Himlung Himal | 2018 NW Ridge
A Germany expedition to Himlung Himal in 2018 via NW Ridge, led by Peter Gorke. Summit reached on 25th October 2018. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 10067 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | HIML18307 |
| Peak ID | HIML |
| Year | 2018 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Leaders | Peter Gorke |
| Sponsor | German 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 | France |
| Approach | Koto->Meta->Phu->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2018-10-18 |
| Summit Date | 2018-10-25 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 7 |
| Total Days | 16 |
| Termination Date | 2018-11-03 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7126 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| Summit Hired | 4 |
| 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(18/10,4900m),C1(21/10,5500m),C2(23/10,6100m),Smt(25-26/10,01/11) |
| Route Notes | BC 18/10 4900m C1 21/10 5500m C2 23/10 6100m Smt 25/10 by Mournier Smt 26/10 by Timme, Hirblinger Smt 01/11 by Sela. German team started from C2 on 25/10 at 10 pm. Steinhauer reached highpoint 25m below summit at 11 am. He felt frostbite at face and decided to turn back. Also little bit of frostbite at fingertips. Very windy, it was incredibly cold the whole expedition. Got back to C2 at 3-4 pm. One night in C2, next day to BC. Summiters reached summit between 9-10 am. Fix ropes all the way to summit. Quite difficult ascent because of the cold. Gorke and Mournier flown out from C2 by helicopter to Norvic Hospital in KTM. Mournier already flown to hospital in Chamonix with serious frostbite. Both will probably lose toes, since they didn't have proper boots for this cold mountain. Mueller and Sela started from C2 at 8 pm on 31/10. They turned back at 6800m at 5 am because of snowstorm. They waited for two hours for storm to abate. They were almost were blown off the ridge. Sela went down to high camp. He tried again and summitted on 01/11. Mueller down to BC at 5:30 pm. Most of team left BC on 29/10. Oxygen: Not taken not used Accidents: Timme frostbite on toes. Steinhauer frostbile in face. Gorke serious frostbite on all toes. Jerome Mournier flown to Chamonix already, frostbite at toes on one foot, serious. Hirblinger AMS and possibly HACE on summit push. Members: Peter Gorke (6800m) Thomas Steinhauer (7100m) Matthias Bruno Sela (S) Marlies Timme (S) Ruediger Mueller (6800m) Otto Hirblinger (S) Jerome Mournier (S) Hired: Chhepal Sherpa (S) Pasang Sherpa Lama Norbu Sherpa (6800m) Added three Sherpa summiters from Ministry list: Pasang Dukpa Sherpa Ngima Sherpa Ngima Dorchi Sherpa |
| 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
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Dieter Gorke | M | 1961 | Germany | Leader | Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Developer for exhaust fumes systems | Details Other expeditions |
| Otto Michael Hirblinger | M | 1962 | Germany | Climber | Nuernberg, Bavaria, Germany | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Jerome Stephane Jean-Pierre Mounier | M | 1977 | France | Climber | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ruediger Mueller | M | 1959 | Germany | Climber | Koenigs Wusterhausen, Brandenburg, Germany | Gynecologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Matthais Bruno Sela | M | 1960 | Germany | Climber | Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany | Engineer at Siemens | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Bernd Steinhauer | M | 1963 | Germany | Climber | Froendenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | Manager for Betriebswirt | Details Other expeditions |
| Marlies Hildegard Timme | F | 1963 | Germany | Climber | Nuernberg, Bavaria, Germany | Nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Chhepal Sherpa | M | 1982 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-2, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Chhyo Nurbu Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Dukpa Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima (Ngima) Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ngima Dorchi (Nima Dorji) Sherpa | M | 1975 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.