Annapurna South

7,219 metres

Annapurna South from the Annapurna Sanctuary

Annapurna South will be seen in close up by trekkers who reach Annapurna Base Camp. The first ascent was made by a Japanese team from here. They climbed a snow spur, and then finished up the North ridge.

Annapurna South from Poon Hill

Annapurna South from Pokhara

List of Ascents

1964

North Ridge from Sanctuary

JPN

K Shimada, JPN ,Mingma, NPL, S Ugeo, JPN

1970

S Face

FRA

Gerard Devouassoux, FRA ,Maurice Gicquel, FRA

1976

E Face

GBR

Capt Peter Cooper RE, GBR ,Duncan Briggs, GBR , Rinchin Wangdi Lepcha, NPL

1978

SW Ridge

JPN

Norio Nakanishi, JPN ,Teruyuki Kuno, JPN , Toichi Mitani, JPN , Yoshio Miyagawa, JPN

1979

W Face

POL

Kazimiersz Smieszko, POL ,Krzysztof Wieliecki, POL

1981

NE Face and N Ridge

KOR

Han Sang Kook, KOR ,Kim Chang Sun, KOR , Pinju, NPL , Won Jang Tae, KOR

1984

Up icefall between Hiunchuli & N summit of Annapurna Dakshin

USA

HAP Pirthi Bahadur, NPL ,Mark Udall, USA , Michael Young, USA , Paul Barker, USA , Peter Athans, USA , Sirdar Lopsang Sherpa, NPL , Steve Monfredo, USA

1988

SW face

ITA

Luca Tessarin, ITA

1994

Central Spur on S face

RUS

Akhamadulla Minibaev, RUS ,Nikolai Cherny, RUS , Valeri Lobankov, RUS , Vladimir Bashkirov, RUS , Vladimir Shataev, RUS