Manaslu | 2008 NE Face

A Canada expedition to Manaslu in 2008 via NE Face, led by Jean-Pierre Danvoye. Summit reached on 13th September 2008. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6144
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA08311
Peak ID MANA
Year 2008
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Canada
Leaders Jean-Pierre Danvoye
Sponsor L'Echappe Belle
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 Arughat->Samagaon
Basecamp Date 2008-09-09
Summit Date 2008-09-13
Summit Time -
Summit Days 4
Total Days 17
Termination Date 2008-09-26
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5550m due to too much snow
High Point (m) 5550
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(09/09,4750m),C1(13/09,5550m),xxx(13/09,5550m)
Route Notes Team left BC on 13 Sept at 10:30 am it took them 4 hours to get to C1. They stayed for 2 nights to acclimatize and descended to BC on 15 Sept. On 17 Sept it started to snow again. On 22 Sept Danvoye and two Sherpas ascended to C1 to dismantle camp. They had to dig it out. Even though they dismantled camp on 22 Sept, the final decision to abandon climb was taken on 24 Sept. The reason was that there was too much snow and avalanche danger. They left BC on 26 Sept and walked out via Larkya Pass. Sherpas: Tendi Sherpa, Taksindu, Solu, 1967, Everest 2004 Namgel Sherpa, Thami, Khumbu, 1971
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Tribes Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457766
Year 2008
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jean-Pierre Danvoye M 1946 Canada Leader Saint-Bruno, Quebec Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Alain Lacroix M 1966 Canada Climber Gatineau, Quebec Engineer Details Other expeditions
Tendi Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Namgel Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.