Annapurna IV Attempt. An expedition of seven French, two German and one Swiss was led by Hervé Thivierge. They attempted the normal northwest ridge. On October 6 Thivierge, Christophe Minster and Alain Villijer got to 6400 meters. Then a period of bad weather set in and they gave up on October 15.

Michael J. Cheney, Himalayan Club, and Elizabeth Hawley