Annapurna I | 1993 N Face
A China expedition to Annapurna I in 1993 via N Face, led by Samdrup. Summit reached on 26th April 1993. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1205 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | ANN193101 |
| Peak ID | ANN1 |
| Year | 1993 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | N Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | China |
| Leaders | Samdrup |
| Sponsor | China-Tibet Expedition to 14 Mountains of 8000m |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 29th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1993-04-10 |
| Summit Date | 1993-04-26 |
| Summit Time | 1630 |
| Summit Days | 16 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8091 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 4000 |
| Total Members | 12 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | Climbed Dhaulagiri I (DHA1-931-03) |
| Campsites | BC(10/04,4360m),C1(16/04,5000m),C2(20/04,5340m),TentCamp(23/04,6200m),C3(25/04,6700m),Smt(26/04) |
| Route Notes | Put tent between C2 and C3 because route so long and this camp slept in. On summit push, made no C4 because that would take extra time and weather uncertain: 26th 4 men left C3 at 3 am (leaving 1 Sherpa at C3) and reached summit 4:15 pm and returned to C3 11:30 pm. 2 used oxygen bottles but other 2 bottles turned out to be empty; used from 7200m but finished before reaching summit. Technically more difficult than Everest. Not many avalanches but on night descent found that a big avalanche had taken away 400m fixed rope (had some moonlight; some had lamps and batteries finished after early morning hour's climb). In China one drives to BC but in Nepal 11 days to BC and very tired when arrived at BC and all took two days rest at BC. Above BC members carried same weight of loads above BC as Sherpas. Plan was not for Sherpas to go to summit and only one wanted to go to top. Planned 2nd group to summit but very heavy snowfall night of 26-27th forced cancellation of plan because of deep snow. |
| Accidents | Ren Na sick descending to BC (stomach problem) |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2454112 |
| Year | 1993 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n face |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akebu (Akbu, Akbulnut) | M | 1962 | China | Climber | Lhasa, Tibet, China | Cameraman | Details Other expeditions |
| Da Chimi (Da Qimi) | M | 1957 | China | Climber | Namling Dzong, Tibet, China | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Dachung (Daqiong) | M | 1963 | China | Climber | Lhasa, Tibet, China | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Gyalbu (Jiabu) | M | 1959 | China | Climber | Lhasa, Tibet, China | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhotse (Luoze, Lodue) | M | 1962 | China | Climber | Lhasa, Tibet, China | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Lossang Yonden | M | 1955 | China | Exp Doctor | Lhasa, Tibet, China | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Tashi (Bianba Zhaxi) | M | 1965 | China | Climber | Lhasa, Tibet, China | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Ren Na | M | 1966 | China | Climber | Shigatse, Tibet, China | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Samdrup (Samdruk) | M | 1953 | China | Leader | Shigatse, Tibet, China | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Tsering Dorje (Cerin Duoji) | M | 1960 | China | Climber | Namling Dzong, Tibet, China | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Wangyal (Wangjia) | M | 1957 | China | Deputy Leader | Lhatse Dzong, Tibet, China | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Ming-Xing Zhang | M | 1962 | China | Member | Lhasa, Tibet, China | Interpreter | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANN193101 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 68:224-225 (1994) | - |
| ANN193101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199422404/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-and-Dhaulagiri-Climbed-by-Tibetans | - | - | - |