Himlung Himal | 2025 NW Ridge
A Estonia expedition to Himlung Himal in 2025 via NW Ridge, led by Evelyn Krosing. Summit reached on 14th October 2025. 23 members recorded.
Expedition Details
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 7731 |
| Imported | 2026-11-04 22:32:23.994980 |
| Expedition ID | HIML25308 |
| Peak ID | HIML |
| Year | 2025 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Estonia |
| Leaders | Evelyn Krosing |
| Sponsor | Satori Adventures Himlung Himal Expedition 2025 |
| 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 | France, India, Israel, Japan, Malta, Nepal, Poland, Switzerland, USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | - |
| Summit Date | 2025-10-14 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 0 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7126 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 13 |
| Summit Members | 9 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 18 |
| Summit Hired | 10 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC,C1,C2,Smt(14,20-21,26/10) |
| Route Notes | Report from Krzysztof Wieczorek: Approach: Jeep to Koto, trek via Meta to Himlung BC. BC 08/10 4900m C1 12/10 5400m C2 13/10 6100m Smt 14/10 by Wieczorek and Sherpa 6:30 am. Member was already acclimatized from his Manaslu climb. Did one rotation on Himlung to C1 on 10/10, and back to BC. Summit push: 12/10 BC to C1 13/10 C1 to C2 Set off from C2 at midnight on 14/10. On the summit at 6:30 am. Back to BC same day at 3 pm. 15/10 BC to Meta 16/10 Meta to Koto 17/10 Koto to Kathmandu Hired: Lhakpa Tashi Sherpa (S), DOB 25/09/1985; Sankhuwasabha Oxygen: Taken and used by member from C2 to summit and down a bit; Not used by Sherpa. Other peaks: Manaslu previously, Ama Dablam next. Report from Saanika Shah: Approach: Jeep to Koto, trek to BC. BC 14/10 4900m C1 16/10 5400m C2 17/10 6000m C3 25/10 6200m Smt 26/10 by Shah and all Sherpas at 07:04 am. 15/10 rest and training day at BC. Then rotation. On 18/10 touch C3 at 6200m, and back to C2. On 19/10 down to BC. Some nights waiting at BC for weather window. 23/10 to C1 24/10 to C2 25/10 to C3 Set off from C3 at 11 pm. On the summit at 7 am on 26/10. High winds on 26/10, Shah felt very cold with the windchill, that’s why she decided to use supplemental oxygen. Stayed on the summit for around 25 minutes. Sunny, but very windy. Down to C3 at 10 am for some rest and packed up all gear. On to C1 for the night, arrival C1 at 5:30 pm. Next day to BC. Left BC on 28/10. Back to KTM by jeep from Koto. Hired: Lakpa Sherpa (S) Phurba Sherpa (S) Mingma Sherpa (S) (not listed on permit by Ministry) Mingma was a porter, but decided spontaneously to go for the summit with the team. His plan is to work as a climbing Sherpa in the future. Oxygen: Taken and used from 6500m to the summit and down to 6800m by Shah Not used by Sherpas. Records: First Indian female to climb Himlung Himal. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Satori Adventures |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2465148 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | nw ridge |
Members
23 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evelyn Krosing | F | 1978 | Estonia | Leader | St. Julians, Malta | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Fabrice Roger De Vincenzi | M | 1960 | France | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Hubert France Emile Marie Derode | M | 1954 | France | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ligal Dror | M | 1971 | Israel | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicholas Ellul | M | 1983 | Malta | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Hugh Franklikn Ewing Jr. | M | 1950 | USA | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Slawomir Maksymilian Krok | M | 1973 | Poland | Climber | Grodkov, Poland | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Koji Okura | M | 1959 | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Harald Enzio Popp | M | 1955 | Switzerland/Germany | Climber | Uetikon, Zurich, Switzerland | Software salesman | Details Other expeditions |
| Saanika Jigar Shah | F | 2004 | India | Climber | Mumbai, India | Student (actor, singer, dancer) | Details Other expeditions |
| Purnima Shrestha | F | 1990 | Nepal | Climber | Arughat-9, Gorkha | Photojournalist | Details Other expeditions |
| Lukasz Andrzej Skrzpczak | M | 1984 | Poland | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Krzysztof Henryk Wieczorek | M | 1970 | Poland | Climber | Nowa Ruda, Poland | Retired minor | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Sundar Sherpa | M | 1999 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Silichong, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Furte Sherpa | M | 1994 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-4, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lakpa Tenjen Sherpa | M | 2001 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Tashi Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Tenji Sherpa | M | 2005 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Gyaljen Sherpa | M | 2000 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pema Sherpa | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Ekuwa, Pathivara-1, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phur Tenji Sherpa | M | 2001 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Gyaljang Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khanbari-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Tamang | M | 1994 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Aiselukharka, Khotang | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.