Manaslu | 2013 NE Face

A USA expedition to Manaslu in 2013 via NE Face, led by Erik Thorvilson. Summit reached on 2nd October 2013. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8190
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MANA13317
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2013
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Erik Thorvilson
Sponsor	Thor Manaslu Expedition
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	Arughat->Soti Khola->Khorlabesi->Jagat->Deng->Namrung->Samagaon
Basecamp Date	2013-09-12
Summit Date	2013-10-02
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	20
Total Days	24
Termination Date	2013-10-06
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7600m due to heavy wind and storm conditions
High Point (m)	7600
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
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	True
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(12/09,4700m),C1(15/09,5700m),C2(19/09,6200m),C3(01/10,6800m),C4(02/10,7500m),xxx(02-03/10,7600m)
Route Notes	Thorvilson's summit push with Lhakpa started on 29 Sept from BC. They reached C4 on 2 October. Weather was clear and calm until approximately midnight at 23:00 of 2 October, then wind and storm rolled into C4. Entire camp retreated lower down the mountain to C1 or BC. Thorvilson went down to BC. Thorvilson added in his email the following: Manaslu summit Days this fall: 25 Sep: For climbers who arrived earlier in the season, I was not properly acclimatized yet. 02 Oct: For climbers who started the same day as me from base camp on 29 Sept, but moved from C1 to C3 in one day because using oxygen. Note: A few climbers did try to make one final summit attempt starting from base camp on 7 Oct after the four-day storm that brought me down the mountain ended, but did not make it above C3 due to deep snow and avalanche. Sherpa: Lhakpa, Everest X3 with Snowy Horizon
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	59817
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA13317
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2013
Season	3
First Name	Erik Paul
Last Name	Thorvilson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	London, England
Occupation	Sports manager
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)	7600
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	2438844
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	erik paul thorvilson
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	60784
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA13317
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2013
Season	3
First Name	Lhakpa Tashi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1985
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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)	7600
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	2444296
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa tashi sherpa
Year of Birth	1985
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Erik Paul Thorvilson	M	1970	USA	Leader	London, England	Sports manager	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tashi Sherpa	M	1985	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.