Manaslu | 2008 NE Face

A Austria expedition to Manaslu in 2008 via NE Face, led by Franz Schobesberger. Summit reached on 3rd October 2008. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6143
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA08310
Peak ID MANA
Year 2008
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Franz Schobesberger
Sponsor Independent team on Manaslu
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 Samagaon
Basecamp Date 2008-09-07
Summit Date 2008-10-03
Summit Time -
Summit Days 26
Total Days 29
Termination Date 2008-10-06
Termination Reason 8
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7400m due to no tent at C4 (Sherpa carried it but turned back)
High Point (m) 7400
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(07/09,4700m),C1(10/09,5600m),C2(17/09,6400m),C3(01/10,6700m),xxx(03/10,7400m)
Route Notes On 3 Oct the Schobesberger couple left C3 at 7 am. They were together with Swiss left C3 at 7 am. They were together with Swiss Brunschweiler and Kaila Tamang. Kaila was carrying tent and was behind. According to clients he turned back below 7000m as he could feel oncoming frostbite on hands and feet. Andrea and Franz Schobesberger arrived at C4 at 3 pm. They were waiting for Kaila to arrive with tent. They asked a Sherpa from other group to have a look for Kaila (at 6 pm). But he could no find him as they could not find any other tent to stay in. They decided to descend to C3 at 8 pm; arrived at midnight. They found Kaila in his tent in tears as he was in pain. On 4 Oct the three descended to BC. They left at 8 am and arrived at 9 pm. Kaila left BC on 5 Oct by foot. He went to clinic and doctors said he would keep his fingers. Sherpa: Kaila Tamang, Thuloparsel VDC-9, Kavre district, Manaslu X1, Dhaula X1 2007 C3 (Spain) with Santiago Sagaste
Accidents Frostbite Kaila Sherpa
Achievement -
Agency Ramdung Expedition
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
Andrea Schobesberger F 1959 Austria Climber Schwanenstadt, Upper Austria, Austria Elementary school teacher Details Other expeditions
Franz Schobesberger M 1959 Austria Leader Schwanenstadt, Upper Austria, Austria Teacher of sports and geology Details Other expeditions
Kaila Tamang M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Thulo Parsel-9, Kavre - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.