Manaslu | 2008 NE Face

A Spain expedition to Manaslu in 2008 via NE Face, led by Edurne Pasaban. Summit reached on 5th October 2008. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6164
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA08322
Peak ID MANA
Year 2008
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Edurne Pasaban
Sponsor Al Filo Manaslu 2008
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Poland
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2008-09-13
Summit Date 2008-10-05
Summit Time 0900
Summit Days 22
Total Days 23
Termination Date 2008-10-06
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8163
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 8
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
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(13/09,4800m),C1(15/09,5750m),C2(29/09,6800m),C3(04/10,7400m),Smt(05/10)
Route Notes Al Filo Manaslu 2008, led by Miss Edurne Pasaban - 8 October 2008 The team did not occupy C2 until 29 September because "every day snowing." The first day of good weather was on the 27th. The summit party was composed of all members except Alvaro, who remained at BC during the entire climb, plus two Sherpas, Muktu Lhakpa and Pasang Norbu. They left C2 at 3:00 am on the 5th of October, were on the top at 9:00 am; at 11:00 am were back in C3, where they rested, and all were down in BC at 6:00 pm. Sherpas: Muktu Lhakpa, 21/8/72, Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun, Everest X2, K2 X1, Dhaula I X1 Pasang Norbu, 21/12/74, Norbugaon, Walung, Makalu-9, Everest X3, Kangch X1
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457788
Year 2008
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Sebastian Alvaro Lomba M 1950 Spain Journalist Madrid, Spain Journalist Details Other expeditions
Jon Alexander (Alex) Chicon Navarez M 1981 Spain Climber Lemona, Vizcaya, Spain Bricklayer Details Other expeditions
Juan Jose (Juanjo) Garra Lorenzo M 1963 Spain Climber Lleida City, Lleida, Spain Social worker Details Other expeditions
Asier Izagirre Pasaban M 1972 Spain Climber San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, Spain Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Fernando (Ferran) Latorre Torres M 1970 Spain Climber Vic, Barcelona, Spain Cameraman Details Other expeditions
Edurne Pasaban Lizarribar F 1973 Spain Leader Tolosa, Guipuzcoa, Spain Engineer Details Other expeditions
Esther Sabadell Simo F 1976 Spain Climber Teia, Barcelona, Spain Alpinist, mtn eqmt manufacturer staff, TV Co. staff Details Other expeditions
Muktu Lhakpa (Muktuk) Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Norbu Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Walung, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Miguel (Mikel) Zabalza Azkona M 1970 Spain Climber Pamplona, Navarra, Spain Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Kinga Baranowska F 1975 Poland Climber Warsaw, Poland Telecommunications company manager Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MANA08322 - - http://www.edurnepasaban.com - - -
MANA08322 - - http://www.kingabaranowska.com - - -