Manaslu | 2012 NE Face

A Poland expedition to Manaslu in 2012 via NE Face, led by Jacek Jawien. Summit reached on 13th September 2012. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7764
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA12322
Peak ID MANA
Year 2012
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Poland
Leaders Jacek Jawien
Sponsor Poles on Manaslu
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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2012-09-05
Summit Date 2012-09-13
Summit Time -
Summit Days 8
Total Days 20
Termination Date 2012-09-25
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6800m due to avalanche
High Point (m) 6800
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 100
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(05/09,4800m),C1(08/09,5800m),C2(12/09,6400m),C3(13/09,6800m),xxx(13/09,6800m)
Route Notes Sherpas: Fu Dorchi Sherpa, Makalu-5 Lhakpa Sherpa, Makalu-9 Jacek Jawien: Manaslu Avalanche 09/23/2012 Jecek Jawien returned a few days ago from the Manaslu expedition. Many mountain climbers were on Manaslu because China had closed the border; therefore, 25 expeditions were undertaken, a lot of people in a small area. Spring on Manaslu is dangerous; fall is better. A few days before the accident everything looked safe; the glacier was basically snowless. There were 200 people present. After a nice-weather period, there came a bad-weather period with snow and rain. After one or two nights there was minimal snowfall, and the alpinists felt safe. The snow pack in Camp 1 was not very deep. After the bad-weather period the weather was nice again and the climbers went to the highest possible area. Camp 3 consisted of 20-25 tents and many Sherpas as well as experienced and non-experienced mountaineers. The avalanche was triggered by a massive serac that broke loose on a high ridge. No one knows how big the serac was that caused the avalanche. The avalanche took 30-35 people with it. Camp 3 got completely covered and Camp 2 partially. Many muntaineers fell down crevasses; some could not free themselves. The dimensions of the avalanche were enormous. At first there was no professional help available; the call for help was made about half an hour after the avalanche had come down. The avalanche was triggered at 5 am. The first helicopters arrived between 8:00 and 8:30 am. There were few signs of an avalanche before this happened and the weather was good. A meeting was held with the Sherpas after the avalanche to decide whether or not to climb up to the avalanche. They decided to send a group of experts. The helicopter rescue was done by a local Nepalese company, Simrik Air. The people in charge of this company first asked who was going to pay them before they flew out. The rest of the organization was just as difficult since the helicopters were all stationed in different places far away from the avalanche. Himalaya needs a professionally organized helicopter rescue.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459321
Year 2012
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jacek Piotr Jawien M 1976 Poland Leader Tychy, Poland Alpine rescuer Details Other expeditions
Marek Dariusz Kubica M 1960 Poland Climber Bielsko Biaka, Poland Computer company director Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MANA12322 - - http://www.ikar-cisa.org/ikar-cisa/documents/2012/ikar20121027000990.pdf - - -