Manaslu | 2013 NE Face
A New Zealand expedition to Manaslu in 2013 via NE Face, led by Russell Brice. Summit reached on 25th September 2013. 31 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 8219 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA13331 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 2013 |
| 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 2013 |
| 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 | Australia, France, Japan, Nepal, Switzerland, UK, USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2013-09-02 |
| Summit Date | 2013-09-25 |
| Summit Time | 0800 |
| Summit Days | 23 |
| Total Days | 26 |
| Termination Date | 2013-09-28 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8163 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 18 |
| Summit Members | 17 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 13 |
| Summit Hired | 13 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | True |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(02/09,4830m),C1(09/09,5516m),C2(12/09,6336m),C3(18/09,6720m),C4(24/09,7430m),Smt(25/09) |
| Route Notes | Brice's planning included an early arrival at BC to give his team plenty of time to acclimatize and get in position to go for the top when the monsoon weather was not a problem. They arrived at BC when they wanted to, on 2 September, and left when they wanted to, on 27 and 28 September. They had perfect weather while they were on the mountain except for one day, 20 September, when it rained. Their helicopter arrival and departure flights operated on their chosen dates -- and they got back to Kathmandu 10 days early. Brice attributes his team's success in putting all members on the summit, having no injuries and having no members' early departures, to their having arrived at BC early. After acclimatization (going up to a new camp, descending at increasingly higher altitudes), the entire team of 17 members and 13 climbing Sherpas, plus a female Sherpa, Yangji from Khumjung, started their push for the summit from BC to C1 on 21 September, moved up to C2 on the 22nd, to C3 on the 23rd, established C4 on the 24th and summited on the 25th. All of them left C4 for the top at 3:00 am on 25 September. They were on the summit between 8:00 and 9:11 am, and all except Sasaki descended all the way to BC between 4:00 and 7:00 pm. The elderly Sasaki, 63 years old, preferred to stop off at C1 for the night and joined the team at BC on the 26th. Oxygen was used by all members and Sherpas. The members used it from C3 to the top and down to wherever their supply ran out or they no longer wanted it. The Sherpas followed the same pattern except they started on it in C4. Sherpas: Fura Chheten, 29/08/90, Phortse, Manaslu X1 Gyalgen Dorji, 17/02/88, Phortse, Everest X3, Lhotse X3, Manaslu X1 Lhakpa Nuru, 18/06/80, Phortse, Everest X9, Lhotse X2, Manaslu X3 Nawang Tenjing, 20/11/93, Phortse, Everest X1, Manaslu X2 Ngima Chhiri, 22/04/72, Phortse, Everest X4, Manaslu X3 Ngima Tenzing, 26/04/91, Phortse, Everest X4, Manaslu X2 Nima Namgyal, 1983, Khumjung Pasang Ngima, 01/10/92, Phortse, Everest X4, Manaslu X2 Phurba Tashi, 24/05/71, Khumjung, Cho Oyu X5, Everest X21, Lhotse X1, Manaslu X1 Sonam Tashi, 18/06/63, Phortse, Everest X1, Manaslu X1 Son Dorjee, 22/05/63, Phortse, Everest X11, Manaslu X4 Tashi Tshering, 26/04/77, Khumjung, Everest X4, Lhotse X2, Manaslu X1 Urken Lundup, 18/01/93, Khumjung Yangji Doma, 14/5/80, Khumjung (Sherpani) |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Mountain Experience |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459699 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | ne face |
Members
31 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 | Details Other expeditions |
| Andrew John Burtt | M | 1969 | UK | Climber | Bournemouth, England | Master mariner | Details Other expeditions |
| Caroline Agnes Cuif-Letrange | F | 1970 | France | Climber | London, England | Marketing consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| James Fenton Curley | M | 1962 | UK | Climber | Letchworth, Hertford, England | Printing hardware manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Alastair Fleming | M | 1964 | UK | Climber | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Bruce Graeme Hasler | M | 1976 | New Zealand | Climbing Leader | Lake Hayes, New Zealand | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Glenn Rodney Johnson | M | 1982 | Australia | Climber | Aspendale, Victoria, Australia | Builder | Details Other expeditions |
| Hiroyuki Kuraoka | M | 1961 | Japan | Assistant Leader | Abiko, Chiba, Japan | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Herbert Luethi | M | 1960 | Switzerland | Climber | Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Susumu Motoike | M | 1959 | Japan | Climber | Kumamoto, Japan | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Sohkichi Sasaki | M | 1950 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Retired real estate agent | Details Other expeditions |
| Takayasu Semba | M | 1964 | Japan | Climber | Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan | IT business consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Stuart Gregory Smith | M | 1959 | USA | Climber | Waco, Texas | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Hirohisa Suzuki | M | 1978 | Japan | Climber | Osaka Gotenba-shi, Osaka, Japan | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Shinji Tamura | M | 1966 | Japan | Climbing Guide | Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Takahiro Yoda | M | 1980 | Japan | Climber | Osaka, Japan | Photographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Jeffrey Michael Smith | M | 1963 | UK | Climber | Cardiff, Wales | Advertising manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Phura Chhetan (Fura Chhetan) Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | 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 Tshering (Ngima Chhiri) Sherpa | M | 1972 | 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 | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sonam Tashi Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Son Dorje Sherpa | M | 1963 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tashi Tshering Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Urken Lendu (Urgen Tenzing) Sherpa | M | 1993 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Yangji Doma Sherpa | F | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Namgyal Sherpa | M | 1983 | Nepal | Exp Doctor | Khumjung, Khumbu | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANA13331 | - | - | http://himalayanexperience.com/newsletters/manaslu-2013 | - | - | - |