Ripimo Shar | 2005 W Ridge from S

A Switzerland expedition to Ripimo Shar in 2005 via W Ridge from S, led by Bruce Normand. Summit reached on 7th May 2005. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6890
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	RIPI05101
Peak ID	RIPI
Year	2005
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Ridge from S
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Switzerland
Leaders	Bruce Normand
Sponsor	AACZ Rolwaling Expedition 2005
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	3rd
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Italy, Spain, UK, USA
Approach	Rolwaling Valley->Beding
Basecamp Date	2005-04-24
Summit Date	2005-05-07
Summit Time	1612
Summit Days	13
Total Days	18
Termination Date	2005-05-12
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6647
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	2
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	Climbed Chekigo (CHEK-051-01) and Drangnag Ri (DRAN-051-01)
Campsites	BC(24/04,4800m),Smt(07/05)
Route Notes	BC at Drangnak on west side of Glacier ABC Ripimo Shar Glacier, under West Face of Drangnag Ri C1 at snowcave. After establishing ABC spent a week acclimatizing; Normand and Hartmann climbed point 5965m northwest of ABC and mountain on 1 May and on 3 May all other members climbed it. Normand and Von Rotz to top of point 6705m (Ripimo Shar) on Schneider map on 7th May; very cloudy this afternoon. Normand and Hartmann on 8 May to Drangnag Ri. On 9th Vidono and Scarsi left BC to go trekking as planned. On 9th Normand and Hartmann climbed Drangnag Ri's West Face to SW Ridge; at junction of face and ridge put C1 in snowcave after climbing snowfield 50-degree steep and 55-degree ice average some up 80-85 degrees with 14 pitches total up ice. Route had to be abseiled at night or very early in morning so as not to be hit by falling ice and rocks. Hartmann tired so stayed in C1 on 10th while Normand climbed SW Ridge to top, first part badly corniced (too vertical on section) and last 100 vertical meters had snow to top. Left C1 at 11:00 am (had gone to sleep 5:00 am that day) and got to top at 4:12 pm and back to C1 7:00 pm. Clouds came and went. 11th 2:00 pm down to ABC in 10 hours and BC at 6:30 pm. On return to KTM, Von Rotz and Normand on 15 May summited Chekigo, a trekking peak.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Wilderness Experience
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457033
Year	2005
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w ridge from s

Members

Field	Value
ID	51255
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RIPI05101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	RIPI
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	Bruce George Alexander
Last Name	Normand
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation	Physics researcher
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
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)	6647
Summit Date 1	2005-05-07
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
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	2437399
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bruce george alexander normand
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	51256
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RIPI05101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	RIPI
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	Paul
Last Name	Hartmann
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Volketswil, Switzerland
Occupation	Oceanographer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6500
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2437323
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	paul hartmann
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	51257
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RIPI05101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	RIPI
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	Monika
Last Name	Hronsky
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Zurich, Switzerland
Occupation	Graduate student in biology and chemistry
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2440295
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	monika hronsky
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	31
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	51258
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RIPI05101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	RIPI
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	Marco
Last Name	Scarsi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland
Occupation	Bioinformaticist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2438492
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marco scarsi
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	36
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	51259
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RIPI05101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	RIPI
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	Beatriz
Last Name	Vidondo
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Zurich, Switzerland
Occupation	Biostatistician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2437556
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	beatriz vidondo
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	38
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	51260
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RIPI05101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	RIPI
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	Oliver
Last Name	Von Rotz
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Zurich, Switzerland
Occupation	Software engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
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)	6647
Summit Date 1	2005-05-07
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	3
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	2440349
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	oliver von rotz
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

6 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Bruce George Alexander Normand	M	1966	UK	Leader	Glasgow, Scotland	Physics researcher	Details Other expeditions
Paul Hartmann	M	1966	USA	Climber	Volketswil, Switzerland	Oceanographer	Details Other expeditions
Monika Hronsky	F	1974	Switzerland	Climber	Zurich, Switzerland	Graduate student in biology and chemistry	Details Other expeditions
Marco Scarsi	M	1969	Italy	Climber	Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland	Bioinformaticist	Details Other expeditions
Beatriz Vidondo	F	1967	Spain	Climber	Zurich, Switzerland	Biostatistician	Details Other expeditions
Oliver Von Rotz	M	1975	Switzerland	Climber	Zurich, Switzerland	Software engineer	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	8360
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RIPI05101
Reference ID	01
Year	2005
Type	3
Journal	CLIM
Author	-
Title	Rolwaling Multi-Peak Success
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2005
Language	-
Citation	7:20 (Sep 2005)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	8361
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RIPI05101
Reference ID	02
Year	2005
Type	3
Journal	CLIM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2006
Language	-
Citation	17:72-74 (Jul 2006)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	8362
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RIPI05101
Reference ID	03
Year	2005
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Normand, Bruce
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2006
Language	-
Citation	80:410-413 (2006)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	8363
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RIPI05101
Reference ID	04
Year	2005
Type	3
Journal	CLIM
Author	-
Title	Rolwaling Multi-Peak Success
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2005
Language	-
Citation	7:20 (Sep 2005)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10621
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RIPI05101
Reference ID	05
Year	2005
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200641003/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-Himal-Rolwaling-Himal-Drangang-Ri-Second-Ascent-by-a-New-Route-Ripimo-Shar-Possible-New-Route-Chekigo-First-Authorized-Ascent
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
RIPI05101	CLIM	-	Rolwaling Multi-Peak Success	-	7:20 (Sep 2005)	-
RIPI05101	CLIM	-	-	-	17:72-74 (Jul 2006)	-
RIPI05101	AAJ	Normand, Bruce	-	-	80:410-413 (2006)	-
RIPI05101	CLIM	-	Rolwaling Multi-Peak Success	-	7:20 (Sep 2005)	-
RIPI05101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200641003/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-Himal-Rolwaling-Himal-Drangang-Ri-Second-Ascent-by-a-New-Route-Ripimo-Shar-Possible-New-Route-Chekigo-First-Authorized-Ascent	-	-	-