Annapurna IV | 1994 NW Ridge

A France expedition to Annapurna IV in 1994 via NW Ridge, led by Bruno Douillet. Summit reached on 25th October 1994. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1348
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN494302
Peak ID ANN4
Year 1994
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Bruno Douillet
Sponsor Allibert Annapurna IV 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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1994-10-12
Summit Date 1994-10-25
Summit Time -
Summit Days 13
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6700m due to bad snow conditions
High Point (m) 6700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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(12/10,4800m),C1(14/10,5300m),C2(16/10,5800m),C3(24/10,6450m),xxx(25/10,6700m)
Route Notes High point at NW Ridge. Stopped at 6700m because on north side smooth & south side slightly windy & avalanche danger.
Accidents Nothing
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454750
Year 1994
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Philippe Alibert M 1966 France Climber Grenoble, Isere, France Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
Pascal Boyrrelier M 1960 France Climber Montsegur-sur-Lauzon, Drome, France Nuclear engineer Details Other expeditions
Jean-Marc Cardinal M 1961 France Climber Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, France Insurance company safety inspector Details Other expeditions
Bruno Douillet M 1961 France Leader Rousset, Provence, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Alain Paret M 1944 France Climber La Roche-de-Rame, Hautes-Alpes, France Engineer Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ANN494302 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 69:252 (1995) -
ANN494302 HIGH - - - 151:15 (Jun 1995) -
ANN494302 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199525203/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-IV-Attempts - - -