Annapurna I | 2015 N Face

A Iran expedition to Annapurna I in 2015 via N Face, led by Reza Shahlaee. Summit reached on 24th March 2015. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8711
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN115101
Peak ID ANN1
Year 2015
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Iran
Leaders Reza Shahlaee
Sponsor Seven Summit Treks Annapurna I Expedition 2015
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 China, Finland, Macedonia, Turkey
Approach Pokhara, from Tatopani to BC by helicopter
Basecamp Date 2015-03-02
Summit Date 2015-03-24
Summit Time 1515
Summit Days 22
Total Days 26
Termination Date 2015-03-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8091
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 7
Member Deaths 1
Total Hired 6
Summit Hired 6
Hired Deaths 1
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(02/03,4100m),C1(05/03,5100m),C2(09-10/03,5600m),C3(22/03,6500m),C4(23/03,6750m),Smt(24/03)
Route Notes BC 02/03 4100m C1 05/03 5100m C2 09/10 5600m C3 22/03 6500m C4 23/03 6750m Smt 24/03 Shahlaee, Dejanovic, Dong, Irmak, Liu, Mansikka, Shahlaee, Zhang, Mingma Gyalje, Nima Ongchu, Nima Gyalzen, Kaji, Angeli, Pemba between 3:15 pm and 4 pm. Team left C4 at 12:30 am. Weather was clear and calm. The first 300m of the climb had fixed rope; however, afterwards the team split in groups of 6 and 7 and moved on a main rope together. The ascent was straightforward and the group reached the summit between 3:15 pm and 4 pm. They stayed for about 15 minutes to take pictures. On the descent they used three main ropes to abseil down, which with 13 people took quite some time. When they reached 7400m at about 11:30 pm on 24 March, they were all very tired and decided to wait for the sun to come up. Mansikka and Pemba Sherpa continued their descent, however, without a rope. Shahlaee saw the headlamps from his spot at 7400m, but all of a sudden at about 3 am they were gone. The assumption is that Pemba Sherpa took a fall, bumped into Mansikka and they both fell to their deaths. On 26 March a helicopter came to look for the bodies and could identify them an altitude of about 7100m. It was impossible to retrieve them. The 11 team members and Sherpas, who rested at 7400m waited for the sun to rise and continued down at about 6 am. After many abseils, they reached C4 at 10 am. Everyone stayed C4 and continued on 26 March. Apart from Irmak and Ngima, who stayed at C2, everyone descended to BC where they arrived at 8 pm on 26 March. Irmak and Ngima reached BC on 27 March. The Spanish doctor Carlos visited their camp and helped them for frostbite and bandaged them. On 28 March a helicopter came and picked up the team. Oxygen: Taken and used: from C4 to summit to C4 by Dejanovic, Dong, Irmak, Liu, Zhang, Nima Gyalzen, Kaji, Ang Geli and Pemba Not taken, not used: Shahlaee, Mansikka, Mingma Gyalje and Nima Ongchu did not use oxygen Sherpas: Pemba Sherpa, 28/2/1980, Sankhuwasabha, Makalu-5 Mingma Gyalje, 14/4/86, Beding, Dolakha Nima Gyalzen, 9/8/1985, Beding, Dolakha Nima Ongchhu Sherpa, 15/12/2041, Solukhumbu, Chaurikharka-8 Kaji Sherpa, 15/2/2028, Sagarmatha, Solukhumbu, Tapting-9 Ang Geli Sherpa, 20/11/2043, Janakpur, Dolakha, Gaurishankar-6
Accidents Irmak frostbite on all 10 toes; Dejanovic frostbite on 3 fingers of left hand; Ang Geli frostbite on 5 fingers of right hand; Mansikka and Pemba Sherpa fatal fall at 7100m.
Achievement -
Agency Dreamers Destination Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462091
Year 2015
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n face

Members

13 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Zdravko Dejanovic M 1965 Macedonia Climber Skopje, Macedonia Physicist Details Other expeditions
Hong-Juan Dong F 1980 China Climber Beijing, China Engineer Details Other expeditions
Muharrem Aydin Irmak M 1966 Turkey/USA Climber New York, New York Artist Details Other expeditions
Yong-Zhong Liu M 1969 China Climber Shenzhen, Guangdong, China Businessman Details Other expeditions
Samuli (Mika) Mansikka M 1978 Finland Climber Helsinki, Finland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Mohammad Rezashahram (Reza) Shahlaei M 1959 Iran Leader Tehran, Iran Businessman Details Other expeditions
Liang Zhang M 1964 China Climber Shenzhen, Guangdong, China Banker Details Other expeditions
Nima Gyalzen Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Kazi (Kaji) Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Tapting-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Angeli Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Janakpur, Gaurishankar-6, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Pema Chhiring/Pemba Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Ongchhu Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Chaurikharka-8, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Gyalje Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.