Annapurna IV | 1992 NW Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Annapurna IV in 1992 via NW Ridge, led by Rim Jong-Bum. Summit reached on 23rd September 1992. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 59
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Expedition ID ANN492303
Peak ID ANN4
Year 1992
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Rim Jong-Bum
Sponsor 1992 Autumn Annapurna IV Buddhist Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 26th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Sabje Khola
Basecamp Date 1992-09-13
Summit Date 1992-09-23
Summit Time 1730
Summit Days 10
Total Days 14
Termination Date 1992-09-27
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7525
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 700
Total Members 1
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 3
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(13/09,4680m),C1(15/09,5500m),C2(19/09,6330m),Smt(23/09)
Route Notes BC at Sabje Khola C2 at NW Ridge. On summit 5:30 pm: left C2 4 am 22 Sept and bivouac at about 7000m 3 pm in ice cave. 23rd Sept left cave at 3 am and on top at 5:30 pm. Magar down to C2 and other 3 summiters to bivouac at 9:30 pm and slept there. All in C2 on 24th night, slept C1 25th & BC 26th - "very long way."
Accidents 1 Sherpa with frostbitten toes
Achievement -
Agency Journeys Mountaineering & Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453986
Year 1992
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jong-Bum Rim M 1956 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Buddhist monk Details Other expeditions
Da Gombu Sherpa M 1958 Nepal H-A Worker Cheremy, Bung-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Jambyang Lama M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Nanda Prasad Magar M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ANN492303 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 67:230 (1993) -
ANN492303 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199323001/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-IV-Post-Monsoon-Ascents-and-Attempt - - -