Manaslu | 2002 NE Face-N Col

A Italy expedition to Manaslu in 2002 via NE Face-N Col, led by Renzo Corona, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner. Summit reached on 10th May 2002. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4085
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MANA02107
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2002
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Face-N Col
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Italy
Leaders	Renzo Corona, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
Sponsor	Manaslu Expedition 2002
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	80th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Austria
Approach	Bus to Gorkha->Khanchook->Arughat->Jagat->Samagaon
Basecamp Date	2002-04-17
Summit Date	2002-05-10
Summit Time	0800
Summit Days	23
Total Days	28
Termination Date	2002-05-15
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8163
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
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	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(17/04,4700m),C1(20/04,5580m),C2(24/04,6680m),C3(09/05,7400m),Smt(10/05)
Route Notes	May 10 both started from C3 at 00:30 hours with Sherpa. Miss Kaltenbrunner reached summit at 08:00 and stayed on summit abut two hours then descended to C2 at 20:00 hours. Corona reached summit at 10:00 hours and stayed about 30 min. Back to C3 with Sherpa and spent night. He does not remember exact time of reaching C3. It may be 16:00 hours or 17:00 hours. Weather was very good, sunny, mild wind. The members returned to KTM on May 22 from Besisahar and probably leave on May 24. Summit Sherpa: Lhakpa Ongyal, 36, Tumlingtar, Makalu VDC, Makalu, 13/5/01
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2455442
Year	2002
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	ne face-n col

Members

Field	Value
ID	31941
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA02107
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Renzo
Last Name	Corona
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Leader
Residence	Mezzano, Trento, Italy
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	2002-05-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	80
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436617
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	renzo corona
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	31942
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA02107
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Gerlinde
Last Name	Kaltenbrunner
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Leader
Residence	Ebensee, Upper Austria, Austria
Occupation	Nurse & alpine equipment sales manager
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	2002-05-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0800
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	80
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438922
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gerlinde kaltenbrunner
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	31943
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA02107
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Ongyal (Lhakpa Wangel)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	2002-05-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	80
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437349
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa ongyal (lhakpa wangel) sherpa
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Hired

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Renzo Corona	M	1964	Italy	Leader	Mezzano, Trento, Italy	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner	F	1970	Austria	Leader	Ebensee, Upper Austria, Austria	Nurse & alpine equipment sales manager	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Ongyal (Lhakpa Wangel) Sherpa	M	1966	Nepal	H-A Worker	Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5790
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA02107
Reference ID	01
Year	2002
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2003
Language	-
Citation	244:61 (Mar 2003)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
MANA02107	HIGH	-	-	-	244:61 (Mar 2003)	-