Gangapurna7,454 metres |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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1971 |
W Ridge, from S |
JPN |
Girme Dorje, NPL ,Kiyoshi Shimizu, JPN , Takeshi Akahane, JPN |
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1974 |
E Ridge (German route) |
JPN |
Shinsuke Fujiwara, JPN ,Takeshi Kikusawa, JPN |
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1981 |
S Face (new route) |
CAN |
Dave McNab, CAN ,John Lauchlan, CAN |
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1983 |
N Ridge (up E side) |
YUG |
Emil Tratnik, YUG ,Marjan Kregar, YUG , Pavel Kozjec, YUG , Stane Belak, YUG |
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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 |
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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 |
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1989 |
N face (new route) |
YUG |
Rok Kolar, YUG ,Stanko Mihev, YUG |