Annapurna South | 1988 SW Face
A Italy expedition to Annapurna South in 1988 via SW Face, led by Luca Tessarin. Summit reached on 18th August 1988. 1 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1881 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | ANNS88201 |
| Peak ID | ANNS |
| Year | 1988 |
| Season | 2 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Italy |
| Leaders | Luca Tessarin |
| Sponsor | - |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 9th solo |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | - |
| Summit Date | 1988-08-18 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 0 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7219 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 1 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| 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 | Smt(18/08) |
| Route Notes | Jozef Nyak, Editor, Taternik, Poland, in American Alpine Journal, 1989, pg 221: Italian Luca Tessarin climbed solo the 2000m SW Face of Annapurna South by a new route which was mostly 50-55 degree ice with two short vertical sections and 100m of UIAA Grade III to IV rock. The final push started on August 16 and the top was reached on the 18th. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Jai Himal Trekking |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2452485 |
| Year | 1988 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw face |
Members
1 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Tessarin | M | - | Italy | Leader | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNS88201 | AAJ | Nyka, Jozef | - | - | 63:221 (1989) | - |
| ANNS88201 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198922103/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-Dakshin-Southwest-Face-Solo | - | - | - |