Annapurna I | 1990 N Face

A Spain expedition to Annapurna I in 1990 via N Face, led by Javier Bermejo Garde. Summit reached on 21st September 1990. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 666
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Expedition ID ANN190302
Peak ID ANN1
Year 1990
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Javier Bermejo Garde
Sponsor Navarra Expedition Annapurna 1990
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 1990-09-13
Summit Date 1990-09-21
Summit Time -
Summit Days 8
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 8
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6400m due to insufficient rope
High Point (m) 6400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
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(13/09,4200m),C1(17/09,5100m),C2(19/09,5600m),xxx(21/09,03/10,6400m)
Route Notes BC at normal site C2 on glacial plateau below serac face High point at serac face. C3 planned for 6500m but not possible to reach that site. Climbed to 6400m in face of seracs twice. 21 Sept fixed 400m rope to this spot and slept in C2; during that night falling seracs took away rope, pitons, etc. Plateau where C2 pitched received one or two avalanches daily. 22 Sept down to BC. 6 days in BC during bad weather with some snow. 30th Sept good weather and up to C1 by 2 members. 1 Oct up to C2; 2 Oct stayed in C2; 3 Oct again climbed serac face to 6400m saw impossible to go farther: needed 700m fixed rope but didn't have it. Very steep and difficult big seracs. "Very nice mountain but very dangerous."
Accidents Nothing serious
Achievement -
Agency Kunga
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453161
Year 1990
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Javier Ignacio Bermejo Garde M 1958 Spain Leader Pamplona, Navarra, Spain Office worker Details Other expeditions
Juan Beroiz Ekiza M 1955 Spain Climber Pamplona, Navarra, Spain Office worker Details Other expeditions
Juan Luis Maya Mercero M 1958 Spain Climber Pamplona, Navarra, Spain Office worker Details Other expeditions
Alberto Perez Telleria M 1959 Spain Exp Doctor Pamplona, Navarra, Spain Physician Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ANN190302 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 65:240 (1991) -
ANN190302 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199124001/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-Autumn-Attempts - - -