Manaslu | 2012 NE Face

A Switzerland expedition to Manaslu in 2012 via NE Face, led by Christof Aschwanden. Summit reached on 29th September 2012. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	7759
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MANA12315
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2012
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Switzerland
Leaders	Christof Aschwanden
Sponsor	A Swiss on Manaslu
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->Keurenipani->Machhakhola->Jagat->Samagaon
Basecamp Date	2012-09-10
Summit Date	2012-09-29
Summit Time	1045
Summit Days	19
Total Days	21
Termination Date	2012-10-01
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	1
Summit Hired	1
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(10/09,4900m),C1(15/09,5800m),C2(21/09,6400m),C3(27/09,6800m),C4(28/09,7400m),Smt(29/09)
Route Notes	At 2:00 am left C4 for summit push. They reached summit between 10:30-11:00 am. They spent 10 minutes on summit as Aschwanden got an headache and arrived back at C4 at 2:30 pm. They went straight down to base camp (arrived at base camp at 7:00 pm). Sherpa: Karma Gyalje Sherpa, Makalu-5 Aschwanden has photos of himself on the summit. However the last 10 meters were not climbed because of bad conditions (deep snow).
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459337
Year	2012
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	ne face

Members

Field	Value
ID	57086
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA12315
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2012
Season	3
First Name	Christof
Last Name	Aschwanden
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Leader
Residence	Zurich, Switzerland
Occupation	Consultant
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	2012-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1045
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	2440417
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christof aschwanden
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	57087
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA12315
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2012
Season	3
First Name	Karma Gyalzen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1983
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	2012-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1045
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	2nd ascent of Manaslu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443553
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	karma gyalzen sherpa
Year of Birth	1983
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Christof Aschwanden	M	1975	Switzerland	Leader	Zurich, Switzerland	Consultant	Details Other expeditions
Karma Gyalzen Sherpa	M	1983	Nepal	H-A Worker	Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.