Annapurna I | 2021 N Face

A India expedition to Annapurna I in 2021 via N Face, led by Umesh Zirpe. Summit reached on 16th April 2021. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10545
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN121102
Peak ID ANN1
Year 2021
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality India
Leaders Umesh Zirpe
Sponsor Giripremi's Annapurna I Expedition 2021
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 Nepal
Approach Heli from Dana to BC
Basecamp Date 2021-04-02
Summit Date 2021-04-16
Summit Time 1330
Summit Days 14
Total Days 16
Termination Date 2021-04-18
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 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 5
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(02/04,4200m),C1(05/04,5200m),C2(06/04,5600m),C3(14/04,6400m),C4(15/04,6986m),Smt(16/04)
Route Notes Team arrived in Kathmandu on 14/03. They quarantined for seven days at the Manaslu Hotel and flew to Pokhara and Jomsom on 23/04 and 24/04, respectively. They walked to Muktinath and then drove to Dana. On 02/04 they flew to BC from Dana. BC 02/04 4200m C1 05/04 5200m C2 06/04 5600m C3 14/04 6400m C4 15/04 6986m Smt 16/04 by Harshe, Gavare, Mandale, Dawa Ongju Sherpa, Mingmar Tindu Sherpa, Pasang Tenji Sherpa between 1:30 and 2 pm. Smt 16/04 by Sheetal and Pasang Sherpa at 2 pm. Summit team left C4 at midnight like most other teams. The route was busy, and the snow was deep as it had snowed between 8 pm and 11 pm. They stayed about 15 mins on the summit, then descended to C4 where they arrived at 6:30 pm. On 17/04 everyone back at BC. On the descent from the summit, the team bumped into Maya Sherpa Coster in the couloir at about 7900m whose Sherpa (who was also called Mingmar was feeling sick). Mingmar Tindu Sherpa accompanied Maya and Mingmar again to the summit. Gear drop (Zirpe’s opinion): Gear was dropped at C4 on 15/04 by one helicopter. Ropes, fixing equipment, some oxygen bottles and food and gas were lowered to C4 by long-line. “But if the helicopter had not come, a lot of people would have gotten into trouble. Mountaineering has changed and we have to adapt.” Oxygen: Taken and used from C4 to summit to C4 by all members and Sherpas. Left BC by helicopter to Dana. Sheetal Raj, Yogendar Garbiyal and Maya Sherpa were not Zirpe's clients, but climbed with Peak Promotion. Umesh Zirpe and his team were going to climb Lhotse. They arrived at BC on 27 April but when it became clear how many climbers were already infected with COVID-19 and how many had been evacuated, Zirpe and Mandale decided to leave BC on 02/05 and to go back to India on 04/05. Jitendra Gaware and Dinesh Kotkar decided to stay and continue their expedition to Everest and Lhotse.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Peak Promotion
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2464582
Year 2021
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n face

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Umesh Mallikarjun Zirpe M 1965 India Leader Pune, Maharashtra, India Tax consultant Details Other expeditions
Yogendar Garbiyal M 1980 India Climber Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India Engineer Details Other expeditions
Jitendra Ramadas Gaware M 1977 India Climber Pune, Maharashtra, India Businessman (construction company owner) Details Other expeditions
Bhushan Uday Harshe M 1985 India Climber Pune, Maharashtra, India Head of operations of Guardian Giripremi Institute of Mountaineering Details Other expeditions
Sumit Suresh Mandale M 1989 India Climber Pune, Maharashtra, India Physician Details Other expeditions
Sheetal Raj F 1995 India Climber Salmoda, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India Works for NGO Details Other expeditions
Maya Sherpa F 1978 Nepal Climber Patle-5, Okhaldhunga Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Dawa Wangchuk (Dawa Ongchu) Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Ongya/Wangchu Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Thindu (Hapsi) Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Gyabla, Lelep-8, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tenzing (Pasang Tenje) Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ANN121102 - - https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/pune-news/giripremi-mountaineers-scale-mt-annapurna-1-world-s-10th-tallest-peak-101618582156643.html - - -
ANN121102 - - https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/giripremis-mountaineers-summit-mt-annapurna-1-7279304/ - - -
ANN121102 - - https://www.punekarnews.in/pune-based-giripremis-mountaineers-summit-8091-meters-tall-mt-annapurna-1/ - - -
ANN121102 HJ Zirpe, Umesh The Ascent of Annapurna I - 76:244-248 (2021) -
ANN121102 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/76/15/expeditions-explorations/ - - -