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.