Himlung Himal | 2019 NW Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Himlung Himal in 2019 via NW Ridge, led by Ulrich Meyer. Summit reached on 26th September 2019. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10422
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIML19301
Peak ID HIML
Year 2019
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Ulrich Meyer
Sponsor Kobler & Partner Himlung Himal Expedition 2019
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 Germany
Approach Trek via Koto and Phu to BC
Basecamp Date 2019-09-14
Summit Date 2019-09-26
Summit Time 1400
Summit Days 12
Total Days 15
Termination Date 2019-09-29
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7126
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 2
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical True
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(14/09,4850m),C1(20/09,5460m),C2(25/09,6060m),Smt(26/09)
Route Notes BC 14/09 4850m C1 20/09 5460m C2 25/09 6060m Smt 26/09 by Markus Raess, Catrina Vaterlaus, Daniel Muenger, Mingma Sherpa, Pasang Sherpa. Summit party started at 0:30 am from C2 for summit. Dawa with Erwin Goergen and Helmut Stadtmueller turned back at 6300m. They felt weak and low on energy. Summiters on summit at 2 pm. Back to C2 at 6 pm. Summit day quite cloudy, only in the morning some good views. Schikarski reached C1, but didn’t feel well and turned back. Urs Muenger had a headache and only reached C2. Falkner and Meyer C2 high point, they went down with Urs Muenger and Schikarski. Oxygen: Taken for emergency Used by Urs Muenger for 10 minutes in C2; not used by the rest. Hired: Mingma Sherpa (S) Pasang Sherpa (S) Dawa Sherpa (6300m)
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalaya Vision
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461132
Year 2019
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw ridge

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ulrich Meyer M 1969 Germany Leader Murnau, Bavaria, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Andrea Michaela Falkner F 1970 Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany BMW employee Details Other expeditions
Erwin Goergen M 1968 Germany Climber Kreuzlingen, Thurgau, Switzerland Medical engineer Details Other expeditions
Daniel Muenger M 1983 Switzerland Climber Fluelen, Uri, Switzerland Aircraft mechanic Details Other expeditions
Urs Gottlieb Muenger M 1985 Switzerland Climber Buerglen, Uri, Switzerland Cook Details Other expeditions
Markus Raess M 1963 Switzerland Climber Geroldswil, Zurich, Switzerland Electrician Details Other expeditions
Anja Saskia Schikarski-Weiss F 1963 Germany Climber Ulm, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Speech therapist Details Other expeditions
Helmut Stadtmueller M 1953 Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany Retired civil servant Details Other expeditions
Catrina Vaterlaus F 1964 Switzerland Climber Geroldswil, Zurich, Switzerland Portfolio manager Details Other expeditions
Dawa Chhiring Sherpa M 1992 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Mingmar Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu-4, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.