Manaslu | 2011 NE Face
A Belgium expedition to Manaslu in 2011 via NE Face, led by Damien Francois. Summit reached on 20th September 2011. 2 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 7213 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA11310 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 2011 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Belgium |
| Leaders | Damien Francois |
| Sponsor | Kutang 2011 to 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 | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2011-09-13 |
| Summit Date | 2011-09-20 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 7 |
| Total Days | 13 |
| Termination Date | 2011-09-26 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 5670m due to bad weather and Sherpas shortage of time |
| High Point (m) | 5670 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| 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 | 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(13/09),C1(20/09,5700m),xxx(20/09,5670m) |
| Route Notes | Damien Francois is very disillusioned with his expedition as his Sherpa Mingma Tshering only had 10 days to climb the mountain. When the weather did not improve, the team decided to leave base camp on 26th September and go to Samagaon from where they took a helicopter back to Kathmandu. Francois did not go higher than C1. He reached C1 on 20 Sept, stayed a night and came back down the following day, stayed at BC and then decided to leave on 24 Sept. He had problems with his Sherpa (the Sherpa did not have enough time) and as the weather was bad and did not get better they left. It was raining all the time. Sherpas: Mingma Tshering, Beding |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalayan Human Adventure |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458916 |
| Year | 2011 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | ne face |
Members
2 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Joel Georges Francois | M | 1964 | Belgium | Leader | Eupen, Liege, Belgium | Author | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Tshering/Tsiri Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.