Annapurna I | 2006 N Face

A Italy expedition to Annapurna I in 2006 via N Face, led by Romano Benet. Summit reached on 25th May 2006. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5168
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN106101
Peak ID ANN1
Year 2006
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Italy
Leaders Romano Benet
Sponsor Dhaulagiri I Annapurna I 2006
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 From Dhaulagiri BC by helicopter
Basecamp Date 2006-05-19
Summit Date 2006-05-25
Summit Time -
Summit Days 6
Total Days 8
Termination Date 2006-05-27
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6000m due to bad weather
High Point (m) 6000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 0
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 Dhaulagiri I (DHA1-061-03)
Campsites BC(19/05,4200m),Biv1(23/05,5000m),Biv2(24/05,5750m),xxx(25/05,6000m)
Route Notes Biv 1 on North Face Biv 2 on North Face High point at bottom of small couloir. Benet, Meroi and Vuerich to Annapurna BC on 19 May and climbed in alpine style with only bivouacs above: 1st at 5000m on 23rd and 2nd biv at 5750m on 24th May; 25th May started at 3:00 am because dangerous from falling seracs from 7000m; stopped ascent at 6000m, where huge seracs broke off at 7000m and its ice just missed them but snow hit them, doing no damage but legs shaking at 6:00 am so down t BC 11:00 am. Climb now finished with rain at BC and snowing high.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Cho Oyu Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458812
Year 2006
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Romano Benet M 1962 Italy Leader Tarvisio, Udine, Italy Ranger Details Other expeditions
Nives Meroi F 1961 Italy Climber Tarvisio, Udine, Italy Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Luca Vuerich M 1975 Italy Climber Tarvisio, Udine, Italy Student Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.