Annapurna II | 1996 N Face of Annapurna II-IV

A Germany expedition to Annapurna II in 1996 via N Face of Annapurna II-IV, led by Andreas Hille. Summit reached on 14th October 1996. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1936
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN296301
Peak ID ANN2
Year 1996
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face of Annapurna II-IV
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Andreas Hille
Sponsor Annapurna II Camp 4 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 Via Sabje Khola
Basecamp Date 1996-09-27
Summit Date 1996-10-14
Summit Time -
Summit Days 17
Total Days 20
Termination Date 1996-10-17
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6000m due to bad snow conditions
High Point (m) 6000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 200
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
O2 Used False
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(27/09,4700m),ABC(28/09,5200m),C1(13/10,5600m),xxx(14/10,6000m)
Route Notes BC same as US Annapurna IV teams ABC at moraine at North Face of Annapurna II and IV C1 on North Face of Annapurna II-IV. Early Oct big snowfall stopped all climbing. 14th reached 6000m on North Face of Annapurna IV and thus decided impossible for 4-man team in bad snow conditions to continue.
Accidents Nothing
Achievement -
Agency International Trekkers (Intrek Asia)
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455427
Year 1996
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Unknown
Route (lowercase) n face of annapurna ii-iv

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Michael Ausborm M 1962 Germany Member Loerrach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Pharmacist Details Other expeditions
Andreas Engel M 1964 Germany Climber Halle, Germany Pharmacy student Details Other expeditions
Mathias Hascher M 1970 Germany Climber Berlin, Germany Mathematics student Details Other expeditions
Andreas Hille M 1961 Germany Leader Berlin, Germany Engineer & shopkeeper Details Other expeditions
Bernd Rennmak F 1960 Germany Climber Berlin, Germany Shipbuilder & repairer of tall buildings Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ANN296301 HIGH - - - 175:93 (Jun 1997) -