Manaslu | 2012 NE Face
A Japan expedition to Manaslu in 2012 via NE Face, led by Takanobu Kajiyama. Summit reached on 30th September 2012. 13 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 7625 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA12309 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 2012 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Takanobu Kajiyama |
| Sponsor | Adventure Guides Manaslu Expedition 2012 |
| 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 | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2012-09-09 |
| Summit Date | 2012-09-30 |
| Summit Time | 0900 |
| Summit Days | 21 |
| Total Days | 25 |
| Termination Date | 2012-10-04 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8163 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 400 |
| Total Members | 8 |
| Summit Members | 8 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| Summit Hired | 5 |
| 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(09/09,4750m),C1(13/09,5500m),C2(22/09,6200m),C3(28/09,6600m),C4(29/09,7200m),Smt(30/09) |
| Route Notes | All eight members of the expedition summited with five Sherpas. They left C4 at 3:00 am on 30 September, reached the top at 9:00 am and descended to C2 at 10:00 pm. The members used oxygen from C3 to the summit and down to C3. Their Sherpas used none at all. Sherpa summiters: Cheppa Sherpa, 29/10/83, Sotang-6, Solu, Everest X2 Da Dendi Sherpa, 28/5/81, Saframa, Lokhim-9, Solu, Everest X4, Cho Oyu X3, Manaslu X1 Da Kalsang Sherpa, 20/1/86, Lokhim, Solu Katib Singh Tamang, 30/8/76, Deusa, Solu Phura Chhiri Sherpa, 10/5/69, Saframa, Lokhim-9, Solu |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Cosmo Treks |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459338 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | ne face |
Members
13 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takanobu Kajiyama | M | 1970 | Japan | Leader | Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Hiroyuki Koriyama | M | 1956 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Office clerk | Details Other expeditions |
| Michiyo Kudo | F | 1949 | Japan | Climber | Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Mariko Matsumoto | F | 1948 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Yukiko Nagashima | F | 1963 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Masakazu Okuda | M | 1966 | Japan | Climber | Kobe, Hyogo, Japan | Alpine guide & sports shop manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Yoneyoshi Ota | M | 1948 | Japan | Climber | Okazaki, Aichi, Japan | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Toshiaki Ueda | M | 1949 | Japan | Climber | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | Retired farmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Chhepa Sherpa | M | 1983 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Sotang-6, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Da Dendi (Da Tendi) Sherpa | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Da Kalsang (Kaljung) Sherpa | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kitap Sing Tamang | M | 1976 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Deusa-6, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phura Chhiri (Phurba Chhiri) Sherpa | M | 1969 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.