Himlung Himal | 2018 NW Ridge
A Spain expedition to Himlung Himal in 2018 via NW Ridge, led by David Pujol. Summit reached on 10th October 2018. 7 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 10063 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | HIML18303 |
| Peak ID | HIML |
| Year | 2018 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Leaders | David Pujol |
| Sponsor | Spanish Himlung Himal Expedition 2018 |
| 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 | France |
| Approach | Koto->Meta->Phu->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2018-09-30 |
| Summit Date | 2018-10-10 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 10 |
| Total Days | 14 |
| Termination Date | 2018-10-14 |
| Termination Reason | 7 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7000m due to exhaustion and coldess |
| High Point (m) | 7000 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| 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(30/09,4800m),C1(04/10,5400m),C2(05/10,6100m),xxx(10/10,7000m) |
| Route Notes | BC 09/30 4800m C1 10/10 5400m C2 05/10 6100m HPt 10/10 7000m (below summit) by Pujol, Raucoule, Alia Perez. Nice summit day on the Oct 10 despite a little windy. Members's high points on Oct 10: Pujol – 7000m – had to care about Raucoule Alia Perez – 7000m – had to stay with Pujol and Raucoule Moreno – 6300m – back down with Lakpa, lack of strength Raucoule – 7000m – abandonned due to lack of strength and coldness (beginning of nose frostbite) Marco – 6100m at C2 – stomach problems, illness Martinez – 6100m at C2 – looked after his girlfriend Anna Hired's high point on Oct 10: Lakpa Sonam Sherpa – 6300m, went down with Moreno Lakpa Sonam helped fixing ropes with Amical hired team and summited the day before the Amical members (on the Oct 7 or 8) 2 French with Climbalaya tried for the summit on the October 14th: one summited, the other not (was back with seriously frostbitten nose). Team left BC on 14th of October. Fixed rope: Amical Alpin fixing team put some little bit at 6500m. Oxygen use : Not taken not used ; for medical use only |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2462040 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw ridge |
Members
7 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Pujol Hernandez | M | 1973 | Spain | Leader | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Fabian Ramon Alia Perez | M | 1957 | Spain | Climber | Collado, Villalba, Spain | Businessman (commericial diving company) | Details Other expeditions |
| Anna Carmen Marco Garcia | F | 1969 | Spain | Climber | - | Driver | Details Other expeditions |
| Jose Carlos Martinez Antonana Berruete | M | 1967 | Spain | Climber | - | Craftworker | Details Other expeditions |
| Enrique Moreno Colonge | M | 1967 | Spain | Climber | - | Public employee | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniel Patrice Raucoules | M | 1969 | France | Climber | - | Researcher | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Sonam Sherpa | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIML18303 | - | - | http://www.aragonaventura.es/montana/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/F.Tecnica-Himlung-Himal-2018.pdf | - | - | - |