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.