Manaslu | 2006 NE Face

A Japan expedition to Manaslu in 2006 via NE Face, led by Atsushi Yamamoto. Summit reached on 30th September 2006. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5426
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA06304
Peak ID MANA
Year 2006
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Atsushi Yamamoto
Sponsor Manaslu Guide Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 92nd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Samagaon by helicopter
Basecamp Date 2006-09-04
Summit Date 2006-09-30
Summit Time 1120
Summit Days 26
Total Days 30
Termination Date 2006-10-04
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8163
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 2000
Total Members 9
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 5
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(04/09,5100m),C1(07/09,5900m),C2(15/09,6900m),C3(29/09,7500m),Smt(30/09)
Route Notes Summit team left C3 at 5:20 am, apart from Yamamoto and 5 Sherpas, who left from C2 at 5 am. They caught up with rest of team just below summit. Weather clear but windy. Stayed on top for 10 minutes, then descended to C2, where they arrived at 4 pm. Next day BC and then Samagaon. Returned to Kathmandu by helicopter on 6 Oct. Kurihara reached 6300m on 16 Sept, turned back due to fatigue. Uchida reached 6300m on 10 Sept, not feeling well, maybe pulmonary edema. Yamashita reached 7100m on 2 Oct, turned back due to altitude problems. Oxygen: Fujimori, Nakajima, Usui from C1 to summit to C2; Kadoya, Kato, Yamamoto and all climbing Sherpas C2 to summit to C2. Sherpas: Lhakpa Rita, 4/9/71, Phortse 1998 - Everest North - IMG 2001 - Everest North - US Team 2004 - Everest South - Chilean team Lhotse, Anna I, Cho Oyu Lhakpa Nuru, 18/6/80, Phortse Spring 2006 - Lhotse - Chilean team Chewang Lendu, 19/4/80, Phortse Spring 2006 - Lhotse - Chilean team Phu Tashi, 18/5/73, Phortse 2004 - Everest South - Chilean team 2006 - Lhotse - Chilean team Tul Bahadur Tamang, 30/08/66, Deusa, Solukhumbu 2000 & 2004 - Cho Oyu 2002 & 2006 - Everest North - Japanese team 1998 - Dhaulagiri I
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457050
Year 2006
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mikihito Fujimori M 1939 Japan Climber Matudo, Chiba, Japan Financial consultant Details Other expeditions
Michihiro Kadoya M 1963 Japan Deputy Leader Sakai, Osaka, Japan Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Yoshinobu Kato M 1976 Japan Climber Minami Alps, Yamanashi, Japan Office worker Details Other expeditions
Atsuko Kurihara F 1950 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Housewife Details Other expeditions
Minako Nakajima F 1942 Japan Climber Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan Retired teacher Details Other expeditions
Koji Uchida M 1936 Japan Climber Chiba-shi, Chiba, Japan Management consultant Details Other expeditions
Motoi Usui M 1937 Japan Climber Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan Retired office clerk Details Other expeditions
Atsushi Yamamoto M 1962 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Susumu Yamashita M 1950 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Works in city government's water service Details Other expeditions
Lakpa Nuru Sherpa M 1962 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung/Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Rita Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phu Tashi Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Chhewang Lendu (Tsewang Lendu) Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tul Bahadur Tamang M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Deusa, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.