Annapurna I | 2004 S Face (left of Bonington route)

A Poland expedition to Annapurna I in 2004 via S Face (left of Bonington route), led by Piotr Pustelnik. Summit reached on 18th May 2004. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4536
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN104101
Peak ID ANN1
Year 2004
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Face (left of Bonington route)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Poland
Leaders Piotr Pustelnik
Sponsor \Annapurna South Face International 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 Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2004-04-09
Summit Date 2004-05-18
Summit Time -
Summit Days 39
Total Days 44
Termination Date 2004-05-23
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7350m due to heavy snowfall bringing avalanche danger
High Point (m) 7350
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 3000
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(09/04,4300m),ABC(11/04,5000m),C1(21/04,5100m),C2(07/05,6800m),xxx(18/05,7350m)
Route Notes BC east of South Annapurna Glacier on grass ABC on rocks also to S Face west of Glacier C1 at beginning of S Face at foot of Bonington route C2 at east of Bonington's ridge in crevasse. After ABC, weather was foggy and snowfalling so delayed to get to C1. Again bad weather delayed progress; at C1 snow broke one tent completely and one tent partially. Technically difficult above C1 with 75-degree steepness in some sections. Stopped at 7350m at 5:00 pm because too late an hour to fix more rope; down to C2 to rest one day. Started up from C2 at 12:30 pm of 19th, big snowstorm from 2:00 to 7:00 am and went up only 100m from C2 and returned; section of avalanche hit C2 after they had gathered out of tent. Weather forecast bad for next few days so decided 20th May climb finished with avalanche danger now. For me this line is safest on face "with lots of rock fall on Japanese route but not safe." Pustelnik wants to return to it. Jozefowicz left expedition 9th May to return to work.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458073
Year 2004
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s face (left of bonington route)

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Sergei Bogomolov M 1951 Russia Climber Saratov, Russia Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Martin Gablik M 1953 Slovakia Climber Zvolen, Slovakia Engineer Details Other expeditions
Peter Hamor M 1964 Slovakia Climber Sp. Teplica, Slovakia Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Pawel Jozefowicz M 1964 Poland Climber Warsaw, Poland Bureau chief for Reuters News Agency Details Other expeditions
Aljosa Marlac M 1981 Slovenia Climber Kamnik, Slovenia Physical education student Details Other expeditions
Piotr Czeslaw Pustelnik M 1951 Poland Leader Lodz, Poland Teacher Details Other expeditions
Vladimir (Vlado) Strba M 1968 Slovakia Climber Holic, Slovakia Geologist Details Other expeditions
Dariusz Jerzy Zaluski M 1959 Poland Climber Warsaw, Poland Textiles wholesaler Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.