Himlung Himal | 2019 NW Ridge

A Australia expedition to Himlung Himal in 2019 via NW Ridge, led by Andrew Lock. Summit reached on 4th November 2019. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	10430
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	HIML19309
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2019
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Australia
Leaders	Andrew Lock
Sponsor	Happy Feet 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	Canada
Approach	Besisahar->Dharapani->Koto->Meta->Phu->BC
Basecamp Date	2019-10-22
Summit Date	2019-11-04
Summit Time	0900
Summit Days	13
Total Days	16
Termination Date	2019-11-07
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7126
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
Summit Hired	2
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(22/10,4800m),C1(27/10,5440m),C2(29/10,6000m),C3(03/11,6250m),Smt(04/11)
Route Notes	Summit team left C3 at 12:30 am, summited at 9 am, stayed 15 minutes, then descended to C3 by mid-day. Very windy conditions.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Happy Feet Mountaineers
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2461171
Year	2019
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	77189
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML19309
Member ID	01
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2019
Season	3
First Name	Andrew James
Last Name	Lock
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	57
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Leader
Residence	Gordon, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Alpinist & motivational speaker
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)	7050
Summit Date 1	2019-11-04
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	3
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2435564
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	andrew james lock
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	58
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	77190
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML19309
Member ID	02
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2019
Season	3
First Name	Calum Alexander
Last Name	Findlay
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	61
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Rocky River, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Teacher
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
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)	5440
Summit Date 1	2019-10-27
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	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2434129
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	calum alexander findlay
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	61
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	77191
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML19309
Member ID	03
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2019
Season	3
First Name	Tiffany
Last Name	Haidon
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Climber
Residence	Sunderland, Ontario
Occupation	Midwife
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	2019-11-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
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	2438359
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	tiffany haidon
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	77192
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML19309
Member ID	04
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2019
Season	3
First Name	Bich Thuy
Last Name	Jennings
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1985
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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	2019-11-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
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	2443991
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	bich thuy jennings
Year of Birth	1985
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	77193
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML19309
Member ID	05
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2019
Season	3
First Name	Alastair Ross
Last Name	Lyman
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Senior executive
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	2019-11-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
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	2442236
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	alastair ross lyman
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	77194
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML19309
Member ID	06
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2019
Season	3
First Name	Robert Gary
Last Name	McCaw
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	56
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
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)	7050
Summit Date 1	2019-11-04
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	13
HCN	0
Checksum	2436137
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	robert gary mccaw
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	56
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	77195
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML19309
Member ID	07
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2019
Season	3
First Name	Chhewang Rinzing
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Taksindu-5, Solukhumbu
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	2019-11-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
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	2439009
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	chhewang rinzing sherpa
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	77196
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML19309
Member ID	08
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2019
Season	3
First Name	Dawa Rinje (Darinje)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1994
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Waku-9, Solukhumbu
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)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2448675
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	dawa rinje (darinje) sherpa
Year of Birth	1994
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	77197
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML19309
Member ID	09
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2019
Season	3
First Name	Kaji (Pasang Kaji)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Sikli, Jubing, Solukhumbu
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	2019-11-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
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	2444666
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	kaji (pasang kaji) sherpa
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	77198
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIML19309
Member ID	10
Peak ID	HIML
Year	2019
Season	3
First Name	Sonam
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1998
Calculated Age	21
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Taksindu-3, Solukhumbu
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)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2448789
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	sonam sherpa
Year of Birth	1998
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	21
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Andrew James Lock	M	1961	Australia	Leader	Gordon, NSW, Australia	Alpinist & motivational speaker	Details Other expeditions
Calum Alexander Findlay	M	1958	Australia	Climber	Rocky River, NSW, Australia	Teacher	Details Other expeditions
Tiffany Haidon	F	1969	Canada	Climber	Sunderland, Ontario	Midwife	Details Other expeditions
Bich Thuy Jennings	F	1985	Australia	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Alastair Ross Lyman	M	1980	Australia	Climber	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Senior executive	Details Other expeditions
Robert Gary McCaw	M	1963	Australia	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Chhewang Rinzing Sherpa	M	1971	Nepal	H-A Worker	Taksindu-5, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Rinje (Darinje) Sherpa	M	1994	Nepal	H-A Worker	Waku-9, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Kaji (Pasang Kaji) Sherpa	M	1987	Nepal	H-A Worker	Sikli, Jubing, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Sonam Sherpa	M	1998	Nepal	H-A Worker	Taksindu-3, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.