Himlung Himal | 2024 NW Ridge

A UK expedition to Himlung Himal in 2024 via NW Ridge, led by Simon Du Boulay. Summit reached on 30th October 2024. 28 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 11501
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIML24311
Peak ID HIML
Year 2024
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Simon Du Boulay
Sponsor Honourable Artillery Company Himlung Himal Expedition 2024
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 Nepal
Approach Trek Koto->Meta->Kyang->Phugaon->BC
Basecamp Date 2024-10-26
Summit Date 2024-10-30
Summit Time 1100
Summit Days 4
Total Days 9
Termination Date 2024-11-04
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7126
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 20
Summit Members 7
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 12
Summit Hired 8
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(26/10,4900m),C1(29/10,5500m),C2(31/10,6100m),C3(6400m),Smt(30/10,01/11)
Route Notes Haydon Bend and the other 3 Nepalis were not a part of the Artillery team. Cockney Vambrace Peak 2024 In October 2024, 16 members of The Honourable Artillery Company set off to conquer Himlung Himal (7126 meters), a remote Himalayan peak on the border between Nepal and Tibet. Armed with crampons, dreams, and not quite enough mars bars, we battled thin air, frozen boots, and each other’s bad jokes. Base camp was a circus of tents, gear, oxygen cylinders, frequent mules, and occasional yaks as well. As we climbed higher, one member commented that The summit day started at 8:30 pm and lasted for 19 hours of battling rock and glacier, crossing crevasses, and ascending a bleak 50m ice wall. At 11 am on 01 November 2024 a mixed team of five successfully summited Mt. Himlung Himal – the first British Military team ever to do so. From 7126m, we could see the curvature of the Earth and were reminded “how small we humans really are”, as one member commented. The remainder of the team, hampered by the effects of altitude or simply the constrained summit window, pushed forward to gather data for micro and nano-plastics research. Exhausted and triumphant, the team descended with looser fitting clothes and mountain-high memories. The team achieved the expedition’s primary aim – for all members to ascend to extreme altitude (5500+ meters) to test their aptitude, ability to acclimatise, and to prepare for the challenge that lies ahead: to summit Mount Everest in 2025. All 16 team members achieved this primary aim by reaching Camp 2, which sits nestled on a snow shelf above a glacial valley at an intimidating 6200 metres (20,341 feet). The team’s final aim was to take glacial samples for G.A.P.S. 24-25, the Global Atmospheric Plastics Survey. This survey is the first of its size and will capture a comprehensive global overview of the types, sizes, and distribution of airborne nano- and microplastics through a series of expeditions. The samples we collected have contributed to a foundational dataset which will support future research into atmospheric transport of plastic pollution and its broader environmental cycle. We were eager to step up to this challenge and contribute to this world first study.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Ski Trek
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2465925
Year 2024
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw ridge

Members

28 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Simon Anthony Charles H. Du Boulay M 1982 UK Leader Walvis Bay, Nambia Cyber broker at Marsh Details Other expeditions
Charlotte India Alder F 1996 UK Climber London, England Consultant Details Other expeditions
Anvar Badakshanov M 1993 UK Climber London, England Reinsurnance actuary Details Other expeditions
Ian Stephen Beach M 1981 UK Climber Cuckfield, W Sussex, England British Army Details Other expeditions
Timothy Michael Joseph Beckett M 1986 UK Climber Aylesbury, Buckingham, England Director Details Other expeditions
Haydon Bend M 1985 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
James Peter Bircumshaw M 1992 UK Climber Wakefield, W Yorkshire, England Managing director Details Other expeditions
Nathaniel Kevin Clay M 1980 UK Climber Farnborough, Hampshire, England British Army Details Other expeditions
Rupert Alexander Field M 1985 UK Climber London, England British Army Details Other expeditions
Raksha Bahadur Gurung M 1976 Nepal Climber Kaski - Details Other expeditions
Robert Bonner Hamilton M 1991 UK Climber Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Energy trader Details Other expeditions
John Alexander Aitken Lewiston M 1989 UK Climber Hereford, England Civil service Details Other expeditions
Calum Edward Matthews M 1995 UK Climber Alexandria, Scotland Civil service Details Other expeditions
Edward Stanley Roycroft M 1974 UK Climber Richmond, London, England British Army Details Other expeditions
Nishma Shah F 1972 UK Climber Nairobi, Kenya Physician Details Other expeditions
Brian David Sharp M 1972 UK Climber London, England British Army Details Other expeditions
Francis Oliver Smiddy M 1980 UK Climber London, England Managing director at Bridgepoint Details Other expeditions
Adam Stewart Taylor M 1987 UK Climber Blackburn, Lancashire, England Private equity Details Other expeditions
Matthew Gregory Thornes M 1993 UK Climber Warrington, Cheshire, England Account manager Details Other expeditions
Kayleigh Victoria Wyatt F 1988 UK Climber Torquay, Devon, England Police Details Other expeditions
Ash Bahadur Gurung M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Laprak-6, Gorkha - Details Other expeditions
Prakash Kemchay Gurung M 1992 Nepal H-A Worker Deurali-6, Tanahun - Details Other expeditions
Gyalzen Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Chhiri Sherpa M 1992 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tenjing Sherpa M 1993 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa M 1997 Nepal H-A Worker Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Raksha Raj Tamang M 1993 Nepal H-A Worker Kavre, Sindhupalchowk - Details Other expeditions
Susan Thapa Magar M 1997 Nepal H-A Worker Basantapur, Tanahun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
HIML24311 - - https://hac.org.uk/news-room/everest-expedition - - -