Kimshung | 2025 S Ridge from E

A Italy expedition to Kimshung in 2025 via S Ridge from E, led by Francois Cazzanelli. Summit reached on 20th October 2025. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

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Field Value
ID 8262
Imported 2026-11-04 22:32:23.994980
Expedition ID KIMS25301
Peak ID KIMS
Year 2025
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Ridge from E
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Italy
Leaders Francois Cazzanelli
Sponsor Aosta Kimshung Expedition 2025
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 1st
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Austria
Approach Langtang trekking to Kyangin Gompa
Basecamp Date 2025-10-08
Summit Date 2025-10-20
Summit Time 1230
Summit Days 12
Total Days 16
Termination Date 2025-10-24
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6781
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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(08/10,4100m),C1(11/10,5000m),C2(12/10,5400m),Smt(20/10)
Route Notes Aosta Kimshung 2025 Expedition Approach: Langtang trekking to Kyangin Gompa Arrival: KTM on 02/10 Left KTM on 04/10 during the cyclone and stayed in Syabru Besi till 06/10 due to bad weather. BC 08/10 4100m C1 11/10 5000m (behind glacier) good conditions to climb to C1 C2 12/10 5400m (top of the glacier) Smt 20/10 by Cazzanelli, Vidoni, Waldner, Zoerer at 12.30 pm. During 1st rotation, Cazzanelli and Vidoni stayed one night at C1, touched 6000m and then climbed down to 5400m where they put up a tent to stay the night. On 13/10 back to BC. On 16/10, the pair touched again 6000m from BC to check conditions and returned to BC the same day. Summit push with the two Austrians, Lukas Waldner and Benjamin Zoerer. On 19/10, summit team started from BC directly to C2 which took them 2-½ hours from 1 pm to 3:30 pm. On 20/10, they left C2 at 3 am. At 6 am, they arrived at the bergschrund, which marks the start of the route at about 6200m. Climbing up to bergschrund involved breaking trail through deep snow, however, from the bergschrund onwards, conditions were perfect and they could climb on ‘Alpine Ice’. Up to the bottom of the summit slope (6500m), they pitched the climb, however, as the summit slope was very steep (about 60 degrees) they stopped pitching but roped up. They placed a few snow stakes, but according to Cazzanelli, they were to give them some security and make them feel better. They probably would not have held them, had they fallen. The snow was too sugary up there. The four climbers spent about 20 minutes on the summit, downclimbed the slope and once they got to the notch at about 6500m, they rappelled (12 rappells). They descended all the way to BC after the climb. They climbed in alpine-style on mixed conditions. The two Austrians, Waldner and Zoerer were initially in a separate expedition, however, they decided to join forces and summit together, which worked very well. They were on a slightly different acclimatisation schedule. According to Cazzanelli, the pair slept at 5400m on 15/10. Left BC on 24/10 to Langtang and Syabru Besi on 25/10;
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2465244
Year 2025
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s ridge from e

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Francois (Franz) Cazzanelli M 1990 Italy Leader Valtournenche, Aosta, Italy Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Roger Bovard M 1995 Italy Climber Valgrisenche, Aosta, Italy Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Marco Camandona M 1970 Italy Climber Aosta, Aosta, Italy Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Etienne Janin M 1994 Italy Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Damiano Levati M 1977 Italy Cameraman Borsofranco d'Ivrea, Turin, Italy Photographer Details Other expeditions
Stefano Stradelli M 1993 Italy Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Giuseppe Vidoni M 1994 Italy Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Lukas Waldner M 2001 Austria Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Benjamin Zoerer M 2001 Austria Climber Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria Aspirant alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
KIMS25301 - - https://explorersweb.com/finally-cazzanelli-succeeds-on-unclimbed-kimshung-after-10-years/ - - -
KIMS25301 - - https://explorersweb.com/francois-cazzanelli-finally-summits-kimshung-after-a-decade-of-trying/ - - -