Annapurna II | 1986 NW Ridge-W Ridge

A USA expedition to Annapurna II in 1986 via NW Ridge-W Ridge, led by Lucy Smith, Shari Kearney. Summit reached on 4th May 1986. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	19
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	ANN286101
Peak ID	ANN2
Year	1986
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	NW Ridge-W Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Lucy Smith, Shari Kearney
Sponsor	1986 American Expedition to Annapurna II
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	Marshyangdi->Hongde->Sabje Khola
Basecamp Date	1986-03-23
Summit Date	1986-05-04
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	42
Total Days	46
Termination Date	1986-05-08
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7250m due to fierce winds above C3
High Point (m)	7250
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	5
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	9
Summit Members	0
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(23/03,3800m),C1(28/03,4665m),C2(07/04,5250m),C3(18/04,5880m),C4(01/05,6340m),C5(03/05,6765m),xxx(04/05,7250m)
Route Notes	BC at 3780m at Sabje Khola NNW of Annapurna IV, very near Spanish BC Basque C1 at 4665m next to Basque C1 C2 at 5250m just 1/2 hour below Basques C2 on NW Buttress of Annapurna IV C3 at 5880m towards top of NW Buttress, below Basque C3 C4 at 6340m beginning of NW Ridge of Annapurna IV C5 at 6765m on NW Ridge of Annapurna IV High point at ridge between Annapurna II and Annapurna IV. Route to C1 normally yak pastures and moraine but now deep in snow that avalanched. 5 days snowstorm between establishing C1 and C2. C3 site reached 10th April, but stocked C2 before occupying C3 and bad weather also slowed progress. C4 placed in 3 different sites: 21,200 ft on 24th April, 20,800 ft on 29th and 100 yds away at same altitude next day. By end of April clear winds too strong to climb Annapurna II and requested Annapurna IV permit. 4th May reached ridge between Annapurna IV and Annapurna II to see rest of route to Annapurna II. Winds too strong for camps to stand. Annapurna IV permit denied by HMG. Now running out of fuel, never had 2 days in succession of good weather. Also getting tired; got everything off mountain in 2 days. Left BC 8th May.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Mountain Travel
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2451601
Year	1986
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw ridge-w ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	2365
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN286101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	ANN2
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Lucylle (Lucy)
Last Name	Smith
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	USA
Status	Co-Leader
Residence	Lander, Wyoming
Occupation	Instructor (National Outdoor Leadership School)
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)	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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2431746
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lucylle (lucy) smith
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	2366
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN286101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	ANN2
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Sharon (Shari)
Last Name	Kearney
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	USA
Status	Co-Leader
Residence	Lander, Wyoming
Occupation	Outdoor educator
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)	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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2432161
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sharon (shari) kearney
Year of Birth	1952
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	2367
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN286101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	ANN2
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Susan Ann (Sue)
Last Name	Giller
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
Occupation	Computer programmer
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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2430099
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	susan ann (sue) giller
Year of Birth	1946
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2368
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN286101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	ANN2
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	George
Last Name	Van Sickle
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Lander, Wyoming
Occupation	Outdoor educator
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)	7250
Summit Date 1	1986-05-04
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	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2433889
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	george van sickle
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2369
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN286101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	ANN2
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Julie
Last Name	Brugger
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Seattle, Washington
Occupation	Computer programmer
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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2431482
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	julie brugger
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2370
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN286101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	ANN2
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	John
Last Name	Trainor
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Lander, Wyoming
Occupation	Outdoor educator
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)	7250
Summit Date 1	1986-05-04
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	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2433855
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john trainor
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2371
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN286101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	ANN2
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Kevin
Last Name	McGowan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	USA
Status	BC Manager
Residence	Palmer, Alaska
Occupation	Outdoor educator
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	2432768
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kevin mcgowan
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	32
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	2372
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN286101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	ANN2
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Polly
Last Name	Fabian
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	USA
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Aurora, Colorado
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	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2431790
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	polly fabian
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2373
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN286101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	ANN2
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Craig
Last Name	Seasholes
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Aurora, Colorado
Occupation	Elementary school teacher
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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2431416
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	craig seasholes
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Lucylle (Lucy) Smith	F	1951	USA	Co-Leader	Lander, Wyoming	Instructor (National Outdoor Leadership School)	Details Other expeditions
Sharon (Shari) Kearney	F	1952	USA	Co-Leader	Lander, Wyoming	Outdoor educator	Details Other expeditions
Susan Ann (Sue) Giller	F	1946	USA	Climber	Boulder, Colorado	Computer programmer	Details Other expeditions
George Van Sickle	M	1957	USA	Climber	Lander, Wyoming	Outdoor educator	Details Other expeditions
Julie Brugger	F	1950	USA	Climber	Seattle, Washington	Computer programmer	Details Other expeditions
John Trainor	M	1957	USA	Climber	Lander, Wyoming	Outdoor educator	Details Other expeditions
Kevin McGowan	M	1954	USA	BC Manager	Palmer, Alaska	Outdoor educator	Details Other expeditions
Polly Fabian	F	1951	USA	Exp Doctor	Aurora, Colorado	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Craig Seasholes	M	1950	USA	Climber	Aurora, Colorado	Elementary school teacher	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	286
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN286101
Reference ID	01
Year	1986
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Kearney, Shari
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1987
Language	-
Citation	61:251-252 (1987)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	2257
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN286101
Reference ID	02
Year	1986
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Kearney, Shari
Title	1986 American Annapurna II Expedition
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1986
Language	-
Citation	43:121-123 (1985-1986)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4263
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN286101
Reference ID	03
Year	1986
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1986
Language	-
Citation	110:9 (Jul 1986)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4289
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN286101
Reference ID	04
Year	1986
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1986
Language	-
Citation	111:11 (Sep 1986)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12338
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN286101
Reference ID	05
Year	1986
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198725103/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-II-Attempt
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13532
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN286101
Reference ID	06
Year	1986
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/43/21/expeditions-and-notes-43/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

6 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
ANN286101	AAJ	Kearney, Shari	-	-	61:251-252 (1987)	-
ANN286101	HJ	Kearney, Shari	1986 American Annapurna II Expedition	-	43:121-123 (1985-1986)	-
ANN286101	MM	-	-	-	110:9 (Jul 1986)	-
ANN286101	MM	-	-	-	111:11 (Sep 1986)	-
ANN286101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198725103/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-II-Attempt	-	-	-
ANN286101	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/43/21/expeditions-and-notes-43/	-	-	-