Annapurna IV | 1950 NW Ridge

A UK expedition to Annapurna IV in 1950 via NW Ridge, led by H. W. Tilman. Summit reached on 17th June 1950. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 22
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Expedition ID ANN450201
Peak ID ANN4
Year 1950
Season 2
Host Country 1
Route 1 NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders H. W. Tilman
Sponsor British West Nepal 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 New Zealand
Approach Marshyangdi->Hongde->Sabje Khola
Basecamp Date 1950-06-04
Summit Date 1950-06-17
Summit Time -
Summit Days 13
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7300m due to bad weather
High Point (m) 7300
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
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 Recon Annapurna II (ANN2-502-01) and Manaslu (MANA-502-01); attempted Kang Guru (KGUR-502-01)
Campsites BC(04/06,4575m),C1(07/06,5490m),C2,C3(14/06,6340m),C3(16/06),C4(16/06,6890m),xxx(17/06,7300m)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2438460
Year 1950
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw ridge

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Harold William Tilman M 1898 UK Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Robert Charles Evans M 1918 UK Exp Doctor Liverpool, Merseyside, England Physician (surgeon) Details Other expeditions
John Hubert Emlyn Jones M 1915 UK Climber London, England Surveyor Details Other expeditions
James Owen Merion Roberts M 1916 UK Climber - Military officer Details Other expeditions
William Percival (Bill) Packard M 1925 New Zealand Climber Oxford, England Geographer Details Other expeditions
Donald George Lowndes M 1899 UK Scientist Burley, Hampshire, England Botanist Details Other expeditions
Gyalgen Sherpa M 1915 Nepal Sirdar - - Details Other expeditions
Pa Norbu Sherpa M 1925 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Da Namgyal Sherpa M 1925 Nepal H-A Worker Darjeeling, India (from Solukhumbu) - Details Other expeditions
Sarki Sherpa M 1920 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa Sherpa M 1912 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

6 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ANN450201 - Tilman, H. W. Nepal Himalaya Cambridge University Press, Cambridge - T166
ANN450201 - Grant, Richard Annapurna II W. Kimber, London - G241
ANN450201 AJ Tilman, H. W. The Annapurna Himal and the South Side of Everest - 58:101-110 (May 1951) G241
ANN450201 MW Krenek, Ludwig - - 250-251 (1951) G241
ANN450201 - Kurz, Marcel Chronique Himalayenne (Supplement) Fondation Suisse Pour Explorations Alpines, Zurich 483-491 -
ANN450201 - - https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1951_files/AJ58%201951%20101-110%20Tilman%20Annapurna.pdf - - -