Annapurna IV | 1991 NE Ridge

A Yugoslavia expedition to Annapurna IV in 1991 via NE Ridge, led by Milenko Savic. Summit reached on 15th November 1991. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 56
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Expedition ID ANN491303
Peak ID ANN4
Year 1991
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Yugoslavia
Leaders Milenko Savic
Sponsor Belgrade Mountaineering 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 -
Approach Marshyangdi->Hongde->Sabje Khola
Basecamp Date 1991-11-01
Summit Date 1991-11-15
Summit Time -
Summit Days 14
Total Days 19
Termination Date 1991-11-20
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6500m due to strong winds, cold and snow
High Point (m) 6500
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 700
Total Members 9
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(01/11,4700m),C1(04/11,5300m),C2(06/11,5800m),C3(12/11,6300m),xxx(15/11,6500m)
Route Notes BC at Sabje Khola C3 at top of ridge High point on NW Ridge. Two attempts to push beyond C3 (14 and 15 Nov): 13th Nov up from C3 to 6450m and back to C3 because of wind and Sherpas slight frostbite. This team's 3 members (Padezanin, Micovic and Milojevic) and Dawa and Nima Sherpas on 14th down to BC. Next time 3 members on 14th arrived C3 and slept at 6500m in a tent which had hoped to put at 6800-7000m as C4 but stopped at 6500m because wind made it impossible to start up (and was blowing ice snow horizontally, which can wound one's face). 16th down to BC and climb finished: strong winds and very cold (-20 degrees in rucksack on 15th and even at BC -20 to -40 degrees all day) and half-meter new snow at BC (snowfall had delayed establishment of C3). Left BC 20 Nov. Fixed 700m rope (350m just below C1) and used some other expedition's new fixed rope.
Accidents 1 member with frostbitten fingers and toes; 1 Sherpa with frostbitten fingers
Achievement -
Agency Everest Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453672
Year 1991
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Milenko Savic M 1960 Yugoslavia Leader Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia Physician Details Other expeditions
Zoran Bogdanovic M 1961 Yugoslavia Climber Krusevac, Serbia, Yugoslavia Teacher, physical education Details Other expeditions
Erol Colakovic M 1956 Yugoslavia Climber Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia Film director (Belgrade Television) Details Other expeditions
Stevo Cupac M 1949 Yugoslavia Climber Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia Physicist Details Other expeditions
Radmilo Maric M 1955 Yugoslavia Climber Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia Bank employee Details Other expeditions
Blagon Micovic M 1961 Yugoslavia Climber Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia Building contractor Details Other expeditions
Radoslav Milojevic M 1962 Yugoslavia Climber Krusevac, Serbia, Yugoslavia Economist Details Other expeditions
Pavle Milosevic M 1950 Yugoslavia Climber Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia Engineer Details Other expeditions
Branko Padezanin M 1951 Yugoslavia Climber Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia Editor of technical journal Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Nima Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ANN491303 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 66:216 (1992) -
ANN491303 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199221601/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-IV-Attempts - - -