Manaslu | 2008 NE Face
A Japan expedition to Manaslu in 2008 via NE Face, led by Hiroyuki Kuraoka. Summit reached on 20th May 2008. 11 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6088 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA08108 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 2008 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Hiroyuki Kuraoka |
| Sponsor | Bochi Bochi Trekking 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 | Pokhara->Samagaon by helicopter |
| Basecamp Date | 2008-04-21 |
| Summit Date | 2008-05-20 |
| Summit Time | 0930 |
| Summit Days | 29 |
| Total Days | 33 |
| Termination Date | 2008-05-24 |
| Termination Reason | 2 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at fore-summit |
| High Point (m) | 8125 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 1000 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 6 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 1 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | True |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(21/04,4860m),C1(25/04,5760m),C2(01/05,6200m),C3(13/05,6750m),C4(20/05,7450m),ForeSmt(21/05,8125m) |
| Route Notes | Ms Hiruma, Kuraoka, Takiguchi, Ms Tanaka, Yoshida, Temba Nurbu, Keshap Gurung, Santa Bahadur Gurung, Karma Gyalzen and Kusang Dorchi Sherpa left C4 at 2:45 am on 21 May. Reached summit at 9:30 am, stayed on summit 30 minutes, descended to C4 at 12:30 pm. Then to C3 between 3:30 pm-4:30 pm. Temba and Keshap to C2. Next day to BC. Weather on summit day was good, no wind, very hot. The team returned to Kathmandu on 29 May and will leave on 1 June. Next autumn will come for Cho Oyu or Dhaulagiri. Dead: Hasta Bahadur Gurung (50 years) (2015), Angla-4, Sitapati, Sankhuwasabha. On 13 May the team along with Hasta Bahadur reached C3. At 9 pm Hasta Bahadur told Keshap Gurung and Santa Bahadur Gurung who were sleeping in same tent that he is suffering from unbearable heart pain. Then he was given oxygen. Santa went to Kuraok's tent and told him about Hasta Bahadur. Kuraoka went to Hasta Bahadur's tent. Kuraoka started heart massage for about 10 minutes. But it did not do any good. Hasta Bahadur was already dead. The body was brought to BC on 14 then to Samagaon on 15 May. Man Bahadur Gurung, brother of Hasta Bahadur, came to Samagaon in helicopter and took the body to Kathmandu same day. Fixed rope: 1000m contributed Sherpa: Temba Norbu Sherpa, 27/4/80 (15/01/2037), Makalu-5, no 8000ers Keshap Gurung, 31/3/79 (18/12/2035), Laprak-4, Gorkha, summited Dorje Lhakpa in 2000 with French team of GHA Santa Bahadur Gurung, 23/4/59 (20/1/2016), 49, Swara-5, Gorkha, Manaslu X1, Cho Oyu X1 Karma Gyalzen Sherpa, (19/05/2040) Makalu-9, Everest X2 Kusang Dorje/Dorchi Sherpa, (18/07/1957), Makalu-9, Manaslu X2 Eberhard Jurgalski - 11 Jan 2010 The Japanese expedition stopped on the fore-summit, as noted in the Japanese Alpine News 2009. |
| Accidents | Gurung's death |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Bochi Bochi Treks |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457650 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | ne face |
Members
11 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroko Hiruma | F | 1944 | Japan | Climber | Saitama-shi, Saitama, Japan | Housewife | Details Other expeditions |
| Hiroyuki Kuraoka | M | 1961 | Japan | Leader | Abiko, Chiba, Japan | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Kiyomi Takiguchi | F | 1948 | Japan | Climber | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | Retired school teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Yukiko Tanaka | F | 1960 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Housewife | Details Other expeditions |
| Takenori Yoshida | M | 1948 | Japan | Climber | Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan | Taxi driver | Details Other expeditions |
| Temba Nurbu/Nuru Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Keshab Gurung | M | 1979 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Laprak-4, Gorkha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Santa Bahadur Gurung | M | 1959 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chisapani, Sunwara, Gorkha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Karma Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1983 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kusang Dorje (Kusang Dorchi) Sherpa | M | 1957 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Hasta Bahadur Gurung | M | 1958 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Sitalpati, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.