Manaslu | 2008 NE Face

A Japan expedition to Manaslu in 2008 via NE Face, led by Nobukazu Kuriki. Summit reached on 12th October 2008. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6269
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA08327
Peak ID MANA
Year 2008
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Nobukazu Kuriki
Sponsor Team Kuriki 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 Pokhara->Samagaon by helicopter
Basecamp Date 2008-09-19
Summit Date 2008-10-12
Summit Time 0945
Summit Days 23
Total Days 27
Termination Date 2008-10-16
Termination Reason 2
Termination Notes Abandoned at fore-summit
High Point (m) 8125
Traverse False
Ski True
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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(19/09,4800m),C1(24/09,5700m),C2(30/09,6400m),C3(02/10,6900m),C4(11/10,7400m),ForeSmt(8125m,12/10)
Route Notes Kuriki left C4 at 10 pm on 11 Oct. He reached summit at 9:45 am on 12 Oct, stayed on summit about 20 minutes, made ski descent to C3, slept there. Next day to BC on skis. Weather was very good, clear sky no wind but very cold. Kiriki said he used fixed rope at one point between C3 and C4, difficult place. While skiing down, he had to walk some places where crevasses were dangerous. Fujikawa is BC manager and remained in BC all time. Kadotani climbed up to C3 on 11 Oct. The team returned to Kathmandu on 21 Oct and leave on 25 Oct. Eberhard Jurgalski - 11 Jan 2010 Kuriki stopped at the fore-summit, as also stated in the Japanese Alpine News 2009.
Accidents -
Achievement 1st Japanese 'solo climbing'/ski descent
Agency Bochi Bochi Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457840
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
Ken Fujikawa M 1974 Japan BC Manager Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, Japan Skier Details Other expeditions
Masaru Kadotani M 1982 Japan Climber Akashi, Hyogo, Japan Photographer Details Other expeditions
Nobukazu Kuriki M 1982 Japan Leader Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan Skier Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.