Himlung Himal | 2019 NW Ridge
A UK expedition to Himlung Himal in 2019 via NW Ridge, led by Emma Livingston-Jones. Summit reached on 30th October 2019. 24 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 10429 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | HIML19308 |
| Peak ID | HIML |
| Year | 2019 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Emma Livingston-Jones |
| Sponsor | Seven Summit Treks 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 | Austria, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Switzerland |
| Approach | Besisahar->Dharapani->Koto->Meta->Phu->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2019-10-18 |
| Summit Date | 2019-10-30 |
| Summit Time | 0630 |
| Summit Days | 12 |
| Total Days | 15 |
| Termination Date | 2019-11-02 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7126 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 14 |
| Summit Members | 9 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 10 |
| Summit Hired | 9 |
| 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(24/10,5450m),C2(25/10,6000m),Smt(30/10) |
| Route Notes | BC 18/10 4900m C1 24/10 5450m C2 25/10 6000m C3 29/10 6300m (just rested before summit push) Smt 30/10 by 9 members between 6:30-7 am. Started around midnight of the night of 29th going into 30th Oct. Weather was relatively good, cold not windy. Snow was fine. In general an easy climb, path clear. Spent 5 mintues on summit. On descent slept at C2 on 30 Oct. Back to BC on 31 Oct. Left BC on 2 Nov, w alked to Phu, etc, drove to Besisahar. Oxygen: None Sherpas: 9 above BC Dawa [Tenji] Sherpa (with Livingston-Jones) 4 team members (Spanish + Polish) did not use Sherpas; only 2 out of the 4 summitted, but the Sherpas went up to summit anyway + were helping fix ropes ahead. French couple did not: Helene Saumade got up to C2, but Jean-Pierre Rogdriguez did not even make it to C1. Stefan Wonde (Germany) was heli’d out from C1 because he tripped between C1 and C2 and injured his leg. Alina Weber (Poland) did not summit + walked a couple of hours above C3 + turned back. Monica Cardena (Spain) tried for a summit push twice a couple of days before the rest, + tried again the day after the rest of the team, but due to bad weather turned back around C3 before the fixed ropes). |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Seven Summit Treks |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2461166 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw ridge |
Members
24 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Elizabeth Livingston-Jones | F | 1979 | UK | Leader | London, England | NGO worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Albert Ballus Casas | M | 1992 | Spain | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Monica Cardena Franquesa | F | 1994 | Spain | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Cosima Eggenberger-Huspenina | F | 1970 | Austria | Climber | Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria, Austria | Physician (cardiologist) | Details Other expeditions |
| Jaroslaw Fidor | M | 1975 | Poland | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Antonia Fuchs | F | 1983 | Germany | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Isabell Fuchs | F | 1983 | Germany | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Hermann Otto Haertig | M | 1953 | Germany | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicole Kresse | F | 1973 | Germany | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Radik Chromik Leuenberger | M | 1967 | Switzerland | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean-Pierre Rodriguez | M | 1955 | France | Climber | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, France | Retired | Details Other expeditions |
| Helene Bernadete Jacqueline Saumade | F | 1965 | France | Climber | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, France | Nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Alina Kajetana Weber | F | 1976 | Poland | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Stefan Karl Heinze Wonde | M | 1962 | Germany | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ridar Lama Bhote | M | 1994 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Hatiya-4, Makalu-Barun | - | 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 |
| Da Rinje Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Tenji Sherpa | M | 1996 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Gyalu Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-2, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lakpa Gelu Sherpa | M | 1995 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lakpa Ongjuk Sherpa | M | 1998 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ngima Nurbu Sherpa | M | 1991 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Dorje (Ngima Dorchi) Sherpa | M | 1983 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.