Velden, Bavaria, Germany Technician Details Other expeditions
Alexander Stangl M 1969 Austria Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany Real estate mnanagement Details Other expeditions
Katja Kroenke-Wiegmann F 1962 Germany Climber Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Researcher Details Other expeditions
Martin Gerhard Ernst Kroenke M 1953 Germany Climber Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Researcher Details Other expeditions
Guenter Karl Haas M 1959 Germany Climber Adelsried, Bavaria, Germany Psychologist Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tamang M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.