Annapurna I | 2012 N Face

A Spain expedition to Annapurna I in 2012 via N Face, led by Oscar Cadiach. Summit reached on 6th May 2012. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7501
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN112108
Peak ID ANN1
Year 2012
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Oscar Cadiach
Sponsor Cadiach to Annapurna I & Dhaulagiri I
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 By helicopter
Basecamp Date 2012-03-28
Summit Date 2012-05-06
Summit Time 1100
Summit Days 39
Total Days 45
Termination Date 2012-05-12
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8091
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 5
Fixed Rope (m) 0
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 Climbed Dhaulagiri I on 25 May (DHA1-121-03)
Campsites BC(28/03,4400m),C1(29/03,5000m),C2(30/03,5500m),C3(18/04,6400m),C4(04/05,6800m),C5(05/05,7200m),Smt(06/05)
Route Notes BC 28 Apr 4400m C1 29 Apr 5000m C2 30 Apr 5500m C3 18 Apr 6400m C4 04 May 6800m C5 05 May 7200m Smt 06 May by Cadiach at 11 am. First summit attempt was on 17 April together with Carlos Soria's team. On 18 April an avalanche hit the tents at C3. Nobody was hurt, but some of the tents were destroyed. When on the next day everyone descended to BC, Cadiach and Don Bowie from the USA stayed at C3 for another night. On 20 April they descended to BC. On summit push Cadiach left C4 at 9:30 pm on 5 May, together with Gheichisaz from the Iranian team. Conditions were good, but very cold and windy. They climbed up the couloirs towards the right, there was a lot of snow in the couloirs. He spent about 10 minutes on the summit. Weather was clear, but clouds came up during the descent. He descended to C5 where he arrived at about 5 pm. On 7 May he descended to BC. He left C5 at 10 am and arrived at BC at 8 pm. On 8 May Cadiach took helicopter to Tatopani, where he stayed for one day and then took a helicopter to Dhaulagiri BC for his next climb. Oxygen: Not taken, not used.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461036
Year 2012
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Oscar Cadiach Puig M 1952 Spain Leader Tarragona City, Tarragona, Spain Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.