Annapurna I | 2008 S Face

A Switzerland expedition to Annapurna I in 2008 via S Face, led by Jean Troillet. Summit reached on 26th September 2008. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6110
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN108301
Peak ID ANN1
Year 2008
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Jean Troillet
Sponsor International Annapurna 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 France
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2008-09-11
Summit Date 2008-09-26
Summit Time -
Summit Days 15
Total Days 38
Termination Date 2008-10-19
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6300m due to dangerous avalanching
High Point (m) 6300
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
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 -
Campsites BC(11/09,4200m),Depot(25/09,5000m),C1(26/09,6300m),xxx(26/09,15/10,6300m)
Route Notes BC west of Tent Peak (same site as Ueli Steck spring 2008) C1 on South Face at foot of ridge High point at ridge on South Face. International Annapurna Expedition led by Jean Troillet - 20 October 2008 After the team arrived at BC on 11 Sept, rain fell almost every day, which meant snowfall at higher altitudes and avalanche danger. It was not until 25 Sept that they moved up from BC to their deposit camp, 800m above base. On the 26th, the five members moved their tent from 5000m to 6300m at the foot of the ridge on the South Face that they planned to climb, following the Bonington route of spring 1970. They slept there that night and next day went down to BC to rest and wait for good weather for their alpine-style climb to the summit. While they waited, they walked around the area at the foot of the South Face. Finally, on 15 Oct Dumas, Fredriksen, Reichen and Troillet moved up to 5000m and that night went up to 6300m. They arrived at the camp site at about 11:00 pm to find 50-60 cm of fresh snow covering the area. The tent they had left there packed up was under the snow, and they dug it out and set it up. They slept there the rest of that night and the next night also. A huge avalanche came down the face west of their route, and they could see that the line they proposed to climb was "loaded" with snow waiting to come down. So on the 17th they decided the avalanche danger was too great. They packed up and took all their gear down to BC. The climb was over. Deurient did not join the second ascent to 6300m because he had twisted his knee and torn a ligament. He and Troillet came back to Kathmandu by helicopter; he may need an operation after he gets home.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Sherpa & Swiss Adventures
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459714
Year 2008
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s face

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Sebastien Deurient M 1972 Switzerland Climber Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Martial Dumas M 1975 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jean-Yves Fredriksen M 1975 France Climber Abondance, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jakob (Kobi) Reichen M 1960 Switzerland Climber Lauenen, Bern, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jean Fernand Troillet M 1948 Switzerland Leader La Fouly, Valais, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.