Annapurna South | 1988 Central Spur of S Face

A USA expedition to Annapurna South in 1988 via Central Spur of S Face, led by William Silva. Summit reached on 7th May 1988. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 86
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANNS88101
Peak ID ANNS
Year 1988
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 Central Spur of S Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders William Silva
Sponsor American Annapurna S 1988
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 UK
Approach Chomrong
Basecamp Date 1988-04-05
Summit Date 1988-05-07
Summit Time -
Summit Days 32
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 8
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6100m due to lack of food supplies
High Point (m) 6100
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
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(05/04,3700m),ABC(20/04,3600m),C1(24/04,4360m),C2(30/04,5200m),C3(05/05,5600m),C4(07/05,5850m),xxx(07-08/05,6100m)
Route Notes BC south-southeast of mountain C1 at side of couloir C2 at col at top of colouir C3 at top of west facing hanging glacier middle of south C4 at central spur. Turned out to be more difficult and dangerous than anticipated. To get from BC into cirque took 2 weeks to find way. Went up to 15,000 ft on one ridge and hauled loads there in meantime. Had to traverse cliff with 200 ft of fixed rope to ABC in the cirque on ridge of land just above a glacier. Above ABC route up snow couloir to C2. Above C4, steep bad rock or steep bad ice with avalanche face or steep blue ice traverse with many gendarmes. Now little food left and deteriorating weather.
Accidents Andrasko carried 500m down by avalanche on 27 April at 4200m, but only bruised and scratched
Achievement New route in unexplored cirque
Agency Jai Himal Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2452382
Year 1988
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) central spur of s face

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Kenneth Andrasko M 1951 USA Climber Washington, DC Staff member, Environmental Protection Agency Details Other expeditions
James A. Beall M 1954 USA Climber Boulder, Colorado Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
Christopher Bretherton M 1960 UK Climber Seattle, Washington Mathematics professor Details Other expeditions
William J. (Will) Silva M 1952 USA Leader, Exp Doctor Seattle, Washington Physician Details Other expeditions

References

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ANNS88101 AAJ Silva, William - - 63:221 (1989) -
ANNS88101 HJ Silva, Will Annapurna South Peak, 1988 - South Ridge - 45:179-181 (1987-1988) -
ANNS88101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198922102/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-Dakshin-Attempt-Ridge-in-South-Face - - -
ANNS88101 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/45/22/expeditions-and-notes-45/ - - -