Annapurna I | 1998 N Face (left of Dutch Rib)

A Spain expedition to Annapurna I in 1998 via N Face (left of Dutch Rib), led by Juan Jose Garra. Summit reached on 6th May 1998. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2573
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN198103
Peak ID ANN1
Year 1998
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face (left of Dutch Rib)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Juan Jose Garra
Sponsor Spanish Al Filo Team to Annapurna
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 1998-04-23
Summit Date 1998-05-06
Summit Time -
Summit Days 13
Total Days 27
Termination Date 1998-05-20
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7650m due to bad weather
High Point (m) 7650
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 0
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 -
Campsites BC(23/04,4150m),ABC(27/04,5100m),C1(29/04,5800m),C2(04/05,6800m),C3(05/05,7550m),xxx(06/05,7650m)
Route Notes BC was 100m from Koreans at same altitude High point on North Face, well east of "Sickle". After 5 May much new snow and dangerous avalanching. Up to C2 14 May and slept there but next day snowing and tent a little broken so 15th May down to BC again and wait for good weather. But decided on 19th not to wait to longer. Small avalanche on 6 May 3:00 am did no damage but indicated danger. Followed same route as Korean team this spring. Salas and Barez to C1 only because too difficult and dangerous for novices.
Accidents Nothing serious
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455953
Year 1998
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face (left of dutch rib)

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Aitor Barez Palomo M 1976 Spain Climber Madrid, Spain Camera operator Details Other expeditions
Juan Jose (Juanjo) Garra Lorenzo M 1963 Spain Leader Lleida City, Lleida, Spain Social worker Details Other expeditions
Fernando (Ferran) Latorre Torres M 1970 Spain Climber Barcelona, Spain Engineering student Details Other expeditions
Daniel Salas Mirat M 1975 Spain Climber San Rafael, Segovia, Spain Sound technician Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ANN198103 HIGH - - - 193:28 (Dec 1998) -