Manaslu | 2008 NE Face

A Netherlands expedition to Manaslu in 2008 via NE Face, led by Katja Staartjes. Summit reached on 13th May 2008. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6086
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA08106
Peak ID MANA
Year 2008
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Netherlands
Leaders Katja Staartjes
Sponsor Dutch Manaslu Expedition 2008
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 -
Approach Besisahar->Dharapani->Larkya La->Samdu->Samagaon
Basecamp Date 2008-04-17
Summit Date 2008-05-13
Summit Time -
Summit Days 26
Total Days 31
Termination Date 2008-05-18
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7700m due to excessive cold
High Point (m) 7700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 200
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical True
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(17/04,4800m),C1(20/04,5700m),C2(30/04,6300m),C3(11/05,6700m),C4(12/05,7450m),xxx(13/05,7700m)
Route Notes Knepper, Staartjes, Van Veen, Wesselius, Lhakpa Nuru and Nuru Gyalzen left C4 at 2 am on 13 May. Knepper and Van Veen turned around from 7500m to C4 at 3 am due to excessive cold. Staartjes and Wesselius and two Sherpas reached 7700m at 4:15 am and had to turn around to C4 at 4:45 am. They were exhausted due to late arrival to C4 (5 pm). There was not enough rest time. Next day all members and Sherpas to BC. There were two Australians, five Germans, one Spanish, three Colombians, all of them turned around to C2. The team returned Kathmandu on 24 May. Knepper will leave on 27 May and rest of members on 29 May. Fixed rope: 200m between C1 to C2. Sherpas: Lhakpa Nuru, 1962, Khumjung Nuru Gyalzen Sherpa, 18/8/73 (02/05/2030), Khumjung-9, Phortse, Everest X3 Staartjes married to Wesselius. Kneeper married to Van Veen.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Experience
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457643
Year 2008
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Menno Boermans M 1977 Netherlands BC Manager Breukelen, Utrecht, Netherlands Alpine rescuer Details Other expeditions
Miriam Ike Knepper F 1973 Netherlands Climber Amersfoort, Netherlands Police consultant Details Other expeditions
Katja Staartjes F 1963 Netherlands Leader Okkenbroek, Netherlands Manager on contract to businesses who need temporary help Details Other expeditions
Niels Wouler Van Veen M 1976 Netherlands Climber Amersfoort, Netherlands Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Hendrik (Henk) Wesselius M 1960 Netherlands Climber Okkenbroek, Netherlands Electrician Details Other expeditions
Lakpa Nuru Sherpa M 1962 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung/Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nuru Gyalzen Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MANA08106 - - http://www.manaslu2008.nl - - -