Himlung Himal | 2018 NW Ridge

A Belgium expedition to Himlung Himal in 2018 via NW Ridge, led by Freddy Gevaert. Summit reached on 25th October 2018. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	10066
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	HIML18306
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2018
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Belgium
Leaders	Freddy Gevaert
Sponsor	Belgian-Dutch Himlung Himal Expedition 2018
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	Netherlands
Approach	Koto->Meta->Phu->BC
Basecamp Date	2018-10-19
Summit Date	2018-10-25
Summit Time	0700
Summit Days	6
Total Days	13
Termination Date	2018-11-01
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7126
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	1
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(19/10,4800m),C1(23/10,5400m),C2(24/10,6060m),Smt(25/10)
Route Notes	BC 19/10 4800m C1 23/10 5400m C2 24/10 6060m Smt 25/10 by Brugts, Thilen Sherpa at 7 am. Brugts [and Thilen] started from C2 at 10:15 pm, summited at 7 am. Very cold. Down to C2 for some rest and back to BC at 4:30 pm. Gevaert got to C3 (6300m) on 26/10. He was coughing a lot and was very tired and decided to abandon expedition. Team left BC on 01/11. Oxygen: Not taken not used Hired: Thilen Sherpa (S) Nima Sherpa (6300m)
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2462055
Year	2018
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	73922
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML18306
Member ID	01
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Freddy Fernand G.
Last Name	Gevaert
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	Belgium
Status	Leader
Residence	Maasmechelen, Belgium
Occupation	Police officer (detective chief inspector)
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6300
Summit Date 1	2018-10-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2435933
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	freddy fernand g. gevaert
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	56
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	73923
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML18306
Member ID	02
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Thierry
Last Name	Brugts
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1985
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Netherlands
Status	Climber
Residence	Oosterhout, Netherlands
Occupation	Physician (general practice)
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7126
Summit Date 1	2018-10-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0700
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444261
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	thierry brugts
Year of Birth	1985
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	73924
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML18306
Member ID	03
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Nima
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6300
Summit Date 1	2018-10-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	-132
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	nima sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	73925
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML18306
Member ID	04
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Thilen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7126
Summit Date 1	2018-10-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0700
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437861
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	thilen sherpa
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Freddy Fernand G. Gevaert	M	1962	Belgium	Leader	Maasmechelen, Belgium	Police officer (detective chief inspector)	Details Other expeditions
Thierry Brugts	M	1985	Netherlands	Climber	Oosterhout, Netherlands	Physician (general practice)	Details Other expeditions
Nima Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Thilen Sherpa	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.