Annapurna IV | 1995 NW Ridge

A Austria expedition to Annapurna IV in 1995 via NW Ridge, led by Adi Weissensteiner. Summit reached on 9th April 1995. 20 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1423
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN495101
Peak ID ANN4
Year 1995
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Adi Weissensteiner
Sponsor Styrian Gesause Mountaineering Club Annapurna IV Exp 1995
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 1995-04-01
Summit Date 1995-04-09
Summit Time -
Summit Days 8
Total Days 9
Termination Date 1995-04-10
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5250m due to deep snow
High Point (m) 5250
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 20
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(01/04,3400m),ABC(06/04,4200m),xxx(09/04,5250m)
Route Notes Took 4 days to get from Hongde up Sabje Khola to ABC because of fresh deep snow. Took all afternoon from ABC to 4600m and there decided where route should go: face up to 5800m totally snow packed with rock underneath. Next day from ABC to 5200m making route but sleeping both nights at 4200m. Then started snowing and could make little progress in deep snow which was powder. Decided to stop attempt because no chance to climb mountain in such deep snow. So part of expedition climbed Pisang and rest trekked around Annapurna.
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency Highland Expeditions
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454917
Year 1995
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw ridge

Members

20 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Walter Berger M 1951 Austria Climber Mitterdorf, Tirol, Austria Railway engine driver Details Other expeditions
Johanna Dostal F 1958 Austria Exp Doctor Kematen, Tirol, Austria Physician Details Other expeditions
Peter Ehrgott M 1944 Austria Climber Kufstein, Tirol, Austria Technician Details Other expeditions
Erich Gaertner M 1950 Austria Climber Lannach, Styria, Austria Plumbing-supplies salesman Details Other expeditions
Rudolf Greiner M 1966 Austria Climber Judenburg, Styria, Austria Farmer Details Other expeditions
Robert Hofleitner M 1946 Austria Climber Muerzzuschlag, Styria, Austria Railway official Details Other expeditions
Josef Hozmann M 1952 Austria Climber Trotsisch, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Hubert Jandil M 1959 Austria Climber Mitterdorf, Tirol, Austria Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
Rudolf Krenn M 1944 Austria Climber Judenburg, Styria, Austria Civil servant Details Other expeditions
Ronald Newarkla M 1969 Austria Climber Obergrafendorf, Lower Austria, Austria Student & climber Details Other expeditions
Gernal Podmenkin M 1967 Austria Climber Graz, Styria, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Gottfried Riechenfelser M 1946 Austria Climber Kalwang, Styria, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Franz Schaffer M 1947 Austria Climber Fohnsdorf, Styria, Austria Technician Details Other expeditions
Josef Scheikl M 1961 Austria Climber Gross-Vietsch, Styria, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Manfred Sommer M 1950 Austria Climber Muerzzuschlag, Styria, Austria Police officer Details Other expeditions
Rudolf Vallant M 1938 Austria Climber Veitsch, Styria, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Karl Watzinger M 1937 Austria Climber Admont, Styria, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Adolf Richard (Adi) Weissensteiner M 1938 Austria Leader Admont, Styria, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Wolfgang Winkler M 1956 Austria Climber Knittelfeld, Styria, Austria Railway engine driver Details Other expeditions
Rudolf Podmenik M 1943 Austria Climber Fohnsdorf, Styria, Austria Civil servant Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.