Annapurna I | 2025 N Face
A India expedition to Annapurna I in 2025 via N Face, led by Narender Kumar. Summit reached on 7th April 2025. 14 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 11595 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | ANN125106 |
| Peak ID | ANN1 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | N Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | India |
| Leaders | Narender Kumar |
| Sponsor | Pioneer Adventure Annapura I Expedition 2025 |
| 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 | Japan, S Africa, UK, Vietnam |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | - |
| Summit Date | 2025-04-07 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 0 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8091 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 9 |
| Summit Hired | 4 |
| 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,C1,C2,C3,Smt(07/04) |
| Route Notes | John Black - 11 Aprl 2035 Approach: Trekking to BC BC 25/03 4100m C1 28/03 5180m C2 29/03 5500m C3 06/04 6400m Smt 07/04 by Warren Eva, Kaji Sherpa at 9:15 am Summit push started from C3 at 7:20 pm on 06/04. Black unhappy with general circumstances on the mountain and he felt he wasn’t in ideal conditions for the summit, especially concerning acclimatization. Very dry conditions, lot of ice, no snow. Very dangerous especially between C2 and C3. Very difficult to acclimatize, they went up to C2 only once, no rotations for acclimatization. Black and Nima turned back at 6600m at 9 pm. Next day down to BC. They were descending from C3 at 5700m when they saw the avalanche burying two Sherpas. They were just 15 minutes behind the Sherpas and lucky to be missed by avalanche. Eva and Kaji reached the summit at 9:15am and stayed on the top for 10 minutes. Fine weather, light wind but very cold. Down to C3 at 3pm, next day to BC. According to Black, on the morning of the 8th choppers were shuttling people down from C3 instead of searching for the missing Sherpas. Search and rescue efforts could have started a lot sooner. He states that not all flights were emergencies or medically necessary. Left BC on 09/04. Oxygen: Taken and used by Eva and Kaji from C3 to summit and down to C3, by Black and Nima from C3 to HP and down to C3. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Pioneer Adventure |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2462933 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n face |
Members
14 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narender Kumar | M | 1996 | India | Leader | Mingnikhera, Isar, Hariyana, India | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| John Arthur Black | M | 1980 | UK | Climber | Johannesburg, S Africa | Retailer | Details Other expeditions |
| Anita Devi | F | 1983 | India | Climber | Hisar, Haryana, India | Police officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Warren Neil Eva | M | 1981 | S Africa | Climber | Benoni, S Africa | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Manisha Rishi Gaind | F | 1974 | India | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kazuyoshi Kondo | M | 1941 | Japan | Climber | Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan | High-altitude alpine instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Sunil Kumar | M | 1991 | India | Climber | Karnal, Haryana, India | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Khai Van Nguyen | M | 1972 | Vietnam | Climber | Union City, California | Software engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Mitesh Kumar Singh | M | 1986 | India | Climber | Ranchi, Jharkhand, India | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Gursimran Singh Janjua | M | 1991 | India | Climber | Kapurthala, Punjab, India | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kaji Sherpa | M | 1993 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Tashi Sherpa | M | 2000 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pastemba Sherpa | M | 1998 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANN125106 | - | - | https://explorersweb.com/climbers-reflect-on-annapurna-drama-inexperienced-crowds-and-unclear-rescue-priorities/ | - | - | - |