Raungsiyar | 2015 W Ridge-NW Ridge (Nima Tenji rte)

A Nepal expedition to Raungsiyar in 2015 via W Ridge-NW Ridge (Nima Tenji rte), led by Nima Tenji Sherpa. Summit reached on 4th October 2015. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8977
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	RAUN15301
Peak ID	RAUN
Year	2015
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Ridge-NW Ridge (Nima Tenji rte)
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Nepal
Leaders	Nima Tenji Sherpa
Sponsor	Sherpa Raungsiyar Expedition 2014
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	-
Approach	Gonggar by road (9 hrs)->Simigaon->Beding->Na
Basecamp Date	2015-10-03
Summit Date	2015-10-04
Summit Time	1530
Summit Days	1
Total Days	3
Termination Date	2015-10-06
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6224
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
Summit Members	3
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	Summited Langdak on 5 Oct and Takargo East on 6 Oct by all three Sherpas
Campsites	BC(03/10,5600m),ABC(04/10,5800m),Smt(04/10)
Route Notes	BC 03/10 5600m on Drolambau Glacier ABC 04/10 5800m at end of Drolambau (fork between Langdak and Raungsiyar) Smt 04/10 by Nima Tenji, Dawa Gyalje, Tashi Sherpa at 3:30 pm. Team left BC at 6:30 am and crossed the Drolambau Glacier. No rope and no crevasses. They reached their ABC at 9:30 am, set up two tents and continued climbing at about 12 noon. The route was partially in deep snow. The last ridge (West) they climbed Alpine style using running belays. The ridge leading up to the summit (NW ridge) was snowy and crevassed. They were moving on a rope together. They spent about one hour on the summit taking photos. The summit was relatively small, maybe space for six people. Team descended all the way to BC where they arrived at 6:30 pm. No fixed rope.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Dreamers Destination Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460845
Year	2015
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w ridge-nw ridge (nima tenji rte)

Members

Field	Value
ID	65138
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RAUN15301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	RAUN
Year	2015
Season	3
First Name	Nima Tenji/Tenzi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Leader
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6224
Summit Date 1	2015-10-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1530
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442390
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima tenji/tenzi sherpa
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	65139
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RAUN15301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	RAUN
Year	2015
Season	3
First Name	Dawa Gyalje (Dawa Gyalzen)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climber
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6224
Summit Date 1	2015-10-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1530
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441862
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa gyalje (dawa gyalzen) sherpa
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	65140
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RAUN15301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	RAUN
Year	2015
Season	3
First Name	Tashi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climber
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6224
Summit Date 1	2015-10-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1530
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441897
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tashi sherpa
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Nima Tenji/Tenzi Sherpa	M	1980	Nepal	Leader	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Gyalje (Dawa Gyalzen) Sherpa	M	1979	Nepal	Climber	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Tashi Sherpa	M	1979	Nepal	Climber	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	9713
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RAUN15301
Reference ID	01
Year	2015
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Griffin, Lindsay
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2016
Language	-
Citation	90:340-341 (2016)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10383
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RAUN15301
Reference ID	02
Year	2015
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201213862/Drolambau-Glacier-Three-All-Sherpa-Ascents
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11182
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RAUN15301
Reference ID	03
Year	2015
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web15y/newswire-sherpa-americans-climb-first-ascents-rolwaling-himal
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
RAUN15301	AAJ	Griffin, Lindsay	-	-	90:340-341 (2016)	-
RAUN15301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201213862/Drolambau-Glacier-Three-All-Sherpa-Ascents	-	-	-
RAUN15301	-	-	http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web15y/newswire-sherpa-americans-climb-first-ascents-rolwaling-himal	-	-	-