Annapurna IV | 1974 N Face-E Ridge

A W Germany expedition to Annapurna IV in 1974 via N Face-E Ridge, led by Peter Bednar. Summit reached on 26th April 1974. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	32
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	ANN474101
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1974
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	N Face-E Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	W Germany
Leaders	Peter Bednar
Sponsor	DAV (German Alpine Club)
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	8th,9th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Marshyangdi->Hongde->Sabje Khola
Basecamp Date	1974-03-20
Summit Date	1974-04-26
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	37
Total Days	43
Termination Date	1974-05-02
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	Summited on Apr 26 and again by leader during camp evacuation
High Point (m)	7525
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	1500
Total Members	4
Summit Members	4
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	Attempted Annapurna II (ANN2-741-01) (held permit only for A-II)
Campsites	BC(20/03,3600m),C1(26/03,4200m),C2(27/03,5050m),C3(14/04,6100m),C4(21/04,6950m),Smt(26/04,01/05)
Route Notes	Illegal climb of Annapurna IV from C5 to get route view of Annapurna II. Illegal climb reported to LO by Sherpas. Annapurna II permit withdrawn. Members and organizers fined 6000 Rs and banned for 3 yrs.
Accidents	Leutgaeb and Gruber suffered frostbitten toes after A-IV ascent
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	True
Primary Member	True
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	ANN274101
Checksum	2447198
Year	1974
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	n face-e ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	2657
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN474101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Peter
Last Name	Bednar
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	W Germany
Status	Leader
Residence	Munich, Bavaria, W Germany
Occupation	-
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	True
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7525
Summit Date 1	1974-05-01
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	9
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	Summited during camp evacuation
Necrology	(1943-1978) Died Jan 1978 in Alps
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2428704
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	peter bednar
Year of Birth	1943
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	2658
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN474101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Franz
Last Name	Leutgaeb
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	W Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Paar, Bavaria, W Germany
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7525
Summit Date 1	1974-04-26
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	8
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	True
Injury Date	1974-04-26
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	3
Injury Height (m)	7500
Death Notes	Frostbitten toes
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2430431
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	franz leutgaeb
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23251
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN474101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Georg
Last Name	Gruber
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	W Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Munich, Bavaria, W Germany
Occupation	Civil engineer & alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7525
Summit Date 1	1974-04-26
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	8
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2429412
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	georg gruber
Year of Birth	1944
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23252
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN474101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Heinz
Last Name	Huettl
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	W Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Munich, Bavaria, W Germany
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7525
Summit Date 1	1974-04-26
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	8
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2429099
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	heinz huettl
Year of Birth	1944
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Peter Bednar	M	1943	W Germany	Leader	Munich, Bavaria, W Germany	-	Details Other expeditions
Franz Leutgaeb	M	1947	W Germany	Climber	Paar, Bavaria, W Germany	-	Details Other expeditions
Georg Gruber	M	1944	W Germany	Climber	Munich, Bavaria, W Germany	Civil engineer & alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Heinz Huettl	M	1944	W Germany	Climber	Munich, Bavaria, W Germany	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.