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.