Himlung Himal | 2023 NW Ridge

A France expedition to Himlung Himal in 2023 via NW Ridge, led by Bertrand Roche. Summit reached on 24th October 2023. 18 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 11248
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIML23307
Peak ID HIML
Year 2023
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Bertrand Roche
Sponsor Snowy Horizon Himlung Expedition 2023 (Team 2)
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 Australia, Czech Republic, S Africa, Switzerland
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2023-10-24
Summit Time 1300
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7126
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 14
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 11
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(4800m),C1(5600m),C2(6060m),C3(6250m),Smt(24,28/10)
Route Notes Report of Bertrand Roche: Approach: bus to Besisahar, four-wheel drive to Koto, trek to Himlung BC BC 14/10 4850m C1 18/10 5400m C2 team never slept at C2 C3 23/10 6300m (afoot of the final snow slope) Smt 24/10 by Bertrand, Liv, Didier and Dorje Mingma Sherpa For both guides, the goal of the expedition was to paraglide from the top with their 3 clients (Didier, Martin and Walter). Sadly Walter wouldn’t be able to go above BC for health reasons. At first the agency told them there was no permit issued for paragliding from the top, yet it was underway. Thus, they decided to carry their paraglides anyway and see what would be possible once on the mountain. During the acclimatization, Walter Lefebvre would never make it above BC (maximum at the moraine) due to health troubles. He had secundary effects of the vaccine, with pulmonary embolism and brain effects (no stroke but he complained as if he had sinusitis, and lots of blood), which weakened him too much that he had to leave the expedition before its end. He was heli-rescued on the 19 or 20 October by helicopter to KTM. Following data concerns all the group except Walter. 16 Oct: first roundtrip to C1 without sleeping (made a gear deposit) 18 Oct: slept at C1 19 Oct: up to C2, back to sleep at C1 20 Oct: back to BC • Summit attempt 22 Oct: slept at C1 23 Oct: slept at C3 24 Oct: summit day! Team started from C3 later than other people at circa 7:30 am, since it was very cold and they wanted some sun! Bertrand, Liv, Didier and Dorje Mingma Sherpa reached the summit between 13:00 and 13:30 pm. Martin and the other Sherpa stopped at circa 6900m. On top they met with a South African female climber who was very slow, being prostrated on the descent, almost not moving. During the last stage of the ascent, guides considered conditions to not be optimum for a coming take off from the top, with obviously too much wind in wrong direction and first thermal clouds appearing. Knowing this, they left their paraglides at circa 6700-6800m before reaching the top. From the latter, they went down quickly to their take-off area, the latter reached between 2:00 and 2:30 pm by the different members. From there, Bertrand would assist everyone for the take-off, luckily achieved in good wind conditions plus not too exposed location. Martin would be the first to take off, assisted by Bertrand and the Sherpa, the latter who was holding the wing since there was 15/20 km/h wind, possibly a bit more. Liv started in second. Didier started in third. Since he was very tired, he had descended slower with his Sherpa, reaching the take-off area at the same time Liv was starting. Took time to prepare himself. Bertrand was the last to take off, at circa 3 pm. Everyone flew down straight to the BC safely. 25 Oct: team stayed at BC for resting and packing. 26 Oct: team left BC, aiming to go back by the Kang La Pass. On this day it stopped at Kyang (3820m). 27 Oct: Kyang to Naar. 28 Oct: team flew from Kang La pass (5306m) to land a bit lower to the east from Manang. With a few days left before the plane would fly back home (5 Nov), team spent a few days in Pokhara, flying over the lake, it being nowadays only allowed at its west corner. Then it had a little 2 days trek in the Mardi Himal, with a nice flight from the crest of Mardi Himal on the 31 October. Members at end: 4 Sherpas above BC: 2 Route: West Ridge (normal route) Oxygen: not taken, not used Records: 1st paragliding attempt from HIML slopes? Accidents: health issues for Walter Lefebvre. Tkg. Agt: Karma Sherpa Trekking
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Snowy Horizon Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463435
Year 2023
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw ridge

Members

18 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Bertrand (Zebulon) Roche M 1973 France Leader Sardieres, Savoie, France Alpine guide & paragliding instructor Details Other expeditions
Eric Roland Benoit M 1965 France Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Craig Douglas Cory M 1963 Australia Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Jean Pierre Antoine Fiacchetti M 1954 France Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Martin Victor Frison M 1989 France Climber - Imaging nurse Details Other expeditions
Antonin Pierre Louis Hallier M 1993 France Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Ondrej Havlak M 1982 Czech Republic Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Philippe Andre Lauriaut M 1964 France Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Walter Lebefvre M 1969 Switzerland Climbe - Electrician at Rollex Details Other expeditions
Matteo Louis Mathis Leduc M 2001 France Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Jeannette Elizabeth McGill F 1973 S Africa Climber Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Mining executive Details Other expeditions
Didier Francois Quinodoz M 1965 Switzerland Climber - Physician (otorhinolaryngologist surgeon) Details Other expeditions
Marie Liv Sansoz F 1977 France Climber - Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Bertrand Pierre-Jean Soum M 1975 France Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Dorji Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Waku-4,, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Jangbu Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Bakachol-9, Khotang - Details Other expeditions
Kami Nuru Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Chaurikharka-2, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Wangchu (Pasang Ongchhu) Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Cheremy, Bung-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.