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.