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 - - -