Himlung Himal | 2016 W Ridge

A Germany expedition to Himlung Himal in 2016 via W Ridge, led by Franz Hoelzl. Summit reached on 8th October 2016. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9282
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIML16304
Peak ID HIML
Year 2016
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Franz Hoelzl
Sponsor DAV Summit Club 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 -
Approach Bus to Chamche->Dharapani->Meta->Phu->Himlung BC
Basecamp Date 2016-09-30
Summit Date 2016-10-08
Summit Time -
Summit Days 8
Total Days 14
Termination Date 2016-10-14
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6050m due to avalanche danger
High Point (m) 6050
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(30/09,4850m),C1(03/10,5400m),C2(08/10,6050m),xxx
Route Notes Weather was variable: cloudy with sunny spells, light snowfall. Conditions were fine: dry until about 5600m, the glacier was covered with snow, but easy to walk on.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Ramdung Expedition
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460136
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
Franz Thomas Hoelzl M 1966 Germany Leader Unterhaching, Bavaria, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Ekkehard Wiesenthal M 1961 Germany Climber Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany IT consultant Details Other expeditions
Bernhard Josef Bidmon M 1953 Germany Climber Goeppingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Gardener Details Other expeditions
Christine Cichos F 1971 Germany Climber Geretsried, Bavaria, Germany - Details Other expeditions
Lorenz Till Friedrich Dolezalek M 1979 Germany Climber Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany - Details Other expeditions
Michael Quade M 1979 Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany - Details Other expeditions
Helmut Eibl M 1952 Germany Climber Fuerstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany Mechanical designer and engineer Details Other expeditions
Phurba Wangchhu Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Waku-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ongchhu/Wangchhu Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Waku-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.