Annapurna I | 2007 N Face

A Spain expedition to Annapurna I in 2007 via N Face, led by Inaki Ochoa. Summit reached on 22nd May 2007. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5586
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN107104
Peak ID ANN1
Year 2007
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Inaki Ochoa
Sponsor Inaki Dhaulagiri 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 Romania
Approach From Dhaulagiri I BC by helicopter to Lete
Basecamp Date 2007-05-10
Summit Date 2007-05-22
Summit Time -
Summit Days 12
Total Days 14
Termination Date 2007-05-24
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6600m due to avalanche danger
High Point (m) 6600
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
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 (DHA1-071-11)
Campsites BC(10/05,4200m),C2(21/05,5600m),xxx(22/05,6600m)
Route Notes BC at normal site High point at top serac above Pasaban's C3. Annapurna I expedition led by Inaki Ochoa - Spring 2007 Ochoa - 30 May 2007 From Ochoa's Dhaulagiri I team only Ochoa and Colibasanu went to Annapurna I. Ochoa originally had wanted to go to the NW Face, but to climb that route, he needed a technically very skilled partner, no such person was available, so he went to the North Face. The days from 10 to 19 May were spent arriving at BC and moving above it. They were well acclimatized from their Dhaulagiri I ascent and thus needed no ABC or C1, but launched their summit bid from C2 on 22 May. The French 1950 route is notorious for avalanching, and this spring was no exception. "The French route is like Russian roulette" under the Sickle's serac, Ochoa said. They decided to away from the French route's Sickle, to climb to the east (left) of the Sickle, go to the German 1974 route from C2 to C3, then move up and westward to the top. C3 was overhung by a very dangerous, unstable serac; Ochoa did not want to sleep at that site, but on 22 May he climbed the serac in "the hardest climb of my career" from 6500m up the serac's height of 50 meters or more. Then he decided the risks were too great, and he and Colibasanu turned back and descended all the way to BC. Climb finished.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Cho Oyu Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459220
Year 2007
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ignacio (Inaki) Ochoa de Olza Seguin M 1967 Spain Leader Pamplona, Navarra, Spain Professional alpinist Details Other expeditions
Horia Dan Colibasanu M 1977 Romania Climber Timisoara, Romania Dentist Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.