Manaslu | 2012 NE Face

A UK expedition to Manaslu in 2012 via NE Face, led by Christopher Groves. Summit reached on 21st September 2012. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7628
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA12303
Peak ID MANA
Year 2012
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Christopher Groves
Sponsor Jagged Globe Manaslu Expedition 2012
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 Ireland
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2012-09-14
Summit Date 2012-09-21
Summit Time -
Summit Days 7
Total Days 14
Termination Date 2012-09-28
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5800m due to avalanche danger
High Point (m) 5800
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
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(14/09,4800m),C1(20/09,5650m),xxx(21/09,5800m)
Route Notes Groves, Keane and Wells went above C1 to acclimatize. Baston reached C1 with them on 20 Sept, but went no higher and Sherpas did not go above C1. On 22 September all members descended to BC.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Summit Nepal Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459329
Year 2012
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jeremy M. W. (Jerry) Baston M 1973 UK Climber London, England Unemployed public relations consultant Details Other expeditions
Christopher Nigel (Chris) Groves M 1967 UK Leader High Peak, Derbyshire, England Outdoor activities instructor Details Other expeditions
Kevin Keane M 1978 Ireland Climber Dublin, Ireland Accoutant Details Other expeditions
James Albert W. A. Wells M 1951 UK Climber Trinity, Jersey, England Engineer Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.