Annapurna IV | 1996 NW Ridge

A Finland expedition to Annapurna IV in 1996 via NW Ridge, led by Mika Kerttunen. Summit reached on 28th September 1996. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1940
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	ANN496301
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1996
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Finland
Leaders	Mika Kerttunen
Sponsor	Mika 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	-
Basecamp Date	1996-09-20
Summit Date	1996-09-28
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	8
Total Days	12
Termination Date	1996-10-02
Termination Reason	8
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6200m due to loss of food supplies
High Point (m)	6200
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(20/09,4900m),C1(23/09,5500m),C2(24/09,5600m),C3(26/09,5800m),C4(28/09,6200m),xxx(30/09,6200m)
Route Notes	C4 stayed two nights due to bad weather High point on North Face of NW Ridge. Two days lost due to animals stealing food from base camp. The two Sherpas had to go back to Hongde to get more food.
Accidents	Nothing
Achievement	-
Agency	Sherpa guide
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2455456
Year	1996
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Unknown
Route (lowercase)	nw ridge

Field	Value
ID	3021
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN496301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	ANN4
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Mika
Last Name	Kerttunen
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Finland
Status	Leader
Residence	Helsinki, Finland
Occupation	Army Major (instructor in Department of Strategic Studies)
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6200
Summit Date 1	1996-09-28
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	0
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	1
Summit Term	10
HCN	0
Checksum	2435549
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mika kerttunen
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Mika Kerttunen	M	1961	Finland	Leader	Helsinki, Finland	Army Major (instructor in Department of Strategic Studies)	Details Other expeditions

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
ANN496301	HIGH	-	-	-	175:90 (Jun 1997)	-