Annapurna South | 1976 E Face

A UK expedition to Annapurna South in 1976 via E Face, led by Peter Cooper. Summit reached on 3rd November 1976. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2187
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANNS76301
Peak ID ANNS
Year 1976
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 E Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Peter Cooper
Sponsor Hong Kong Mountaineering Expedition to Annapurna South Peak
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 3rd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries India, Nepal
Approach Pokhara->Modi Khola->Annapurna Sanctuary (BC)
Basecamp Date 1976-09-27
Summit Date 1976-11-03
Summit Time 1300
Summit Days 37
Total Days 40
Termination Date 1976-11-06
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7219
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 5
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 11
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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(27/09,4270m),C1(06/10,4665m),C2(11/10,5455m),C3(18/10,5640m),C4(23/10),C5(31/10,6555m),Biv(02/11,6860m),Smt(03/11)
Route Notes Cooper - 15 Nov 76 Virtually same as 1964 Japanese route via East Face; did not shift route. No others attempt for summit. Summit team bived 2 and 3 Nov; when returned to C5, it was blown away. Lohani, MFA - 10 Nov 76 Summit 3 Nov 13:00 by Capt Peter Cooper, Cph Rinchi Wangdi Lepcha and Major Duncan Briggs.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2448167
Year 1976
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) e face

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Duncan Briggs M 1946 UK Climber Hong Kong Major in 6th QEO Gurkha Rifles Details Other expeditions
Richard Graeme (Rick) Broad M 1946 UK Climber Hong Kong Staff sergeant in 6th QEO Gurkha Rifles Details Other expeditions
Martin John Callaghan M 1952 UK Climber - 1st Light Infantry, posted in Hong Kong (Lance Cpl) Details Other expeditions
Peter Cooper M 1949 UK Leader Hong Kong Royal Engineers serving with Gurkha Engineers in HK (Captain) Details Other expeditions
Bel Bahadur Gurung M - Nepal Climber Hong Kong Sapper in Gurkha Engineers Details Other expeditions
Sangress Gurung M - UK Climber Hong Kong 6th QEO Gurkha Rifles Details Other expeditions
Rinchen Wangda Lepcha M - India Climber Hong Kong Corporal in 6th QEO Gurkha Rifles Details Other expeditions
Chung Li-Nai M 1950 UK/Hong Kong Climber Hong Kong Warrant officer, instructor of climbing at School of Physical Details Other expeditions
George William Noble M 1946 UK Climber Hong Kong 18th Field Ambulance Details Other expeditions
Dhan Bahadur Pun M - Nepal Climber Hong Kong Served with 18th Field Ambulance in Hong Kong Details Other expeditions
Sukra Bahadur Rai M - Nepal Climber Hong Kong Rifleman with 1st/2nd Gurkha Rifles Details Other expeditions

References

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ANNS76301 AAJ Cooper, Peter - - 51:242 (1977) -
ANNS76301 HJ Cooper, Peter Annapurna South Peak - East Face, 1976 - 35:283-285 (1976-78) -
ANNS76301 MM - - - 52:14 (Nov 1976) -
ANNS76301 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/35/36/expeditions-and-notes-35/ - - -