Annapurna I | 2012 N Face

A Nepal expedition to Annapurna I in 2012 via N Face, led by Chhang Dawa Sherpa. Summit reached on 20th April 2012. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	7686
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	ANN112113
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	2012
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	N Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Nepal
Leaders	Chhang Dawa Sherpa
Sponsor	-
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	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	2012-04-20
Summit Time	0800
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8091
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
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	Smt(20/04)
Route Notes	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	None
Route (lowercase)	n face

Members

Field	Value
ID	56684
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN112113
Member ID	01
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Chhang Dawa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Leader
Residence	Nurbu Chaur, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8091
Summit Date 1	2012-04-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0800
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443157
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chhang dawa sherpa
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	62754
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN112113
Member ID	02
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Kami
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Sedua, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8091
Summit Date 1	2012-04-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0800
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Brother of Temba
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437298
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kami sherpa
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Chhang Dawa Sherpa	M	1982	Nepal	Leader	Nurbu Chaur, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Kami Sherpa	M	1966	Nepal	H-A Worker	Sedua, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.