Manaslu | 2011 NE Face

A Romania expedition to Manaslu in 2011 via NE Face, led by Alex Gavan. Summit reached on 4th October 2011. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	7376
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MANA11316
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2011
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Romania
Leaders	Alex Gavan
Sponsor	Alex Manaslu Expedition
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	-
Approach	Arughat, 7-day trek to Samagaon
Basecamp Date	2011-09-18
Summit Date	2011-10-04
Summit Time	1540
Summit Days	16
Total Days	19
Termination Date	2011-10-07
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8163
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
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(18/09,4710m),C1(22/09,5600m),C2(30/09,6200m),C3(02/10,6750m),C4(03/10,7400m),Smt(04/10)
Route Notes	Gavan started his summit push from C4 at 5 am on 4 Oct. He got to the summit at 3:40 pm, stayed on summit maybe for an hour, then went down to C3; it was already dark. He spent the night there. Next day 5 Oct he went down to BC. There were two other climbers who went to summit after Gavan on that day. One was from Peru and another was from the Cadiach team.
Accidents	-
Achievement	2nd Romanian to summit
Agency	Sherpa Adventure Travel
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458930
Year	2011
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	ne face

Members

Field	Value
ID	54879
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA11316
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2011
Season	3
First Name	Alexandru Costin (Alex)
Last Name	Gavan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Romania
Status	Leader
Residence	Bucharest, Romania
Occupation	Alpinist & photographer
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	2011-10-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1540
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	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443101
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alexandru costin (alex) gavan
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2011
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Alexandru Costin (Alex) Gavan	M	1982	Romania	Leader	Bucharest, Romania	Alpinist & photographer	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.