Annapurna winter expedition involving a team of eleven including climbers, Sherpas, and an assistant led by renowned Spanish alpinist Alex Txikon has been aborted due to bad weather conditions. Organised by Seven Summit Treks, a leading Kathmandu-based trekking and expedition company, in collaboration with Txikon, the journey started on December 22, 2023.
On February 3, 1987, Polish climbers Jerzy Kukuczka and Artur Hajzer made the first winter ascent of Annapurna (8,091 meters) without supplemental oxygen through the north face.
On December 20, 1987, the Japanese Toshiyuki Kobayashi, Teruo Saegusa, Yasuhiro Saito, and Noboru Yamada stood atop the world’s 10th highest peak for the first winter ascent of the south face and the first ascent of the mountain by Japanese in the winter. But the expedition ended in tragedy resulting in the death of Kobayashi and Saito on the descent. Since then, no one has reached the summit of Annapurna in winter.
Here is the ambitious venture in photos
The team at Annapurna Base Camp
The team at Camp I
The team on the way and at Camp II
The team climbing from Camp II to Camp III
The team at Camp III
Third day at Base Camp
Back at Base Camp. Taking the opportunity to work: develop the strategy, review the material, the weather forecast, and preparations for the push.
The team after termination of the expedition
