Annapurna I | 2012 N Face

A China expedition to Annapurna I in 2012 via N Face, led by Yang Chun-Feng. Summit reached on 20th April 2012. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7497
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN112104
Peak ID ANN1
Year 2012
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality China
Leaders Yang Chun-Feng
Sponsor Chinese Annapurna I Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Helicopter to Tatopani - BC
Basecamp Date 2012-03-27
Summit Date 2012-04-20
Summit Time 0800
Summit Days 24
Total Days 28
Termination Date 2012-04-24
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8091
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 2000
Total Members 2
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(27/04,4200m),C1(06/04,5500m),C2(07/04,6400m),C3(08/04,6600m),C4(19/04,6900m),Smt(20/04)
Route Notes Yang, Rao, Pemba and Chumbe left C4 at 10 pm on 19 April and they got to the top at 8 am on 20 April. They stayed on summit for about 30 minutes, then descended to C4 at 11 am, rested there for a while, then went down to C1 where they arrived at about 4 pm. Next day 21 April to BC. The summit day weather was good, no clouds. The Chinese team was followed by the two Indian climbers and their Sherpas and also the American woman with her Sherpas. Snow conditions between C2 and C4 were deep snow; at some places it was waist-deep. Note: Several photos and comments have surfaced that give doubts to the status of all the summiters on 20 April 2012 for Annapurna I. One set of photos show the Indian team of Debasish Biswas and Basanta Singha Roy standing 50-60m below the top of the summit ridge with a climber dressed in red climbing towards the summit ridge high in the background. Another set of photos show the Chinese team of Yang Chun-Feng and Rao Jian-Feng (dressed in red) near the crest of the summit ridge. One Chinese and two Sherpas are shown on top of the crest and one Chinese and one Sherpa are shown as stopping below the crest. It also appears that the Chinese team did not proceed along the crest of the summit ridge to the true summit that is 20-50m further away in an upwardly horizontal direction. The widow of Rao states that her husband told her that Rao summited, but not Yang. Both Rao and Yao were killed in June 2013 when the base camp at Nanga Parbat was attacked by terrorists. Other comments put the American team of Cleo Weidlich and her Sherpa either above or below the Indian team, but not at the summit ridge. For the above reasons, these ascents are being marked as "disputed." Billi Bierling - 25 March 2105 Chang Dawa Sherpa told Billi Bierling that Chang Dawa, Kami Sherpa, Jian-Feng Rao and Pecchumbe Sherpa reached the true summit, while all others stopped further down the mountain. Chang Dawa had photos of them on the true summit.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461020
Year 2012
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n face

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jian-Feng Rao M 1964 China Climber Shenzhen, Guangdong, China Construction company manager Details Other expeditions
Chun-Feng Yang M 1968 China Leader Chengdu, Sichuan, China Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Pemba Dorchi Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Sedua, Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pechhumbe (Chumbe) Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.