Annapurna I | 1988 N Face (Dutch Rib)
A Spain expedition to Annapurna I in 1988 via N Face (Dutch Rib), led by Joaquin Colorado Sierra. Summit reached on 3rd October 1988. 7 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 845 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | ANN188302 |
| Peak ID | ANN1 |
| Year | 1988 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | N Face (Dutch Rib) |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Leaders | Joaquin Colorado Sierra |
| Sponsor | Madrid Annapurna Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 21st |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1988-09-15 |
| Summit Date | 1988-10-03 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 18 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8091 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| 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(15/09,4300m),C1(17/09,5000m),C2(20/09,5800m),C3(30/09,6550m),C4(02/10,7100m),Smt(03/10) |
| Route Notes | BC at normal site. C2 pitched 20 Sept, but slept in only on 25th Sept. Had bad weather but were lucky to try for top one day earlier, then they (Aldai and Azcona) succeeded. Arrieta tried for top with other expedition and like them forced to turn back at 7700m by bad weather. 4 members, C4 on 2 Oct, helped other Spanish team: "We put all our forces together" after avalanche devastated C2 of other team. |
| Accidents | None |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Amtrek |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2452441 |
| Year | 1988 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | n face (dutch rib) |
Members
7 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Aldai Agirretxe | M | 1964 | Spain | Climber | San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, Spain | Geographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Juan Carlos Arrieta Llopis | M | 1963 | Spain | Climber | Errenteria, Guipuzcoa, Spain | Ski instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Juan Fernando (Juanfer) Azcona Arregui | M | 1963 | Spain | Climber | San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, Spain | Social worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Joaquin Colorado Sierra | M | 1963 | Spain | Leader | Madrid, Spain | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Fidel Olaizola Aizpiri | M | 1961 | Spain | Climber | Azpeitia, Guipuzcoa, Spain | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Cesar Perez de Tudela | M | 1940 | Spain | Climber | Madrid, Spain | Journalist | Details Other expeditions |
| Joseba Ugalde Egana | M | 1961 | Spain | Climber | San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, Spain | Teacher of literature. | Details Other expeditions |
References
6 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANN188302 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 63:219 (1989) | - |
| ANN188302 | MM | - | - | - | 125:11 (Jan 1989) | - |
| ANN188302 | MM | - | - | - | 126:12 (Mar 1989) | - |
| ANN188302 | - | Perez de Tudela, Cesar | Cinco Montanas Solo | Desnival Ediciones, Madrid | - | - |
| ANN188302 | - | Perez de Tudela, Cesar | Mi Cuaderno del Himalaya | Editorial Luis Vives, Zaragoza, Spain | - | P155 |
| ANN188302 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198921903/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna | - | - | - |