Manaslu | 2010 NE Face
A New Zealand expedition to Manaslu in 2010 via NE Face, led by Russell Brice. Summit reached on 1st October 2010. 23 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6975 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA10315 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 2010 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Leaders | Russell Brice |
| Sponsor | Himalayan Experience (Himex) Manaslu Expedition 2010 |
| 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 | Australia, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, UK, USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2010-09-06 |
| Summit Date | 2010-10-01 |
| Summit Time | 1034 |
| Summit Days | 25 |
| Total Days | 28 |
| Termination Date | 2010-10-04 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8163 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 2300 |
| Total Members | 15 |
| Summit Members | 10 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 11 |
| Summit Hired | 8 |
| 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(06/09,4895m),C1(13/09,5728m),C2(22/09,6170m),C3(29/09,6741m),C4(30/09,7416m),Smt(01/10) |
| Route Notes | The summit party consisted of ten members and eight Sherpas: Ballinger, Bergsma, Bierling, Brice, Gabriele, Holt, Millard, Miller, Parore and Woodward with Dorje Sonam Gyalzen, Lhakpa Nuru, Nima Tshering, Nuru Gyalzen, Pasang Kami, Phurba Tashi, Son Dorje and Tashi Tshering. All reached the summit on 1 October, but because the summit of Manaslu is rather small, all could not be on the top together. They left C4 together at 7:00 am and the first on the summit were Ballinger, Parore and Dorje Sonam Gyalzen at 10:34 am. The last were Bierling, Pasang Kami and Phurba Tashi at 11:54 am. Ballinger, Gabriele, Holt and all the Sherpas descended all the way to BC at 7:00 pm the same day. Everyne else stopped in C2 at 3:40 pm for the night. Oxygen was used by all member summiters from C3 to the top to C2. The summit Sherpas began using it from C4 and stayed on it to the summit; some descended on oxygen until their supplies ran out before C2, while others used none in the descent. Non-summiting members: Ollivier reached 400m above C1 but later hurt his shoulder and left the expedition by helicopter on 26 September. Suzuki got to C3 but did not sleep there; she was not strong enough to continue and left in Ollivier's helicopter on the 26th. Van den Broeke also reached C3, did not sleep there, was climbing too slowly, so he also left on the 26th in Ollivier's helicopter. Sherpa summiters: Dorje Sonam Gyalzen, 24/5/81, Phortse, Manaslu X1, Cho Oyu X1, Everest X13 Lhakpa Nuru, 18/6/80, Phortse, Everest X6 Nima Tshering/Ngima Chhiri, 22/4/72, Phortse, Manaslu X1, Everest X4, Lhotse X1 Nuru Gyalzen, 18/8/73, Phortse, Manalsu X1, Everest X4 Pasang Kami, 26/7/79, Phortse, Everest X3 Phurba Tashi, 24/5/71, Khumjung, Cho Oyu X5, Everest X17 Son Dorje, 22/5/63, Phortse, Manaslu X1, Everest X9 Tashi Tshering/Chhiring, 8/5/90, Khumjung, Everest X2 |
| Accidents | Ollivier's injured shoulder |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Mountain Experience |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458561 |
| Year | 2010 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | ne face |
Members
23 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian John Ballinger | M | 1976 | UK | Deputy Leader | Olympic Valley, California | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Renee Michael Bergsma | M | 1957 | Netherlands | Climber | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Pharmacist | Details Other expeditions |
| Barbara Susanne (Billi) Bierling | F | 1967 | Germany | Climber | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany | Journalist | Details Other expeditions |
| Russell Reginald Brice | M | 1952 | New Zealand | Leader | Argentiere, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Matthew James Mucciacciaro Gabriele | M | 1980 | Australia | Climber | Perth, WA, Australia | Real estate dealer | Details Other expeditions |
| Matthew David Holt | M | 1962 | UK | Climber | Parkgate, Cheshire, England | Banker | Details Other expeditions |
| Alan Robert Millard | M | 1962 | UK | Climber | White Colne, Essex, England | Insurance agent | Details Other expeditions |
| Ellen Elizabeth Miller | F | 1959 | USA | Climber | Vail, Colorado | Physical education coach | Details Other expeditions |
| Aaron Clayton Ollivier | M | 1977 | USA | Climber | Provo, Utah | Business manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Adam Craig Parore | M | 1971 | New Zealand | Climber | Auckland, New Zealand | Company director | Details Other expeditions |
| Monica Piris Chavarri | F | 1974 | Spain | Exp Doctor | Oxford, England | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Yachiyo Suzuki | F | 1964 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Tour guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Pieter Johan Van den Broeke | M | 1957 | Netherlands | Climber | Ulvenhout, Netherlands | Urologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Wynton Woodward | M | 1963 | New Zealand | Deputy Leader | Queenstown, New Zealand | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Dorje Sonam Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Tshering (Ngima Chhiri) Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nuru Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Kami (PK) Sherpa | M | 1979 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Tashi Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Son Dorje Sherpa | M | 1963 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tashi Chhiring (Tashi Tshering) Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dominic Gregory Brieger | M | 1961 | UK | Climber | Hong Kong | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANA10315 | - | - | http://himalayanexperience.com/newsletters/manaslu-2010 | - | - | - |