Manaslu | 2008 NE Face

A Japan expedition to Manaslu in 2008 via NE Face, led by Kazufumi Watanabe. Summit reached on 30th September 2008. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6274
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA08332
Peak ID MANA
Year 2008
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Kazufumi Watanabe
Sponsor Independent climber 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 Via Arughat
Basecamp Date 2008-09-12
Summit Date 2008-09-30
Summit Time -
Summit Days 18
Total Days 22
Termination Date 2008-10-04
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6770m due to respiratory infection
High Point (m) 6770
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
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(12/09,4800m),C1(16/09,5700m),C2(30/09,6770m),xxx(30/09,6770m)
Route Notes Email from Tom McMillans about Kazufumi Watanabe - 14 Jan 2009 Some information of his climb I don't have an exact record of what day Kaz first reached C1, but above is a reasonable estimate. Also, I am not sure if perhaps he did climb above C2, but I don't think so since he was feeling pretty bad at C2. Lost his tent under deep snow at C1. On Sept 27 he arrived at C1 to find he had lost his tent. He dug several hours until about dark he came up to our C1 at 5770m and we invited him to sleep in our tent and shared our food with him. We made arrangements for Ang Dawa to bring up some extra equipment for him on Sept 28 so he could continue his climb. That morning, instead of going to C2 we stayed at C1 and helped him dig for his tent. We gave up at 9 am, but he kept digging until he found his tent and equipment about 11 am. This entire time he drank no water and so we think this experience weakened him and he caught a cold or flu. On Sept 30 he reached C2 at 6770m (the day after us) and placed his tent beside our tent. During the night we could hear him coughing and so Pete went out in the storm and checked his pulse and oxygen saturation, which measurement indicated that he was having a hard time with the altitude. And so Oct 2 when we left to climb to C3 Kaz stayed at C2. We are not sure what day he descended, but I promise that was on Oct 3 most likely.
Accidents Respiratory illness
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457828
Year 2008
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Kazufumi Watanabe M 1960 Japan Leader Kamiina, Nagano, Japan Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.