Annapurna I | 1996 N Face (E of Dutch Rib)

A S Korea expedition to Annapurna I in 1996 via N Face (E of Dutch Rib), led by Sung Soon-Je. Summit reached on 3rd May 1996. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1710
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN196102
Peak ID ANN1
Year 1996
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face (E of Dutch Rib)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Sung Soon-Je
Sponsor Korean Dhaulagiri and Annapurna Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 33rd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-04-12
Summit Date 1996-05-03
Summit Time 1310
Summit Days 21
Total Days 23
Termination Date 1996-05-05
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8051
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 2
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 Climbed Dhaulagiri I (DHA1-961-02)
Campsites BC(12/04,4300m),ABC(14/04,4900m),C1(17/04,5400m),C2(23/04,6700m),C3(02/05,7300m),Smt(03/05)
Route Notes C1 on North Face on German 1980 route C3 on North Face. 4 Sherpas went to Annapurna while Dhaulagiri climb on. Made route up to Dutch Rib, but avalanche took out rope they had fixed twice so route changed. Park and Kim 28th April arrive BC, on to ABC 30th, to C2 1 May, C3 made on 2nd May, on 3 May went for summit leaving C3 at 2:00 am (Park, Kim, Kazi and Gyalzen Sherpa), arrived top 1:10 pm; long time because new snow and some crevasses lower part of final climb; returned to C1 at 9:00 pm. BC on 4th May. Suddenly 5th May helicopter arrived BC, Park got in to fly to Annapurna BC, informed Um climb finished and back to Annapurna BC to collect people and gear and on to Pokhara. Sirdar was at ABC at that time so he coming to Kathmandu (via Jomsom perhaps). Face very dangerous from avalanching. Sherpas: Kazi (sirdar), 32, Solu, Everest 1993 with Park 1995 and other time Gyalzen, 35, Solu, this is his 1st 8000er Route was basically same as German's 1980 route (for central summit) to 7300m+, then traversed to normal route to summit.
Accidents 2 members slipped with small avalanche in descent from top but not hurt
Achievement -
Agency Windhorse Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference True
Primary ID DHA196102
Checksum 2455218
Year 1996
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face (e of dutch rib)

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Sung-Taek Hong M 1967 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Office worker Details Other expeditions
Hun-Sang Kim M 1969 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Philosophy student Details Other expeditions
Young-Seok Park M 1963 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Soon-Je Sung M 1947 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Attorney Details Other expeditions
Hong-Gil Um M 1960 S Korea Deputy Leader Seoul, S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Kaji (Pasang Kaji, Pasang Kami) Sherpa M 1963 Nepal Sirdar Loding Tamakhani, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Gyalzen Sherpa M 1962 Nepal H-A Worker Loding Tamakhani, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.