Manaslu | 2013 NE Face

A Romania expedition to Manaslu in 2013 via NE Face, led by Adrian Valean. Summit reached on 2nd October 2013. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8185
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MANA13312
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2013
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Romania
Leaders	Adrian Valean
Sponsor	Romanian Manaslu Expedition 2013
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	USA
Approach	Arughat->Sotikhola->Carlo Beni->Jagat->Dum->Namrung->Samagaon
Basecamp Date	2013-09-12
Summit Date	2013-10-02
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	20
Total Days	25
Termination Date	2013-10-07
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7400m due to bad weather, snow and wind, alloted time over
High Point (m)	7400
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	40
Total Members	4
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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(12/09,4800m),C1(18/09,5700m),C2(19/09,6400m),C3(29/09,6900m),C4(02/10,7400m),xxx(02/10,7400m)
Route Notes	Summit attempt target was 2 Oct. Capusan and Valean went to C4, but bad weather windy cloudy and storm forced climbers to go down. Both went straight to BC on 3 Oct. High point for Bowyer and Cipcigan was C3.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Snowy Horizon Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459706
Year	2013
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	ne face

Members

Field	Value
ID	59797
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA13312
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2013
Season	3
First Name	Michael Lee
Last Name	Bowyer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1988
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Contractor/builder
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6900
Summit Date 1	2013-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	2
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2445432
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael lee bowyer
Year of Birth	1988
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	59798
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA13312
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2013
Season	3
First Name	Vlad
Last Name	Capusan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1990
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Romania
Status	Climber
Residence	Cluj, Romania
Occupation	Alpinist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	2013-10-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2445956
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vlad capusan
Year of Birth	1990
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	59799
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA13312
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2013
Season	3
First Name	Vasile
Last Name	Cipcigan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Romania
Status	Climber
Residence	Cluj, Romania
Occupation	Alpine rescuer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6900
Summit Date 1	2013-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	2
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2441608
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vasile cipcigan
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	59800
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA13312
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2013
Season	3
First Name	Adrian Radu
Last Name	Valean
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Romania
Status	Leader
Residence	Sibiu, Romania
Occupation	Electronics technician
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	2013-10-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2440206
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	adrian radu valean
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Michael Lee Bowyer	M	1988	USA	Climber	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Contractor/builder	Details Other expeditions
Vlad Capusan	M	1990	Romania	Climber	Cluj, Romania	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Vasile Cipcigan	M	1978	Romania	Climber	Cluj, Romania	Alpine rescuer	Details Other expeditions
Adrian Radu Valean	M	1974	Romania	Leader	Sibiu, Romania	Electronics technician	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.