Manaslu | 2002 NE Face
A USA expedition to Manaslu in 2002 via NE Face, led by Tom Fitzsimmons. Summit reached on 13th May 2002. 8 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4079 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA02101 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 2002 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Tom Fitzsimmons |
| Sponsor | 2002 American Manaslu Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 82nd |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Arughat-Samagaon-BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2002-04-20 |
| Summit Date | 2002-05-13 |
| Summit Time | 1110 |
| Summit Days | 23 |
| Total Days | 27 |
| Termination Date | 2002-05-17 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8163 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | False |
| O2 None | True |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | True |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(20/04,4780m),C1((24/04,5600m),C2(01/05,6600m),C3(12/05,7333m),Smt(13/05) |
| Route Notes | BC at 4780m usual camp site for NE Ridge expeditions C3 at 7333m on North Ridge. May 13 Devlin, Fitzsimmons, McGuffin, Percival and Sato started with two Sherpas at 03:00 from C3. Between 11:10-11:40 hours all five were on summit and stayed at least an hour, returned to C3 all members by 15:00 hours, two Sherpas to C2. Weather was very good, mild wind, clear and warm. Nepali summiter Kusang Dorje Sherpa (summited Nanda Devi in 1993) and Dhanjit Tamang (summited Manaslu in 1996 Japanese). Other expedition that climbed at same time was Australian. The expedition returned to KTM by helicopter on May 19. The team leaves on May 24. Member Boettcher was very tired and gave up climbing. Sherpa summiters Kusang Dorji Sherpa (2014-4-3), mid-July 1958 Dhanjit Tamang (2014-2-15), 30/5/54, Makalu-9, Sankhuwasabha Summit Manaslu Japanese expedition 28/9/96 Non-Summit Kikami Sherpa (20 years in 2039), Makalu-9, Sankhuwasabha |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Everest Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2455445 |
| Year | 2002 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | ne face |
Members
8 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott B. Boettcher | M | 1965 | USA | Climber | Olympia, Washington | Staff member of state's department of ecology | Details Other expeditions |
| Jerome Devlin | M | 1956 | USA | Climber | Richland, Washington | Police officer & member of state legislature | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas (Tom) Fitzsimmons | M | 1950 | USA | Leader | Tumwater, Washington | Director of State's department of ecology | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Francis McGuffin | M | 1965 | USA | Climber | Redmond, Washington | Adventure travel writer | Details Other expeditions |
| Dan M. Percival | M | 1942 | USA | Climber | Edgewood, Washington | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Brian S. Sato | M | 1963 | USA | Climber | Bellevue, Washington | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Kusang Dorje (Kusang Dorchi) Sherpa | M | 1957 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dhanjit (Kancha) Tamang | M | 1954 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.