Annapurna I | 1991 S Face

A Poland expedition to Annapurna I in 1991 via S Face, led by Krzysztof Wielicki. Summit reached on 21st October 1991. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	554
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	ANN191305
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1991
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Poland
Leaders	Krzysztof Wielicki
Sponsor	Polish International Annapurna Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	24th-26th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Belgium, Germany, Portugal, UK
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1991-09-11
Summit Date	1991-10-21
Summit Time	1130
Summit Days	40
Total Days	45
Termination Date	1991-10-26
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8091
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	10
Summit Members	8
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(11/09,4100m),ABC(13/09,4850m),C1(17/09,6100m),C2(04/10,6800m),C3(11/10,7300m),Smt(21-23/10)
Route Notes	BC same as other Polish expedition C2 same as Jarosz (and Chamoux). This team fixed all ropes for both team except (Perrina from other Polish team, who worked all the time with this team - was the only strong climber except Denamur from other team). Very difficult sections with overhangs at 7200-7300m. Great respect for Bonington team, whose route followed to C1, then variations of Chamoux and their own. Problem of hard ice and falling stones. 20th Oct early night Wielicki to C2, reached C3 where Stefko was already. Stefko left C3 at 4:30 am, 21st and Wielicki at 6:00 am and went on top at 11:30 am and Stefko at 11:50 am, having met other team's member in his descent from unsuccessful attempt. Left top 12:00 and returned to C1 in full moonlight. 2nd summit party (who did not really climb together) left camp 22nd early morning (Pawlowski 4:00 am, Schleypen at 3:00 am and Wanda at 6:00 am); [after summiting] Pawlowski to C2, Schleypen stopped above C3 and Wanda Rutkiewicz made biv at 7700m on summit ridge. 23rd Valez, Baeyens and Sprutta to top also from C3.
Accidents	Patynowska very weak; not edema but perhaps climb too difficult and lost much weight
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2453557
Year	1991
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	s face

Members

Field	Value
ID	2002
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN191305
Member ID	02
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	Ingrid M.
Last Name	Baeyens
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Belgium
Status	Climber
Residence	Ramsel, Antwerp, Belgium
Occupation	Physiotherapist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8091
Summit Date 1	1991-10-23
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	26
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433499
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ingrid m. baeyens
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2003
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN191305
Member ID	03
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	John
Last Name	Keska
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Wolverhampton, W Midlands, England
Occupation	British Telecom technician
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2431285
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john keska
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2004
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN191305
Member ID	04
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	Jolanta
Last Name	Patynowska
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Vienna, Austria
Occupation	Geography student
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2434036
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jolanta patynowska
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2005
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN191305
Member ID	05
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	Ryszard Jan
Last Name	Pawlowski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Katowice, Poland
Occupation	Electrical engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8091
Summit Date 1	1991-10-22
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	25
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431481
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ryszard jan pawlowski
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2006
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN191305
Member ID	06
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	Wanda
Last Name	Rutkiewicz
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Photographer, writer & lecturer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8091
Summit Date 1	1991-10-22
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	25
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	(1943-1992) Disappeared 12 May 1992 on Kangchenjunga
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2428791
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wanda rutkiewicz
Year of Birth	1943
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2007
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN191305
Member ID	07
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	Ruediger
Last Name	Schleypen
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1937
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Freising, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Electrical engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8091
Summit Date 1	1991-10-22
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	25
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2426665
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ruediger schleypen
Year of Birth	1937
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2008
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN191305
Member ID	08
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	Mariusz
Last Name	Sprutta
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Poznan, Poland
Occupation	Geologist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8091
Summit Date 1	1991-10-23
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	26
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436991
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mariusz sprutta
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2009
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN191305
Member ID	09
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	Bogdan
Last Name	Stefko
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Wroclaw, Poland
Occupation	Geologist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8091
Summit Date 1	1991-10-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1150
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	24
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436825
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bogdan stefko
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2010
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN191305
Member ID	10
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	Gonzalo Manuel Sobral Blanco
Last Name	Velez
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Portugal
Status	Climber
Residence	Lisbon, Portugal
Occupation	Economist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8091
Summit Date 1	1991-10-23
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	26
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	Gonzaleo Manuel Sobral Blanco Velez
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434448
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gonzalo manuel sobral blanco velez
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2011
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN191305
Member ID	01
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	Krzysztof
Last Name	Wielicki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Leader
Residence	Tychy, Poland
Occupation	Alpinist
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8091
Summit Date 1	1991-10-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	24
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431311
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	krzysztof wielicki
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Leader

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ingrid M. Baeyens	F	1956	Belgium	Climber	Ramsel, Antwerp, Belgium	Physiotherapist	Details Other expeditions
John Keska	M	1949	UK	Climber	Wolverhampton, W Midlands, England	British Telecom technician	Details Other expeditions
Jolanta Patynowska	F	1957	Poland	Climber	Vienna, Austria	Geography student	Details Other expeditions
Ryszard Jan Pawlowski	M	1950	Poland	Climber	Katowice, Poland	Electrical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Wanda Rutkiewicz	F	1943	Poland	Climber	Warsaw, Poland	Photographer, writer & lecturer	Details Other expeditions
Ruediger Schleypen	M	1937	Germany	Climber	Freising, Bavaria, Germany	Electrical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Mariusz Sprutta	M	1965	Poland	Climber	Poznan, Poland	Geologist	Details Other expeditions
Bogdan Stefko	M	1965	Poland	Climber	Wroclaw, Poland	Geologist	Details Other expeditions
Gonzalo Manuel Sobral Blanco Velez	M	1958	Portugal	Climber	Lisbon, Portugal	Economist	Details Other expeditions
Krzysztof Wielicki	M	1950	Poland	Leader	Tychy, Poland	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2467
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN191305
Reference ID	01
Year	1991
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Wielicki, Krzysztof
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1992
Language	-
Citation	66:221 (1992)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4626
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN191305
Reference ID	02
Year	1991
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1992
Language	-
Citation	143:6 (Jan 1992)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11383
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN191305
Reference ID	03
Year	1991
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199222101/Asia-Nepal-South-Face
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
ANN191305	AAJ	Wielicki, Krzysztof	-	-	66:221 (1992)	-
ANN191305	MM	-	-	-	143:6 (Jan 1992)	-
ANN191305	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199222101/Asia-Nepal-South-Face	-	-	-