Annapurna South | 1985 E(SE) Face-E Ridge
A Greece expedition to Annapurna South in 1985 via E(SE) Face-E Ridge, led by Mike Tsoukias. Summit reached on 22nd October 1985. 11 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 197 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | ANNS85301 |
| Peak ID | ANNS |
| Year | 1985 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | E(SE) Face-E Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Greece |
| Leaders | Mike Tsoukias |
| Sponsor | First Greek Himalayan Expedition to Annapurna South |
| 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 | Modi Khola |
| Basecamp Date | 1985-09-18 |
| Summit Date | 1985-10-22 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 34 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 6 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6500m due to fatal avalanche |
| High Point (m) | 6500 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 11 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 2 |
| 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(18/09,4200m),C1(20/09,4850m),C2(03/10,5400m),C3(21/10,6400m),xxx(22/10,6500m) |
| Route Notes | BC at Annapurna Sanctuary, NE of Himalchuli and under it C1 at 4850m on a ridge where this small ridge joins East Face C2 at 5400m on East Face where face becomes SE Face (on rock) C3 at 6400m on face in middle of two couloir High point on face. After C2, 11 days of continious snow and had lost considerable C3 and C4 equipment in avalanche on 25 Sept so progress badly delayed. Gianakoulis and Tsilogiorgis left expedition before C3 established (Tsilogiorgis regarding his job). 22 Oct avalanche hit at 11:45 am: Bountolas and German hit first, then Lambris who was cooking at C3, Tsatsaragos sleeping in C3 and Tsoukias in sun at C3. No avalanche had never came down this section before. C3 completely destroyed. Gianakoulis fell in glacier and injured toes; left expedition about 17 Oct; Dimitris badly injured in fall approach march on 17 Sept. Bountolas and Tsatsaragos killed by avalanche of 22 Oct; Tsoukias taken 200m uninjured while Bountolas, Lambris and Tsatsaragos and German taken 800m over rocks; badly injured by survived 1st avalanche but killed by 2nd one. Lambris moved by 2nd avalanche 4-5m and has broken knee from 1st avalanche. West German 1 day behind Greeks on same route by agreement. Kunga Sherpa - 22 Sep 85 Kunga went on rescue flight yesterday for member of Greek Annapurna South expedition, Sotarikis, who fell down 30m rock wall on approach to BC on 17 Sept; apparently injured spinal column: cannot move. Expedition made BC on 19 Sept and C1 at 5000m 21 Sept. |
| Accidents | 1 member fell in glacier 7 injured toes; 1 member badly injured in fall on approach march; 2 members killed by avalanches, and 1 member had broken knee |
| Achievement | 1st Greek expedition in all Himalaya |
| Agency | Kunga |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2451451 |
| Year | 1985 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | e(se) face-e ridge |
Members
11 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolaos Brokos | M | 1958 | Greece | Climber | Athens, Greece | Elementary school teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Dimitris Bountolas | M | 1953 | Greece | Deputy Leader | Thessaloniki, Greece | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Panagiotis (Panos) Chlorokostas | M | 1961 | Greece | Exp Doctor | Athens, Greece | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Loukas Gianakoulis | M | 1960 | Greece | Climber | Athens, Greece | University student of architecture | Details Other expeditions |
| Dimitris Karagianis | M | 1954 | Greece | Climber | Athens, Greece | Topographical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Ioannis Katrivanos | M | 1941 | Greece | Climber | Athens, Greece | Technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Christos Lambris | M | 1961 | Greece | Climber | Athens, Greece | Computer programmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Klimis Tsatsaragos | M | 1957 | Greece | Climber | Athens, Greece | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Alekos Tsilogiorgis | M | 1951 | Greece | Climber | Athens, Greece | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Mike Tsoukias | M | 1955 | Greece | Leader | Athens, Greece | Architectural engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| D. Sotarikis | M | - | Greece | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
5 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNS85301 | AAJ | Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 60:245 (1986) | - |
| ANNS85301 | HJ | Tsoukias, Mike | Annapurna South: East Face, 1985 | - | 43:123-125 (1985-1986) | - |
| ANNS85301 | MM | - | - | - | 108:11 (Mar 1986) | - |
| ANNS85301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198624503/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-Dakshin-Tragedy | - | - | - |
| ANNS85301 | - | - | https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/43/21/expeditions-and-notes-43/ | - | - | - |