Gangapurna

7,454 metres

Gangapurna from Manang. This view shows the North Face and the impregnable North Gangapurna Glacier.

Gangapurna, seen from just below Thorung Phedi, is the peak on the right. The view shows the West Face.

The first ascent was from the Annapurna Sanctuary via the South Flank and the East ridge.

This view of the South Face of Gangapurna (centre) is taken from Ghandruk, and shows the South Flank and the East Ridge on the skyline to the right of the summit.

1965

S face, E ridge

DEU

Ang Temba, NPL ,Erich Reissmuller, DEU , Gunther Hauser, DEU , Herbert Wunsche, DEU , Hermann Kollensperger, DEU , Karl-Heinz Ehlers, DEU , Klaus Ekkerlein, DEU , Ludwig Greissl, DEU , Otto Seibold, DEU , Phu Dorje, NPL

1971

W Ridge, from S

JPN

Girme Dorje, NPL ,Kiyoshi Shimizu, JPN , Takeshi Akahane, JPN

1974

E Ridge (German route)

JPN

Shinsuke Fujiwara, JPN ,Takeshi Kikusawa, JPN

1981

S Face (new route)

CAN

Dave McNab, CAN ,John Lauchlan, CAN

1983

N Ridge (up E side)

YUG

Emil Tratnik, YUG ,Marjan Kregar, YUG , Pavel Kozjec, YUG , Stane Belak, YUG

1985

E Ridge

POL

Andrzej Samolewicz, POL ,Jan Orlowski, POL , Janusz Hariasz, POL , Kazimierz Kiszka, POL , Pierre Bergeron, CAN , Ryszard Knapczyk, POL , Wojciech Malowski, POL , Zbigniew Platek, POL

1986

E ridge from S

KOR

Ang Kami Sherpa, NPL ,Godre Magar, NPL , Jeoung Young-Hee, KOR , Nam Nan-Hee, KOR , Seok Chae-Uhn, KOR , Uhm Gae-Sung, KOR

1989

N face (new route)

YUG

Rok Kolar, YUG ,Stanko Mihev, YUG