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 - - -