Annapurna I | 2023 N Face
A UK expedition to Annapurna I in 2023 via N Face, led by Nirmal Purja. Summit reached on 15th April 2023. 11 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 11039 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | ANN123102 |
| Peak ID | ANN1 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | N Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Nirmal Purja |
| Sponsor | Elite Exped Annapurna Expedition 2023 |
| 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 | Austria, France, Qatar, USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2023-03-07 |
| Summit Date | 2023-04-15 |
| Summit Time | 1200 |
| Summit Days | 39 |
| Total Days | 41 |
| Termination Date | 2023-04-17 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8091 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 10 |
| 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(07/03,4200m),C1(10/03,5000m),C2(12/03,5400m),C3(13/04,6500m),C4(6700m),Smt(15/04) |
| Route Notes | Report from Alasdair McKenzie Approach: Heli to BC BC 07/03 4200m C1 10/03 5000m C2 12/03 5400m C3 13/04 6500m (lower) C4 6700m Smt 15/04 by McKenzie, Dorjee Sherpa at 12 noon. The other members of Nims’ team summited the same day, but a bit later. Nims Dai, Asma, Anna Gutu and their Sherpas. McKenzie and the rest of the team started the summit push from C3 at 7 pm on 14/04, his Sherpa Dorjee was already higher up to fix the rope. McKenzie hooked up with Dorjee about 2 hours below the summit. He had come down from the summit from his rope-fixing trip. The weather was windy, the traverse to the summit was hard and icy. They spent about 10 minutes on the summit and descended to C3 where they arrived at 5 pm. On 16/04 descended to BC. Left BC on 17/04 by helicopter. Oxygen: Taken and used from 6800m to summit to 6800m by McKenzie & Dorjee. Sherpas: Dorjee Sherpa After Annapurna, McKenzie is going to Dhaulagiri, Everest and Kangchenjunga. Report from Sabrina Filzmoser: Mostly dry beginning of March, perfect conditions, but cold, sometimes little snow, high winds, then much snow, more wind, whenever there’s been some sun, massive avalanches and with melting snow quickly seracs also broke down. Jetstream very strong from W or NW. Ropes got quickly buried, every time new trail/trace, mostly knee-deep, sometimes hip-deep. Filzmoser left early, due home to start her police work in Austria on 11 April. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Elite Exped (Imagine Nepal pmt) |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2464458 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n face |
Members
11 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nirmal Purja Pun Magar | M | 1983 | UK/Nepal | Leader | Dana-3, Myagdi | British army (retired) | Details Other expeditions |
| Asmaa Thani A. M. Al Thani | F | 1989 | Qatar | Climber | Doha, Qatar | Director of marketing | Details Other expeditions |
| Sabrina Filzmoser | F | 1980 | Austria | Climber | Wels, Upper Austria, Austria | Olympic athlete | Details Other expeditions |
| Tejan Gurung | M | 1995 | UK/Nepal | Climber | Hong Kong | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Anna Gutu | F | 1990 | USA/Ukraine | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Alasdair Scot McKenzie | M | 2004 | France | Climber | Tignes, Savoie, France | Student # aspirant alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Tenzi Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pur Bahadur (Yukta) Gurung | M | 1988 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Laprak-3, Gorkha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phura Dorje Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Gudel-4, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Temba Sherpa | M | 1989 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Karma Gyaljen Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANN123102 | - | - | https://mteveresttoday.com/annapurna-summits/ | - | - | - |
| ANN123102 | - | - | https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/qatar-princess-al-thani-along-with-nims-purja-no-o2-scales-mt-annapurna | - | - | - |