Panbari | 2021 ENE Face

A France expedition to Panbari in 2021 via ENE Face, led by Jean Annequin. Summit reached on 15th October 2021. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10739
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID PANB21301
Peak ID PANB
Year 2021
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 ENE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Jean Annequin
Sponsor French Panbari Expedition 2021
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Darapani->Tilje->Bimtang->Larkya La
Basecamp Date 2021-10-09
Summit Date 2021-10-15
Summit Time -
Summit Days 6
Total Days 8
Termination Date 2021-10-17
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6905
Traverse False
Ski True
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 15
Summit Members 4
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(09/10,4750m),C1(12-13/10,5335m),C2(14/10,6345m),Smt(15/10)
Route Notes BC 09/10 4750m C1 12/10 5335m (gps) C2 14/10 6345m (gps) Smt 15/10 by Jean Annequin, Loic Renart, Jean-Sebastien Knoertzer, Gilles Ciselet. Route: ENE Face (normal route, Japanese had used left glacier) Fixed rope: None On the 15 Oct, the summit quartet went back down to C1 for sleeping. On the 16 Oct back to BC. Since the weather forecast announced a coming storm with a meter of snow, guides wanted the team to leave the mountain on the next day. The route was technically not demanding (maximum 35-40° slopes) and in excellent conditions (no crevasses). So that the climbers didn't require crampons or piolets (just ropes in the bags in case of), and could nicely play with their skis instead. It's the first ski ascent and descent of Panbari. Altitude of the summit was measured at 6983m with Annequin's GPS (7m precision). When Damien Tomasi attempted South Pillar of Panbari, Annequin like him weren't aware that this pillar was leading to the most western of the summits of the mountain. The team also climbed 2 little bumps above the plateau, one at 6480m, the other at a little below 6600m. The storm which came from 17 Oct basically reduced the time of the expedition, damaging the acclimatization plan of the team, so that only a few members of the team could summit. No member left BC before the end of the expedition. Left BC on 17 Oct. Members and high points: Jean Annequin, M, summited Gilles Ciselet, M, summited Jean-Sebastien Knoertzer, M, summited Loic Renart, M, summited Denis Bodard, M, C2 => col at c6400m, lack of acclimatization. Tristan Knoertzer, M, C2 => col at c6400m, lack of acclimatization. Eliott Moreau, M, C2 => col at c6400m, lack of acclimatization. Hughes Vincent, M, C2 => col at c6400m, lack of acclimatization. Eric Fonteneau, M, maximum at C2 (slept there), had a bad night (limit of cerebral edema), lack of acclimatization. Anne Nouvel de Owens, F, maximum at C2 (slept there), lack of acclimatization. Helene Grall, F, maximum at C2, lack of acclimatization. Laurent Grall, M, reached 6300m while installing C2, lack of acclimatization. Jean-Christophe Knoertzer, M, reached 6000m as his day goal, lack of acclimatization. François Schulz, M, reached 6000m as his day goal (1000m between 2 camps was too much for him), lack of acclimatization. Jean-Francois Morin, M, hurt his back a little above C1, while putting his skis.
Accidents -
Achievement 1st ski descent of Panbari
Agency Sherpalaya
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2464629
Year 2021
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ene face

Members

15 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jean-Christophe Annequin M 1970 France Leader Servoz, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Denis Bodard M 1964 France Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Gilles Jean-Marie C. Ciselet M 1970 France Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Eric Fonteneau M 1974 France Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Helene Grall F 1985 France Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Laurent Grall M 1956 France Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Jean-Christophe Knoertzer M 1958 France Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Jean-Sebastien Knoertzer M 1963 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Tristan Knoertzer-Dureux M 1989 France Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Elliot Moreau M 1991 France Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Jean-Francois Morin M 1963 France Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Anne Isabelle Nouvel F 1979 France Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Loic Francois Partrice Renart M 1977 France Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Francois Albert Gilbert Schulz M 1964 France Climber St. Leu, Reunion Physician Details Other expeditions
Hughes Vincent M 1956 France Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
PANB21301 - - https://www.montagnes-magazine.com/actus-le-panbari-autre-versant-expeditions-nepalaises - - -
PANB21301 AAJ Griffin, Lindsay Panbari, Second Ascent and First Ski Descent - 96:277 (2022) -
PANB21301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201216124 - - -