Annapurna I | 1950 NW Spur (to 6000m)
A France expedition to Annapurna I in 1950 via NW Spur (to 6000m), led by Maurice Herzog. Summit reached on 3rd June 1950. 16 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2647 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | ANN150101 |
| Peak ID | ANN1 |
| Year | 1950 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NW Spur (to 6000m) |
| Route 2 | N Face |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Maurice Herzog |
| Sponsor | - |
| Success 1 | False |
| Success 2 | True |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | 1st |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Mristi Khola |
| Basecamp Date | 1950-05-18 |
| Summit Date | 1950-06-03 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 16 |
| Total Days | 23 |
| Termination Date | 1950-06-10 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8091 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 5 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 8 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 8 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| 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 | Recon Dhaulagiri I (DHA1-501-01) |
| Campsites | BC(18/05,5000m),C1(5100m),C2(5900m),C3(6600m),C4(28/05,6900m),C4B(30/05,7160m),C5(02/06,7500m),Smt(03/06) |
| Route Notes | - |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2438356 |
| Year | 1950 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw spur (to 6000m) |
Members
16 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Herzog | M | 1919 | France | Leader | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Louis Lachenal | M | 1921 | France | Climber | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine and skiing instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Gaston Rebuffat | M | 1921 | France | Climber | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Lionel Terray | M | 1921 | France | Climber | Grenoble, Isere, France | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Marcel Ichac | M | 1907 | France | Cameraman | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean Couzy | M | 1923 | France | Climber | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Marcel Schatz | M | 1920 | France | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jacques Oudot | M | 1913 | France | Exp Doctor | - | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Sarki Sherpa | M | 1920 | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ajiba (Ajeeba) Sherpa | M | 1911 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thami, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Tshering (Pansy) Sherpa | M | 1907 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khunde, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ila (Aila) Sherpa | M | 1913 | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Dawa Sherpa | M | 1928 | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Tharkay Sherpa | M | 1908 | Nepal | Sirdar | Khunde, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Thondup (Da Thondup) Sherpa | M | 1907 | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phu Tharkey Sherpa | M | 1922 | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
14 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANN150101 | HJ | Herzog, Maurice | Annapurna | - | 16:9-24 (1950-51) | - |
| ANN150101 | - | Herzog, Maurice | Annapurna | E. P. Dutton, New York | - | H291 |
| ANN150101 | - | Roberts, David | True Summit | Simon & Schuster, New York | - | - |
| ANN150101 | AJ | Herzog, Maurice | Annapurna | - | 58:155-168 (Nov 1951) | - |
| ANN150101 | AAJ | Carter, Adams | - | - | 25:198-200 (1951) | - |
| ANN150101 | MW | Lachenal, Louis | Dhaulagiri und Annapurna | - | 57-74 (1951) | - |
| ANN150101 | MW | Kurz, Marcel | Himalaya 1947-1950 | - | 167-176 (1952) | - |
| ANN150101 | MM | Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman | Annapurna | - | 58:44-47 (Nov 1977) | - |
| ANN150101 | CLMB | Roberts, David | Rewriting Annapurna | - | 173:72-78 (Dec 1997) | - |
| ANN150101 | - | Herzog, Maurice & Ichac, Marcel | Regards Vers L'Annapurna | Arthaud, Paris | - | H292 |
| ANN150101 | - | Herzog, Maurice | Annapurna, Premier 8000 | Arthaud, Paris | - | H291 |
| ANN150101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195119700/Asia-Nepal-Ascent-of-Annapurna | - | - | - |
| ANN150101 | - | - | https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/16/2/annapurna/ | - | - | - |
| ANN150101 | - | - | https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1951_files/AJ58%201951%20155-168%20Herzog%20Annapurna.pdf | - | - | - |