Manaslu | 2005 NE Face

A Germany expedition to Manaslu in 2005 via NE Face, led by Rainer Pircher. Summit reached on 5th May 2005. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4993
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA05101
Peak ID MANA
Year 2005
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Rainer Pircher
Sponsor Amical Alpin Manaslu Expedition 2005
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Austria, Switzerland, Sweden
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2005-04-15
Summit Date 2005-05-05
Summit Time -
Summit Days 20
Total Days 30
Termination Date 2005-05-15
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7280m due to strong winds and heavy snowfall
High Point (m) 7280
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 1200
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 0
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(15/04,4800m),C1(21/04,5600m),C2(28/04,6700m),xxx(05/05,7280m)
Route Notes BC at normal site C1 above North side Col C2 below North Col High point at NE Face 200m below North Ridge. 5 May all 8 members and 2 Sherpas left C2 for C3 at 7:00 am; Trisl turned back at 7000m tired and down to C1. Others up 7280m and down to C2 and next day to BC. Reason turned back was strong wind and heavy snowfall. 8th and 9th rested. 10th up to C1; 6300m-6400m on 11th but again snow and wind so down to BC. In this 2nd summit push, were all members (except Trisl) plus both Sherpas. Only this team fixed ropes; no other team fixed any; fixed from BC to highest point but most of it (6500m) between C1 and C2 because of many crevasses seracs in steep NE Face. Sherpas: Pemba Dorje, aka Junge Pemba, 7/7/70, Kharikhola, Everest 23/5/03 Pasang Nuru, Kharikhola, brother of Pemba Dorje, 14/12/77, no 8000ers
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456536
Year 2005
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Markus Boner M 1970 Switzerland Climber Uster, Zurich, Switzerland Teacher Details Other expeditions
Roland Brand M 1951 Germany Climber Uffenheim, Bavaria, Germany Technician Details Other expeditions
Niklas Karlsson M 1975 Sweden Climber Goteborg, Sweden Engineer Details Other expeditions
Michael Lundell M 1974 Sweden Climber Stockholm, Sweden Engineer Details Other expeditions
Hermann Neumair M 1951 Austria Climber Lienz, Tirol, Austria Clerk Details Other expeditions
Rainer Lorenz Pircher M 1967 Germany Leader Marktoberdorf, Bavaria, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Richard Michael (Richie) Stihler M 1968 Germany Climber Lahr, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Architect Details Other expeditions
Stefan Trisl M 1961 Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany Police official Details Other expeditions
Pemba Dorje (Junje Pemba) Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Nuru Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.