Annapurna I | 1998 S Face

A USA expedition to Annapurna I in 1998 via S Face, led by Thomas McMillan. Summit reached on 17th October 1998. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3150
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	ANN198301
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1998
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Thomas McMillan
Sponsor	1998 Annapurna South Face Expedition
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	1998-09-06
Summit Date	1998-10-17
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	41
Total Days	51
Termination Date	1998-10-27
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6650m due to dangerous serac fall, poor leadership, sickness
High Point (m)	6650
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	1400
Total Members	11
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	9
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(06/09,4250m),C1.ABC(15/09,4900m),C2(20/09,5500m),C3(24/09,6000m),xxx(17/10,6650m)
Route Notes	BC at South Annapurna Glacier C1 ABC at top of rognan (rock island) C2 on South Face C3 on South Face. C4 site reached 17 Oct but camp not established. Big snowstorm and serac avalanche plus illness slowed progress after C3 occupied. Serac avalanches destroyed C2 12 Oct, but that was about the only day it was occupied. McMillan wanted to go for top and others with him but he got sick in C3. "Between people leaving and people getting sick," climb ground to halt especially when C2 was never reestablished. McMillan was in C1 coming down to BC on 27th and then used BC for climbing trekking peaks with one trekker. He took time to make decisions and then did not stick with them; was "out of touch with reality" about an 8000er; hadn't been above about 20,000 ft before and didn't understand the process of expedition climbing. So expedition fell apart. After 19th weather was beautiful. About 10 Oct general felling was there would be no success, but some members wanted to get to their personal high points. McMillan didn't care about clearing camps, so others did it. McMillan went to C3 on 25 Oct to try a solo bid for the top, but when he reached C3 had seconds thoughts about being alone on the mountain and went down. Slept in a gully above C2 at about 5600m that night and returned to BC on 27th.
Accidents	Smith's foot broken by falling rock 18th Oct; Martin and McMillan altitude sickness
Achievement	-
Agency	Peak Promotion
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456117
Year	1998
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	s face

Members

Field	Value
ID	22742
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN198301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Craig A.
Last Name	Clarence
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Mission Viejo, California
Occupation	Accountant
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2437758
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	craig a. clarence
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22740
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN198301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Jennifer S.
Last Name	Banning
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	USA
Status	BC Manager
Residence	Springfield, Oregon
Occupation	Marketing manager
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2437476
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jennifer s. banning
Year of Birth	1967
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	31
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	22741
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN198301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Keith W.
Last Name	Banning
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Springfield, Oregon
Occupation	Computer consultant
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2438959
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	keith w. banning
Year of Birth	1971
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22743
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN198301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	West
Last Name	Coghlan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	San Francisco, California
Occupation	Management consultant
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2432838
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	west coghlan
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22744
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN198301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Charlotte Conant
Last Name	Fox
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Aspen, Colorado
Occupation	Ski patroller & investor
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	(1957-2018) Died 24 May 2018 from fall at her home
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2433871
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	charlotte conant fox
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22745
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN198301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Timothy Todd (Tim)
Last Name	Madsen
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Aspen, Colorado
Occupation	Construction worker
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2435723
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	timothy todd (tim) madsen
Year of Birth	1962
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22746
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN198301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Reese S.
Last Name	Martin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Ventura, California
Occupation	Environmental manager
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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2433179
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	reese s. martin
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22747
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN198301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Thomas Ian (Tom)
Last Name	McMillan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	San Rafael, California
Occupation	Consulting chemical engineer
Leader	True
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)	6000
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	2
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2433578
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thomas ian (tom) mcmillan
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	22748
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN198301
Member ID	09
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Stephen J.
Last Name	Parker
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	USA
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Portland, Oregon
Occupation	Physician
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2435342
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	stephen j. parker
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22749
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN198301
Member ID	10
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Gordon Roger
Last Name	Smith
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Seattle, Washington
Occupation	Ecological forester
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6650
Summit Date 1	1998-10-17
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	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	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	8
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Broken foot from falling rock
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2434625
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gordon roger smith
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22750
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN198301
Member ID	11
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Allan S.
Last Name	Treadwell
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Sacramento, California
Occupation	Physician
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2436113
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	allan s. treadwell
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

11 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Craig A. Clarence	M	1968	USA	Climber	Mission Viejo, California	Accountant	Details Other expeditions
Jennifer S. Banning	F	1967	USA	BC Manager	Springfield, Oregon	Marketing manager	Details Other expeditions
Keith W. Banning	M	1971	USA	Climber	Springfield, Oregon	Computer consultant	Details Other expeditions
West Coghlan	M	1954	USA	Climber	San Francisco, California	Management consultant	Details Other expeditions
Charlotte Conant Fox	F	1957	USA	Climber	Aspen, Colorado	Ski patroller & investor	Details Other expeditions
Timothy Todd (Tim) Madsen	M	1962	USA	Climber	Aspen, Colorado	Construction worker	Details Other expeditions
Reese S. Martin	M	1955	USA	Climber	Ventura, California	Environmental manager	Details Other expeditions
Thomas Ian (Tom) McMillan	M	1956	USA	Leader	San Rafael, California	Consulting chemical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Stephen J. Parker	M	1961	USA	Exp Doctor	Portland, Oregon	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Gordon Roger Smith	M	1959	USA	Climber	Seattle, Washington	Ecological forester	Details Other expeditions
Allan S. Treadwell	M	1963	USA	Climber	Sacramento, California	Physician	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5291
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN198301
Reference ID	01
Year	1998
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1999
Language	-
Citation	198:47 (May 1999)
Yak 94	-
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Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
ANN198301	HIGH	-	-	-	198:47 (May 1999)	-