Manaslu | 2008 NE Face

A Spain expedition to Manaslu in 2008 via NE Face, led by Juanito Oiarzabal. Summit reached on 14th September 2008. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6147
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA08314
Peak ID MANA
Year 2008
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Juanito Oiarzabal
Sponsor Arabako Espedizioa to 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 Arughat->Samagaon
Basecamp Date 2008-09-06
Summit Date 2008-09-14
Summit Time -
Summit Days 8
Total Days 30
Termination Date 2008-10-06
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6600m due to too much snow, lost equipment
High Point (m) 6600
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
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(06/09,4850m),C1(09/09,5600m),C2(14/09,6600m),xxx(14/09,6600m)
Route Notes Team left C1 at 8 am. It took them four hours to get there. There were about 3 meters of snow. When they got there their tents were covered in snow. They tried to find them, but no success. They stayed night in other tents. On 15 Sept they descended to BC. On 23 Sept they ascended to C1 and on 24 Sept to C2 to find their equipment, but could not find anything. Sherpa: Pasang Nuru, 17/5/74 (4/2/2031), Bupsa, Jubing-5, Solu Everest X2, Makalu X1 in Spring 2008 with Oiarzabal
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457767
Year 2008
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Lander Arrue Jimenez de Vicuna M 1979 Spain Climber Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Spain Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
Unai Etxebarria Ibanez M 1982 Spain Climber Lemoa, Vizcaya, Spain Factory worker Details Other expeditions
Juan Eusebio (Juanito) Oiarzabal Urteaga M 1956 Spain Leader Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Spain Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Benjamin Ruiz de Infante Aguirre M 1950 Spain Climber Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Spain Graphic designer Details Other expeditions
Inigo Ruiz de Infante Arrue M 1977 Spain Climber Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Spain Physiotherapist Details Other expeditions
Estibaliz Salinas Ruiz de Infante F 1979 Spain Climber Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Spain Teacher Details Other expeditions
Roberto (Gorri) Rojo Vaquero M 1969 Spain Climber Arrankudiaga, Vizcaya, Spain Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Pasang Nuru Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Bupsa, Jubing-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.