Manaslu | 2012 NE Face
A New Zealand expedition to Manaslu in 2012 via NE Face, led by Russell Brice. Summit reached on 30th September 2012. 23 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 7843 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA12339 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 2012 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Leaders | Russell Brice |
| Sponsor | Himalayan Experience (Himex) 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 | Belgium, Germany, Japan, USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2012-09-02 |
| Summit Date | 2012-09-30 |
| Summit Time | 0900 |
| Summit Days | 28 |
| Total Days | 32 |
| 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) | 2800 |
| Total Members | 12 |
| Summit Members | 9 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 11 |
| Summit Hired | 11 |
| 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(02/09,4700m),C1(08/09,5604m),C2(13/09,6336m),C3(27/09,6916m),C4(29/09,7439m),Smt(30/09) |
| Route Notes | The fatal avalanche path on 23 September was the same path as that of an earlier one before the teams arrived. Furthermore, the event of the 23rd occured after new snow had accumulated. If the affected teams had been alert to this, they would have placed their tents at C3 200 meters to the right and been in a safer location. But in any case, they should not have been up there with that amount of snow on the mountain. This team in their acclimatization program visited C2 site on 14 September, but did not sleep there then. They returned to BC the next day. During the next days, a lot of snow fell, so they stayed in BC. They started up for the summit from BC on 26 September. The summit was reached on 30 September by nine members and 11 Sherpas: Friedrich, Gomi, Hasler, Ishikawa, Kobayashi, Saito, Smets, Tamura and Woodward, plus Sherpas Gyalzen Dorje, Lhakpa Nuru, Nawang Tenzing, Nima Tenzing, Pasang Nima, Phura Cheten, Phurba Tashi, Rita Dorje, Son Dorje, Tshering Tashi and Urkien Lendu. Non-summiting members: Brice as his policy, he remained at BC throughout the climb. Franck reached C2 on 13 September with the other members, but was not acclimatizing and went no higher. Motoike got to C2 on 13 September, but was not acclimatizing and did not go above it. Oxygen was used by the members from C3 to the summit down to wherever their supplies ran out. Their Sherpas used it in C4 to the top, and most of them stopped using it at C3. Sherpa summiters: Gyalzen Dorje, 17/2/88, Phortse, Everest X2, Manaslu X2, Lhotse X2 Lhakpa Nuru, 18/6/80, Phortse, Everest X8, Manaslu X2 Nawang Tenzing, 20/11/93, Phortse, Everest X1, Manaslu X1 Nima Tenzing, 26/4/91 (13/1/2048), Phortse, Everest X1, Manaslu X1 Pasang Nima, 1/10/92, Phortse, Everest X3 Fura Chhetan, 29/8/82 (13/5/2040), Phortse Phurba Tashi, 24/5/71, Khumjung, Everest X19, Cho Oyu X5, Manaslu X2, Lhotse X1 Rita Dorje, 24/10/77, Phortse, Everest X8, Manaslu X2 Son Dorje, 22/5/63, Phortse, Everest X10, Manaslu X3 Tshering Tashi, 30/4/80, Khunde, Everest X4 Urkien Lendu, 10/2/93, Phortse, Everest X1, Manaslu X1 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Mountain Experience |
| 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
23 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Reginald Brice | M | 1952 | New Zealand | Leader | Argentiere, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide & expedition organizer and leader | Details Other expeditions |
| Daryl Madison Franck | M | 1967 | USA | Climber | Castion Veronese, Verona, Italy | Professional golfer | Details Other expeditions |
| Andreas Friedrich | M | 1962 | Germany | Climber | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | Pilot | Details Other expeditions |
| Kazufumi Gomi | M | 1982 | Japan | Climber | Chino, Nagano, Japan | Computer programmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Bruce Graeme Hasler | M | 1976 | New Zealand | Assistant Leader | Lake Hayes, New Zealand | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Naoki Ishikawa | M | 1977 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Photographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Tomoe Kobayashi | F | 1978 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Saleswoman | Details Other expeditions |
| Susumu Motoike | M | 1959 | Japan | Climber | Kumamoto, Japan | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Shokichi Saito | M | 1954 | Japan | Climber | Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan | Retired businessman | Details Other expeditions |
| Wim Eddy Lucia Smets | M | 1958 | Belgium | Climber | Antwerp, Belgium | Computer programmers manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Shinji Tamura | M | 1966 | Japan | Assistant Leader | Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Wynton Woodward | M | 1963 | New Zealand | Deputy Leader | Queenstown, New Zealand | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Gyalzen Dorje (Gyaljen Dorje) Sherpa | M | 1988 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ngawang Tenjing (Nawang Tenzing) Sherpa | M | 1993 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Tenzing (Ngima Tenjing) Sherpa | M | 1991 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Nima Sherpa | M | 1992 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Tashi Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | Sirdar | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Rita Dorje (Ang Rita Dorje) Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Son Dorje Sherpa | M | 1963 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tshering Tashi Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khunde, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Urken Lendu (Urgen Tenzing) Sherpa | M | 1993 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phura Chhetan (Fura Chhetan) Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANA12339 | - | - | http://himalayanexperience.com/newsletters/manaslu-2012 | - | - | - |