Annapurna I | 2021 N Face

A France expedition to Annapurna I in 2021 via N Face, led by Marc Batard. Summit reached on 16th April 2021. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10550
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN121107
Peak ID ANN1
Year 2021
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Marc Batard
Sponsor Marc Batard Annapurna I Expedition 2021
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Brazil, Nepal
Approach Trekking from Tatopani to BC
Basecamp Date 2021-04-03
Summit Date 2021-04-16
Summit Time -
Summit Days 13
Total Days 15
Termination Date 2021-04-18
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7400m due to dangerous conditions
High Point (m) 7400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
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 -
Campsites BC(03/04,4100m),C1(07/04,5000m),C2(08/04,5500m),C3(15/04,6500m),xxx(16/04,7400m)
Route Notes Pasang Nuru climbed with the team as a full member, not as a hired Sherpa. Yorick and Bertrand formed a climbing team; Marc and Pasang another. Alpine style attempt, no hired, no supplemental oxygen. Marc and Pasang Nuru reached highpoint on 09/04. They slept in a snowcave at 5700m. They realized conditions were too dangerous and didn’t want to cross the dangerous ‘Guillotine Gully’. Yorick started summit push from C3 on 16/04 at 1 am, reached highpoint at around 7400m at 6:30 am. He was feeling tired and felt it was too hard to continue all alone. Not motivated enough, and decided to turn back. Bertrand had turned back before at 6300m because he fell sick with pulmonary infection. All down to BC on 16/04. Other people in BC said the weather would deteriorate and they didn’t have much time left. So decision was made to abandon climb. Whole team is very disillusioned and sad about the current development on 8000ers like Annapurna, with the crowds and increasing helicopter support above BC. Marc Batard, 5700m (HP) Yorick Vion, 7400m (HP) Bertrand Delapierre, 6300m (HP) Pasang Nuru Sherpa, 5700m (HP)
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalaya Expeditions
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2464582
Year 2021
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Marc Marie Bernard Batard M 1951 France Leader La Celle, Allier, France Retired alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Bertrand Delapierre M 1976 France Cameraman Passy, Haute-Savoie, France Film director Details Other expeditions
Lindenilson Marques de Almeida M 1986 Brazil Climber France Pharmcist Details Other expeditions
Pasang Nuru Sherpa M 1974 Nepal Climber Bupsa, Jubing-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Yorick Daniel Vion M 1987 France Climber Aigueblanche, Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ANN121107 - - https://abenteuer-berg.de/en/marc-batard-annapurna-as-the-next-stage-before-mount-everest/ - - -
ANN121107 - - https://abenteuer-berg.de/en/marc-batard-after-annapurna-simply-scandalous/ - - -
ANN121107 - - https://www.lequipe.fr/Adrenaline/Alpinisme/Actualites/Pourquoi-l-alpiniste-marc-batard-a-fait-demi-tour-sur-l-annapurna/1251442 - - -
ANN121107 - - https://alpinemag.fr/marc-batard-pourquoi-j-ai-renonce-annapurna/ - - -