Manaslu | 2008 NE Face
A USA expedition to Manaslu in 2008 via NE Face, led by Thomas McMillan. Summit reached on 3rd October 2008. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6139 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA08306 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 2008 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Thomas McMillan |
| Sponsor | Friendship Beyond Borders Manaslu Expedition |
| 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 | Dhading->Arughat |
| Basecamp Date | 2008-09-12 |
| Summit Date | 2008-10-03 |
| Summit Time | 1415 |
| Summit Days | 21 |
| Total Days | 24 |
| Termination Date | 2008-10-06 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| 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(12/09,4800m),C1(15/09,5770m),C2(29/09,6770m),C3(02/10,7400m),ForeSmt(03/10,8125m) |
| Route Notes | Lardy and McMillan left C3 at 6:30 am on 3 Oct and Ang Dawa left at 6:50 am. Perfect weather, but breezy. They were following footsteps of the Himex Expedition, so trail was broken. They reached the little col below the summit cornice. Views from the summit were amazing. They started descent at 3:05 pm. McMillan reached C3 at 5 pm, Lardy and Ang Dawa reached C3 at 5:15 pm. On 4 Oct they descended to BC. They left C3 at 7:30 am and arrived at BC 6:30 pm. Team did not losed any equipment at C2 as they only pitched their tent there on 29 Sept. Sherpa: Ang Dawa, Tapting, Solu, (2034/10/02), no 8000ers On foresummit (a col below summit) on 3 Oct by Lardy 2:22 pm, McMillan 2:15 pm, Ang Dawa 2:20 pm. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| 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
3 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Jacob (Pete) Lardy | M | 1975 | USA | Climber | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Structural stress designer | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Ian (Tom) McMillan | M | 1956 | USA | Leader | San Rafael, California | Senior database developer | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Dawa Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Tapting, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.