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.