Annapurna IV | 1997 NW Ridge

A Germany expedition to Annapurna IV in 1997 via NW Ridge, led by Herbert Streibel. Summit reached on 20th October 1997. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2374
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN497302
Peak ID ANN4
Year 1997
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Herbert Streibel
Sponsor DAV Summit Club Annapurna IV Expedition 1997
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 Switzerland
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1997-10-10
Summit Date 1997-10-20
Summit Time -
Summit Days 10
Total Days 17
Termination Date 1997-10-27
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6400m due to snowfall
High Point (m) 6400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 1000
Total Members 7
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(10/10,4650m),C1(15/10,5350m),C2(19/10,5950m),xxx(20/10,6400m)
Route Notes BC at same altitude and place as other German expedition C1 at normal place and same as other Germans C2 at same as other C3 High point just before actual start on NW Ridge. Climbing stopped [on Oct 24] by one week of new snow fall. All tents broken into by winds which also opened rucksacks.
Accidents Nothing
Achievement -
Agency International Trekkers (Intrek Asia)
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455844
Year 1997
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Erich Berger M 1947 Switzerland Climber St. Gallen, Switzerland Social worker Details Other expeditions
Egon Faber M 1955 Germany Climber Hofheim, Hesse, Germany Computer software engineer Details Other expeditions
Karl-Heinz Gschwendtner M 1951 Germany Climber Stolberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Heating installation engineer Details Other expeditions
Johann Paul Hinterwimmer M 1937 Germany Climber Donaustauf, Bavaria, Germany Sales director of machinery company Details Other expeditions
Wolfram Kutter M 1941 Germany Climber Kiefersfelden, Bavaria, Germany Sales Details Other expeditions
Henry Schroeder M 1963 Germany Exp Doctor Greifswald, Pommern, Germany Neurosurgeon Details Other expeditions
Herbert Streibel M 1954 Germany Leader Farchant, Bavaria, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ANN497302 HIGH - - - 188:24 (Jul 1998) -