Manaslu | 2008 NE Face

A Netherlands expedition to Manaslu in 2008 via NE Face, led by Katja Staartjes. Summit reached on 3rd October 2008. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6135
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA08302
Peak ID MANA
Year 2008
Season 3
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 -
Basecamp Date 2008-09-08
Summit Date 2008-10-03
Summit Time -
Summit Days 25
Total Days 29
Termination Date 2008-10-07
Termination Reason 2
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8125m (fore-summit) due to dangerous conditions
High Point (m) 8125
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(08/09,4750m),C1(11/09,5700m),C2(29/09,6300m),C3(01/10,6700m),C4(02/10,7400m),ForeSmt(03/10,8125m)
Route Notes Tent at C2 moved to C3 and again to C4. Left C4 at 6:00 am with same of Brice's members; arrived at fore-summit at 12:30 pm with Brice members. Stopped at fore-summit because their rope had been fixed by Brice's Sherpas below fore-summit, they were not on oxygen, not fully acclimatized, tired and snow conditions beyond fore-summit not good to climb without rope (cornices), so back to C4 to sleep at 3:45 pm. 4th Oct to BC with all gear. Woolins snowblind in C2 when took off flagged goggles; blind for 2 days. Many teams stopped at fore-summit but claimed summit - also true of last spring, when Staartjes was on Manaslu, after expedition, none went to true summit.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Experience
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457786
Year 2008
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Katja Staartjes F 1963 Netherlands Leader Okkenbroek, Netherlands Manager on contract to businesses who need temporary help Details Other expeditions
Hendrik (Henk) Wesselius M 1960 Netherlands Climber Okkenbroek, Netherlands Electrician Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MANA08302 - - http://www.katjastaartjes.nl - - -
MANA08302 - - http://www.manaslu2008.nl - - -