Manaslu | 2009 NE Face

A Japan expedition to Manaslu in 2009 via NE Face, led by Koiichi Hosokawa. Summit reached on 19th May 2009. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6498
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MANA09115
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2009
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Koiichi Hosokawa
Sponsor	Japanese 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	Arughat->Soti Khola->Machha Khola->Jagat->Nyak->Namrung->Samagaon
Basecamp Date	2009-04-21
Summit Date	2009-05-19
Summit Time	1100
Summit Days	28
Total Days	32
Termination Date	2009-05-23
Termination Reason	2
Termination Notes	Abandoned at fore-summit
High Point (m)	8125
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(21/04,4700m),C1(23/04,5700m),C2(24/04,6400m),C3(25/04,6700m),C4(18/05,7500m),ForeSmt(19/05)
Route Notes	Hosokawa and Bir Bahadur started their summit push from C4 at 2 am on 19 May. They reached the summit at 11 am, spent 30 minutes on summit then descended to C4 at 3 pm, slept there. Next day 20 May to BC where they arrived at 9 pm. There was snowfall. Summit day weather was very good, clear sky, no wind. Ahead of Hosokawa there was a Spanish woman on the summit. Bir Bahadur Gurung (aka Bishnu Gurung), 20/09/67, Dharapani-8, Tanahun Summited: Baruntse 1997, Makalu 1999, Annapurna IV 2003, 2001, Cho Oyu 2002, 2005, Ama Dablam 2005, 2006, Manaslu 2006, Everest 2008 Tsunemichi Ikeda - 2 Sept 2010 Koiichi Hosokawa, an independent climber from Japan, also reached fore-summit on 19 May with a Sherpa.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Bochi Bochi Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458060
Year	2009
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	ne face

Members

Field	Value
ID	48650
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA09115
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Koiichi
Last Name	Hosokawa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	61
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Occupation	Construction engineer
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8125
Summit Date 1	2009-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	Used above C4 to smt to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	2
HCN	0
Checksum	2430324
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	koiichi hosokawa
Year of Birth	1947
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	62
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	48651
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA09115
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Bir Bahadur (Bishnu)
Last Name	Gurung
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Dharampani-8, Tanahun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8125
Summit Date 1	2009-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	2
HCN	0
Checksum	2437608
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bir bahadur (bishnu) gurung
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Koiichi Hosokawa	M	1947	Japan	Leader	Sendai, Miyagi, Japan	Construction engineer	Details Other expeditions
Bir Bahadur (Bishnu) Gurung	M	1967	Nepal	H-A Worker	Dharampani-8, Tanahun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.