Annapurna I | 1989 S Face

A France expedition to Annapurna I in 1989 via S Face, led by Marc Batard. Summit reached on 6th April 1989. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	391
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	ANN189101
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1989
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Marc Batard
Sponsor	Marc Batard Autumn 1989 Annapurna I Expedition
Success 1	False
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1989-04-04
Summit Date	1989-04-06
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	2
Total Days	3
Termination Date	1989-04-07
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 5800m due to objective dangers
High Point (m)	5800
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
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	Attempted Everest (EVER-891-07)
Campsites	BC(04/04,4200m),xxx(06/04,5800m)
Route Notes	Went quickly to the face but too much snow, dangerous crevasse area where snow covered them from sight; also dangerous seracs falling. Left BC 7th April was in Pokhara yesterday morning, Kathmandu later same day. Another reason to abandon Annapurna for Everest is that he has had a problem with his knee for six years & there are doctors at Everest base camp: "better to go to Everest quickly." Hirsh did not go on to face. He is coming to KTM with baggage, will arrive KTM about 12 April & will then go to Khumbu to join Batard (actually arrived KTM 10 April).
Accidents	None
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2452627
Year	1989
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	s face

Members

Field	Value
ID	1838
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN189101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1989
Season	1
First Name	Ang Phuri
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5800
Summit Date 1	1989-04-06
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	-161
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang phuri sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1989
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	1837
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN189101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1989
Season	1
First Name	Marc Marie Bernard
Last Name	Batard
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Megeve, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5800
Summit Date 1	1989-04-06
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2431861
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marc marie bernard batard
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1989
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ang Phuri Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Marc Marie Bernard Batard	M	1951	France	Leader	Megeve, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	489
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN189101
Reference ID	01
Year	1989
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Batard, Marc
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1990
Language	-
Citation	64:248 (1990)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4488
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN189101
Reference ID	02
Year	1989
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	-
Citation	128:15 (Jul 1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11669
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN189101
Reference ID	03
Year	1989
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199024801/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-and-Everest-Solo-Attempt
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
ANN189101	AAJ	Batard, Marc	-	-	64:248 (1990)	-
ANN189101	MM	-	-	-	128:15 (Jul 1989)	-
ANN189101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199024801/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-and-Everest-Solo-Attempt	-	-	-