Annapurna I | 2007 N Face

A Australia expedition to Annapurna I in 2007 via N Face, led by Andrew Lock. Summit reached on 24th May 2007. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5584
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN107102
Peak ID ANN1
Year 2007
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Australia
Leaders Andrew Lock
Sponsor Australian on Annapurna I
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 48th w/Spanish
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Helicopter to BC
Basecamp Date 2007-05-01
Summit Date 2007-05-24
Summit Time 1520
Summit Days 23
Total Days 27
Termination Date 2007-05-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8091
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 500
Total Members 1
Summit Members 1
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 -
Campsites BC(01/05,4300m),C1(5100m),C2(07/05,5600m),C2.5(10/05,6200m),C3(21/05,6600m),C4(23/05,7100m),Smt(24/05)
Route Notes C2.5 on top of serac C3 under serac. Lock, Pasaban, Izagirre, Vallejo, Gonzalez-Rubio, Sergei Bogomolov and Emil Mamedov went to C2 from BC in about 8 hours. They stayed 3 nights there due to bad weather. On 10 May Lock went up German Ridge. Ropes had been fixed by Spanish and Russian team previously. That day they reached about 6400m but it was already 4 pm and realized that it was too late to get to C3. They descended to top of serac at 6200m and set up C2.5. On 11 May they re-ascended and fixed to 6600m. Deposit of equipment. There was electrical storm. Lock was with Vallejo and Gonzalez. Descended to BC on 11 May, arrived at 7 pm. They stayed till 20 May at BC and waited for conditions to improve. On 20 May entire Spanish team, Sergei and Lock went to C2. Conditions were Ok, snow deep, but settled. On 21 May Lock and everybody else ascended to C3. Everybody stayed at C3 that night. C3 was placed under huge serac. They placed camp under handle of sickle. Irregular serac fall left and right of camp, very dangerous. On 22 May everybody apart from Lock, Vallejo, Gonzalez and Bogomolov descended to BC. Remaining team opened route to C4. Very technical climbing. Bogomolov developed snow blindness during night and stayed at C3 whilst Lock, Vallejo and Gonzalez went up to C4. Bogomolov escaped serac fall as he had moved into Spanish tent; site of his and Lock's tent was hit by serac fall. On 23 May Lock and two South Americans ascended technical route (overhanging icefall) in deep snow. They set up C4 at 7100m, 300m below normal C4. On 24 May team left C4 at 4:30 am. It was very cold. They left at daylight as route was not clear. They took the couloir route that took them almost directly to summit. In hindsight it was very dangerous as route was very slabby. Lock thought it was suicide!! Slabs about from 7800m to top. When they got to summit they had to belay each other up the last 5 meters. It was impossible to stand on summit as it was knife-sharp ridge. Descended down to C4 and arrived at 8 pm. Descent Ok but couloir dangerous. On 25 May descended to BC. Pasaban, Izagirre, Vallejo, Gonzalez-Rubio belonged to Edurne Pasaban's Spanish team; Bogomolov and Mamedov from anothers team led by Bogomolov.
Accidents -
Achievement 1st Australian
Agency Cho Oyu Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459222
Year 2007
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Andrew James Lock M 1961 Australia Leader Berowra, NSW, Australia Government security officer Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.