Manaslu | 2009 NE Face

A Taiwan expedition to Manaslu in 2009 via NE Face, led by Lee Mei-Liang. Summit reached on 30th April 2009. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6515
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA09120
Peak ID MANA
Year 2009
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Taiwan
Leaders Lee Mei-Liang
Sponsor -
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 2009-04-21
Summit Date 2009-04-30
Summit Time -
Summit Days 9
Total Days 19
Termination Date 2009-05-10
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6400m due to bad weather and exhaustion
High Point (m) 6400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(21/04,4700m),C1(27-28/04,5700m),Dep(29/04,6200m),xxx(30/04,6400m)
Route Notes The team's summit push started from BC to C1 on 5 May, deposit camp on 7 May. On 8 May the team tried to go to C2 but had to turn back before C2. Maybe 100m below deposit camp two members Chu and Lee were exhausted. On 9 May Ms. Lee, Pemba Gyalzen and Nima Kancha slept at C2. Due to bad weather (heavy snowfall) they descended to BC on 10 May. The team decided to call off the expedition and went down to Samagaon on 11 May. Members took helicopter to Kathmandu on 12 May and left Kathmandu on 14 May. Sherpas: Pemba Gyalzen, Thami, 22/7/69, Cho Oyu X3, Manaslu X1 Tshering Wangchu, Thamo, 16/3/83, brother of Pemba Gyalzen, Everest X3, Lhotse X1 Nima Kancha, Pare, 20/4/77, Everest 22/5/07, Ama Dablam in 2007 with Iranians
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Ang Rita Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458041
Year 2009
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Kiu-Kwong Chu M 1952 Taiwan Climber Taipei, Taiwan Physician Details Other expeditions
Mei-Liang Lee F 1971 Taiwan Leader Asari, Taiwan - Details Other expeditions
Woei-Jong Lee M 1959 Taiwan Climber Yilan, Taiwan Businessman Details Other expeditions
Tshering Wangchu (Tshering Ongchuk) Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Thamo, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Kancha Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Pare, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Gyalzen/Geljen Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.