Annapurna I | 2000 N Face-E Peak (for traverse of summits)

A France expedition to Annapurna I in 2000 via N Face-E Peak (for traverse of summits), led by Nicolas Terray. Summit reached on 28th October 2000. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3631
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN100301
Peak ID ANN1
Year 2000
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face-E Peak (for traverse of summits)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Nicolas Terray
Sponsor 50th Anniversary Annapurna I Expedition
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2000-10-07
Summit Date 2000-10-28
Summit Time -
Summit Days 21
Total Days 25
Termination Date 2000-11-01
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7400-7500mm due bad weather and lack of motivation by most members to continue
High Point (m) 7400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 800
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 0
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(07/10,4300m),C1(09/10,5000m),C2(12/10,5700m),C3(20/10,6500m),Biv1(27/10,7200m),Biv2(28/10,7400m),xxx(28/10,7400m)
Route Notes BC at normal site C1 at normal site C2 at bottom of NW Ridge - from to right of normal site C3 near Spanish route to East Peak 2nd Biv at 100m below summit ridge to Roc Noir and East Summit High point at 2nd biv. Decided North Face too dangerous (big seracs), so best solution to go to climb East Summit and then traverse to Middle Summit and Main Summit. Placed C2 in very safe place, not in serac field. C2 is exposed to avalanching from left (Roc Noir) if there is much snowfall, but this team had not such bad weather. Only 10 minutes (300m) exposed area at 5600m. Profit and Dorje on 25 Oct to C2, 26 in C3. 27th make biv at 7200m. 28th intended to go up East Summit and see South, but Dorje's feet very cold so he could not get to top that day and they made a 2nd biv at 7400-7500m intending to go on 29th later in morning when warmer and Dorje's feet better. That night cyclone from Bangladesh forced them to sleep in shoes and 29th am wind terrible and decided to go down and wind blew away tent when they got out of it. So went down to BC same in strong winds. At BC dust from moraine was blown everywhere. Meanwhile Blanchard and Gentet had gone on slightly different line from C3 and reached about same altitude intending to acclimatize. Perfect weather with no wind that night of 28th. "The best condition to go to summit" (Profit), but a little short in time to finish. No motivation from members to go again except one. "My idea was to go to C2 with Lhakpa (Sherpa) and go alone to East Peak and then if possible traverse to main summit." Possibility was dependent on ability to traverse slightly on south side. Had no intention to descend by any route except this French route because only it is safe on face. Profit later agreed that team had no high climbers except himself and Blanchard. Team decided on 28th that when Profit and Dorje came down to BC, the climb would be over. They were on a fixed schedule which they had no desire to change and they could not agree to staying on longer. Profit is determined to come again and finish this climb on such a safe route with one friend who will climb high with him.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Everest Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456771
Year 2000
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face-e peak (for traverse of summits)

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jean Blanchard M 1950 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Ski instructor & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Nerve Bouchet M 1972 France Climber Coaesy, France Physician Details Other expeditions
Jean-Luc Canac M 1953 France Climber Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France Trekking guide Details Other expeditions
Sylvain Frendo M 1970 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Frederic Gentet M 1973 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Georges Payot M 1937 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide & ski instructor Details Other expeditions
Christophe Profit M 1961 France Climber Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Nicolas Terray M 1958 France Leader Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Ski instructor & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Dorje Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ANN100301 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 75:380-381 (2001) -
ANN100301 HIGH - - - 226:66 (Sep 2001) -
ANN100301 HJ Terray, Nicholas French Expedition to Annapurna I - 57:162-164 (2001) -
ANN100301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200138000/Asia-Nepal-Western-Nepal-Janak-Himal-Annapurna-North-Face-Reconnaissance - - -
ANN100301 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/57/19/expeditions-and-notes-57/ - - -