Manaslu | 2012 NE Face
A France expedition to Manaslu in 2012 via NE Face, led by Fabrice Priez. Summit reached on 22nd September 2012. 18 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 7761 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA12317 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 2012 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Fabrice Priez |
| Sponsor | Expes.com 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 | Canada, Switzerland |
| Approach | Sange->Larkya Pass-bus to Samagaon (spent 2 days) |
| Basecamp Date | 2012-09-09 |
| Summit Date | 2012-09-22 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 13 |
| Total Days | 14 |
| Termination Date | 2012-09-23 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7300m due to fatal avalanche |
| High Point (m) | 7300 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 500 |
| Total Members | 13 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 5 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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(09/09,5200m),C1(11/09,6000m),C2(12/09,6800m),C3(22/09,7300m),xxx(22/09,7300m) |
| Route Notes | 12 Sept - Everyone descended from C2 and stayed at base camp until 20 Sept. 20 Sept - 7 people (excluding Grenier and Challeat) headed to C1 on 20 Sept, C1 to C2 on 21 Sept, and on 22 Sept to C3. 22 Sept - Ludo Challeat and Thomas Grenier went from base camp to C3 and slept there that night. 22 Sept - Arnauld De Fauchier left C3 for base camp as he didn't feel well. (that left the 6 who climbed slowly to C3: Belmas, Bos, Manel, Ouimet, Priez, Ricard and Grenier). Grenier and Challeat slept at C3 the night of the avalanche. There was not enough room for everyone to sleep at C3. Sherpas resumed back down to base camp, all Sherpas survived. At 4:30 a massive avalanche swept down from 7500m killing 11 climbers at C3 and injuring several others (from several expeditions). Injured members: Thomas Grenier, Claude Belmas, Arnaud Manel were rescued from C2. Ambigues, De Fouchier, Logean, Massonnet and Poncin were rescued from BC. Ambigues and Logean stayed in base camp because of altitude sickness. Trekkers to C1 (departed expedition early): Sandrine Royer Laurent Coupier Laure Guignes Sherpas: Pechhumbe, Tashigaon, 22/9/87 Pemba, Taksindu, 4/9/71 Phu Dorchi, Makalu-5, 30/4/82 Phura Jangbu (Ang Jangbu), Phurte, 16/4/82 Gyalze (Gelje), Kagani-9, Okhaldhunga, 24/9/77 |
| Accidents | Fatal avalanche that killed 11 climbers from several expeditions |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Expes.com Treks |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459330 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | ne face |
Members
18 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Ambigues | M | 1961 | France | Climber | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | Director of public administration | Details Other expeditions |
| Claude Jacques Jean Belmas | M | 1960 | France | Climber | Livron, Drone, France | Notary | Details Other expeditions |
| Philippe Lucien Bos | M | 1957 | France | Climber | Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine, France | Administrator | Details Other expeditions |
| Arnaud Bertrand Marie Jacques De Fouchier | M | 1943 | France | Climber | Paris, France | Retired | Details Other expeditions |
| Xavier Jean Louis Logean | M | 1970 | Switzerland | Climber | Pilly, Vaud, Switzerland | Telecommunications engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Arnaud Alexandre Henri Manel | M | 1970 | France | Climber | Neuville, Saone, France | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Andre Charles Massonnet | M | 1943 | France | Climber | St. Genis Pouilly, Ain, France | Retired electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Dominique Ouimet | M | 1964 | Canada | Climber | Blainville, Quebec | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Marc Luis Poncin | M | 1962 | France | Climber | La Tronche, Isere, France | Humanitarian worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Fabrice Priez | M | 1967 | France | Leader | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Catherine Marie Andree Ricard | F | 1964 | France | Climber | Beauvais, Oise, France | Secretary | Details Other expeditions |
| Ludovic Paul Nicolas Challeat | M | 1969 | France | Deputy Leader | Passy, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Georges Louis Grenier | M | 1982 | France | Climber | Paris, France | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Pechhumbe (Chumbe) Sherpa | M | 1987 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Taksindu, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phu Dorchi Sherpa | M | 1982 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phura Jangbu (Ang Jangbu) Sherpa | M | 1982 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phurte, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Gyalze (Gelje) Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Ragani-8, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANA12317 | - | - | http://www.expes.com/Manaslu/2012/Manaslu.htm | - | - | - |
| MANA12317 | - | - | http://www.disaster-report.com/2012/09/avalanche-in-mount-manaslu-nepal-13.html | - | - | - |