Annapurna I | 1991 N Face (Dutch Rib)

A USSR expedition to Annapurna I in 1991 via N Face (Dutch Rib), led by Alexander Glushkovski. Summit reached on 24th October 1991. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 560
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN191309
Peak ID ANN1
Year 1991
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face (Dutch Rib)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USSR
Leaders Alexander Glushkovski
Sponsor Vistonik Annapurna Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 27th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1991-10-08
Summit Date 1991-10-24
Summit Time 1100
Summit Days 16
Total Days 22
Termination Date 1991-10-30
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8091
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
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(08/10,4400m),C1(15/10,5200m),C2(10/10,5800m),C3(13/10,6450m),Biv1(21/10,6900m),Biv2(22/10,7300m),Biv3(23/10,7870m),Smt(24/10)
Route Notes C1 at site usually used by 2 climbers (mostly by leader as his ABC) C3 at top Dutch Rib Biv on col between middle and main summits. Started from BC 19th to C2 but camp broken so to C1 and then 20th up to C3. 21st made 1st of 3 bivouacs; left 24th at 10 am and on summit 1 hour later. Very windy so footprints blown quickly away; 1 hour on top then descended to 7300m. 25th down to C1 descending in dark to reach C1; BC on 26th morning. Cherny left BC 28th because slight frostbite fingers and wanted lower altitude; other 2 left BC 30th with porters. Saw no sign whatsoever of Denamur; found no new ice ax, no rucksack, no body, nothing; any track blown quickly (2-3 hrs). On 20th and 21st very clear and from C1 leader and Arsentiev's US girl friend watching with binoculars high on mountain and they saw no one.
Accidents None except Cherny slightly frostbitten fingers
Achievement -
Agency Himalaya Expeditions
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453560
Year 1991
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face (dutch rib)

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Sergei Anatolievich Arsentiev M 1958 USSR Climber St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia, USSR Engineer Details Other expeditions
Alexander Glushkovski M 1953 USSR Leader St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia, USSR High school physical education teacher Details Other expeditions
Nikolai Dmitrievich Cherny M 1938 USSR Climber Moscow, USSR Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Francys Distefano F 1958 USA Climber Telluride, Colorado Real estate agent Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ANN191309 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 66:218-219 (1992) -
ANN191309 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199221803/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-North-Face-Ascent-and-Attempts-Post-Monsoon - - -