Putha Hiunchuli | 2009 NE Face
A Switzerland expedition to Putha Hiunchuli in 2009 via NE Face, led by Urs Hefti. Summit reached on 23rd September 2009. 7 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6694 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | PUTH09301 |
| Peak ID | PUTH |
| Year | 2009 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
| Leaders | Urs Hefti |
| Sponsor | Putha Hiunchuli Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 33rd |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Italy |
| Approach | Nepalgunj->Kakkot |
| Basecamp Date | 2009-09-15 |
| Summit Date | 2009-09-23 |
| Summit Time | 1000 |
| Summit Days | 8 |
| Total Days | 10 |
| Termination Date | 2009-09-25 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7246 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | True |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| 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(15/09,4950m),C1(19/09,5730m),C2(21/09,6305m),Smt(23/09) |
| Route Notes | Members were using skies and skins to ascend and descend the mountains. They started using the skies on the ascent from 5500m and skied down from 15m below the summit to the same point. On summit day team left C2 at 3 am in the morning. It was slightly overcast, but no wind. Members were using skies during the ascent. Sherpas was walking. They spent about one hour on the summit. Good views of Dhaulagiri range. Members skied down and helped take down their camps on the way down. They descended to BC. where they arrived at 5:15 pm. Rest day on 24 Sept. Left BC 25 Sept. First Swiss woman and first Italian woman to the summit. Sherpas: Dendi Sherpa, Taksindu-5, Deku, Solu, 22/1/1983 Everest 20/5/2009, Cho Oyu 15/5/2007, Ama Dablam in 2007 Kancha Sherpa, Taksindu-2, Solu, 19/11/82 Himlung in 2008 with Iranians [??], no 8000ers |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | 1st Swiss and Italian woman |
| Agency | Iceland Trekking (Dorje) |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458592 |
| Year | 2009 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | ne face |
Members
7 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Giulia Brunello | F | 1973 | Italy | Climber | Chur, Graubunden, Switzerland | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Urs Hefti | M | 1968 | Switzerland | Leader | Rombach, Aargau, Switzerland | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Tobias Michael Merz | M | 1969 | Switzerland | Climber | Bern, Switzerland | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Jacqueline Renne Pichler | F | 1980 | Switzerland | Climber | Rombach, Aargau, Switzerland | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Christoph Andreas Wullschleger | M | 1966 | Switzerland | Climber | Basel, Switzerland | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Kanchha Lama Sherpa | M | 1982 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Taksindu-2, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dendi Sherpa | M | 1983 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Deku, Taksindu, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.