Manaslu | 2006 NE Face

A Japan expedition to Manaslu in 2006 via NE Face, led by Yoshitomi Okura. Summit reached on 1st October 2006. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5433
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA06306
Peak ID MANA
Year 2006
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Yoshitomi Okura
Sponsor Japan Mt Manaslu Expedition 2006
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 94th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Samagaon by helicopter
Basecamp Date 2006-09-11
Summit Date 2006-10-01
Summit Time 1000
Summit Days 20
Total Days 0
Termination Date 2006-09-11
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8163
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 250
Total Members 6
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 7
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(11/09,4900m),C1(15/09,5800m),C2(19/09,6800m),C3(21/09,7450m),Smt(01/10)
Route Notes Ogawa, Okuka, Yamanasi, Serap Jangbu, Nima Tenzi, Pemba Gyalzen, Nima Gyalzen and Wangche Sherpa left C3 at 04:15 hours, reached to summit at 10:00 hours, stayed on summit about an hour. Due to narrow path to summit the team members had to wait for each of the members to return from summit. The team descended to C2 at 14:20 hours. Next day to BC. There was not any one on the summit on that day. Weather was very good, clear sky and no wind. The team returned to Kathmandu on Oct 11 by helicopter from Samagaon and will leave Nepal on Oct 15. Sherpa summiters: Serap Jangbu, 25/7/69, Khumjung, Cho Oyu X2, Everest X2, etc, etc Nima Tenzi/Tenji/Tenzing, 14/8/80, Beding, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X1 Pemba Gyalzen, 22/7/69, Thami, Cho Oyu X2, Everest X4 Nima Gyalzen, 18/5/76, Beding, Everest X5, Cho Oyu X1 Wangche/Ongje, 22/8/83, Gaurishankar-2, Cho Oyu 26/5/06
Accidents -
Achievement Japanese classic route with little deviation
Agency Rolwaling Excursion
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457051
Year 2006
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Yoko Mihara F 1941 Japan Climber Morioka, Iwate, Japan Retired in 2001 from cigarette company Details Other expeditions
Hidehiro Minamii M 1935 Japan Climber Nagareyama, Chiba, Japan Retired two years ago from oil company Details Other expeditions
Takeshi Ogawa M 1942 Japan Climber Chofu, Tokyo, Japan Construction engineer Details Other expeditions
Yoshitomi Okura M 1951 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan Leader of Mt McKinley Weather Project & Director, Japan-Nepal Society Details Other expeditions
Akira Suzuki M 1937 Japan Climber Yokohama, Japan Retired from chemical company Details Other expeditions
Masamii Yamanashi M 1941 Japan Climber Yokohama, Japan Retired from iron and steel company Details Other expeditions
Serap Jangbu Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Tenji/Tenzi Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Gyalzen/Geljen Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Gyalzen Sherpa M 1976 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Ongje (Wangche) Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Gaurishankar-2, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.