Ripimo Shar | 2016 W Ridge

A Nepal expedition to Ripimo Shar in 2016 via W Ridge, led by Nima Tenji Sherpa. Summit reached on 10th November 2016. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9291
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID RIPI16301
Peak ID RIPI
Year 2016
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Nepal
Leaders Nima Tenji Sherpa
Sponsor First Ascent on Khang Karpo 6646m (Women's Team Exp 2016)
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 4th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries USA, UK
Approach Rolwaling Valley (Beding->Na)
Basecamp Date 2016-11-08
Summit Date 2016-11-10
Summit Time 1400
Summit Days 2
Total Days 3
Termination Date 2016-11-11
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6647
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 3
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(08/11,5150m),C1(09/11,5700),Smt(10/11)
Route Notes Summited reached on 10 Nov by Alison Levine, Samantha Falconer, Kath Staniland, Phurba Tenzing, Tshering Pemba and Nima Tenji. Team left C1 at 3:45 am, summited at 2 pm, stayed 1 hour, then descended to C1 arriving about 7:30 pm. We ascended the North [West?] Ridge and encountered numerous hanging glaciers. There were a great deal of crevasses throughout the route. There were two other people Gopal Shrestha and Lhakpa Norbu/Nuru who also climbed with Dreamer's Destinations, but they were a separate entity from us.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Dreamers Destination Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461249
Year 2016
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Nima Tenji/Tenzi Sherpa M 1980 Nepal Leader Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Alison P. Levine F 1966 USA Climber Phoenix, Arizona Consultant, author, film-maker Details Other expeditions
Samantha Louise (Squash) Falconer F 1981 UK Climber Tignes-les-Brevieres, Savoie, France TV presenter & speaker Details Other expeditions
Kathryn Staniland F 1981 UK Climber Tignes-les-Brevieres, Savoie, France Chalet owner Details Other expeditions
Phurba Tenzing Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Pemba Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Gopal Shrestha M 1964 Nepal Climber Pokhara, Kaski - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
RIPI16301 - - http://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/first-summit-khang-karpo-excites-climbers/ - - -
RIPI16301 - - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7c0CQpEm7E - - -
RIPI16301 - - https://rab.equipment/us/basecamp/news/khang-karpo-first-ascent/ - - -