Annapurna IV | 2003 NW Ridge

A Austria expedition to Annapurna IV in 2003 via NW Ridge, led by Reinhold Oblak. Summit reached on 19th October 2003. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4432
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	ANN403304
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	2003
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Austria
Leaders	Reinhold Oblak
Sponsor	Environmental Expedition to Annapurna IV
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	Luxembourg, USA
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2003-10-09
Summit Date	2003-10-19
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	10
Total Days	13
Termination Date	2003-10-22
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6800m due to wind
High Point (m)	6800
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	1000
Total Members	8
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
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(09/10,4810m),C1(11/10,5450m),C2(14/10,5910m),C3(17/10,6485m),xxx(19/10,6800m)
Route Notes	BC at 4800m Sabje Khola C1 at 5450m after rock section C2 at 5910m on northeast rib. C3 behind Dam High point at North Face 250m below NW Ridge. Slept in C3 3 nights. 19th tried to go to C4 site at 7000m but reached only 6800m and set 1 tent there but had wind and so retreated to C3. 19th night worst wind storm ever had, so 20th am decided to retreat to C1 that day, 21st decided wind would not abate, decided to abandon climb. Wind plumes 200-300m off summit. Fixed rope from BC to 6800m in steep parts.
Accidents	Wirbel descending C1 to BC slipped on moraine and hurt Achilles heal and left BC 14 Oct
Achievement	-
Agency	Blue Sky Treks
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457995
Year	2003
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	34455
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN403304
Member ID	03
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Peter
Last Name	Farmer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Deutschfeistritz, Styria, Austria
Occupation	Police officer
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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2434471
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	peter farmer
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34456
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN403304
Member ID	01
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Reinhold
Last Name	Oblak
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Leader
Residence	Vienna, Austria
Occupation	Spokesman for electronic appliances company
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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2436124
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	reinhold oblak
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	34457
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN403304
Member ID	04
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Andreas
Last Name	Pusswald
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Wildon, Styria, Austria
Occupation	Police officer
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)	6800
Summit Date 1	2003-10-19
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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2437506
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andreas pusswald
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34458
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN403304
Member ID	05
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Georges
Last Name	Reckinger
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Luxembourg
Status	Climber
Residence	Diekirch, Luxembourg
Occupation	Television production 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	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2436694
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	georges reckinger
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34459
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN403304
Member ID	06
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Christopher
Last Name	Ryder
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Kloch, Austria
Occupation	English 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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6800
Summit Date 1	2003-10-19
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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2440544
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christopher ryder
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34460
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN403304
Member ID	07
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Alois Erich
Last Name	Schiempfoessl
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	58
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Raukweil, Vorarlberg, Austria
Occupation	School teacher (of German and history)
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	(1944-2005) Died 11 Oct 2005 on Annapurna IV from AMS
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2429477
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alois erich schiempfoessl
Year of Birth	1944
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	59
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34461
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN403304
Member ID	02
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Ulrich (Ulli)
Last Name	Walser
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	St. Anton am Arlberg, Tirol, Austria
Occupation	Bank accountant
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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)	6800
Summit Date 1	2003-10-19
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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2434958
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ulrich (ulli) walser
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	34462
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN403304
Member ID	08
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Edmund
Last Name	Wirbel
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Neuziders, Voralberg, Austria
Occupation	Urologist
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	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2431476
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	edmund wirbel
Year of Birth	1950
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	41925
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN403304
Member ID	10
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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)	6800
Summit Date 1	2003-10-19
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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	-35
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	41926
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN403304
Member ID	09
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Ang Pasang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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)	6800
Summit Date 1	2003-10-19
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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	-35
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang pasang sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Peter Farmer	M	1958	Austria	Climber	Deutschfeistritz, Styria, Austria	Police officer	Details Other expeditions
Reinhold Oblak	M	1963	Austria	Leader	Vienna, Austria	Spokesman for electronic appliances company	Details Other expeditions
Andreas Pusswald	M	1967	Austria	Climber	Wildon, Styria, Austria	Police officer	Details Other expeditions
Georges Reckinger	M	1964	Luxembourg	Climber	Diekirch, Luxembourg	Television production consultant	Details Other expeditions
Christopher Ryder	M	1975	USA	Climber	Kloch, Austria	English teacher	Details Other expeditions
Alois Erich Schiempfoessl	M	1944	Austria	Climber	Raukweil, Vorarlberg, Austria	School teacher (of German and history)	Details Other expeditions
Ulrich (Ulli) Walser	M	1960	Austria	Deputy Leader	St. Anton am Arlberg, Tirol, Austria	Bank accountant	Details Other expeditions
Edmund Wirbel	M	1950	Austria	Exp Doctor	Neuziders, Voralberg, Austria	Urologist	Details Other expeditions
Dorje Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Pasang Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.