Annapurna IV | 2009 NW Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Annapurna IV in 2009 via NW Ridge, led by Juerg Anderegg. Summit reached on 2nd November 2009. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6585
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN409301
Peak ID ANN4
Year 2009
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Juerg Anderegg
Sponsor Kobler & Partner Annapurna IV Expedition 2009
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 Austria
Approach Pokhara->Hongde->camp at 3600m
Basecamp Date 2009-10-17
Summit Date 2009-11-02
Summit Time -
Summit Days 16
Total Days 17
Termination Date 2009-11-03
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7150m due to sudden high wind
High Point (m) 7150
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 700
Total Members 6
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(17/10,4800m),C1(20/10,5450m),C2(24/10,6050m),C3(01/11,6550m),xxx(02/11,7150m)
Route Notes Pasche couple left C3 with Dendi at 1:30 am on 2 Nov; Anderegg and Stoll left C3 at about 2:30 am; Grubhofer left with Mingma at about 3 am. Anderegg, Olivier Pasche, Stoll and Dendi reached 7150m at about 7:30 am, but they had to turn around to C3 due to sudden high wind; they reached BC at 3 pm same day. Grubhofer tuned around from 6600m with Mingma to BC. Grobhofer felt very cold. Mrs Pasche turned around from 6700m as her toes started getting cold. Zweifel went up to C1; he too felt very cold and did not want to continue further up. Until about C1 there was waist-deep snow; above C2 strong wind. Fixed rope: 700m below C1 and above C1->C2. Sherpas: Mitenjen Sherpa, 15/04/2026 (30/07/69), Nurbugaon, Makalu-5, Cho Oyu X1, Everest X2 Dendi Sherpa, 08/10/2039 (22/01/83), Deku, Taksindu-5, Cho Oyu X1
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Active Holiday Nepal Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460207
Year 2009
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Juerg Jakob Anderegg M 1971 Switzerland Leader Interlaken, Bern, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Reinhard Grubhofer M 1974 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria Tour company employee Details Other expeditions
Madeleine Pasche F 1950 Switzerland Climber Givrins, Vaud, Switzerland Secretary Details Other expeditions
Olivier Pasche M 1951 Switzerland Climber Givrins, Vaud, Switzerland Mechanic Details Other expeditions
Simon Stoll M 1980 Switzerland Climber Grosshoechstetten, Bern, Switzerland Construction worker Details Other expeditions
Heinrich Martin Zweifel M 1950 Switzerland Climber Zurich, Switzerland Publication project leader Details Other expeditions
Mitenjen (Mingma) Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dendi Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Deku, Taksindu, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.