Manaslu | 2014 NE Face
A USA expedition to Manaslu in 2014 via NE Face, led by Ryan Waters. Summit reached on 1st October 2014. 8 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 8574 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA14308 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 2014 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Ryan Waters |
| Sponsor | Mountain Professionals Manaslu Expedition 2014 |
| 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 | Ireland, Norway |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2014-09-12 |
| Summit Date | 2014-10-01 |
| Summit Time | 0820 |
| Summit Days | 19 |
| Total Days | 21 |
| Termination Date | 2014-10-03 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8163 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| Summit Hired | 3 |
| 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(12/09,4800m),C1(16/09,5800m),C2(19/09,6200m),C3(6800m),C4(30/09,7400m),Smt(01/10) |
| Route Notes | All five members and their three climbing Sherpas summited. Falkum, Gude, Roche, Teigen and Waters left C4 at 3:30 am on 1 October with their Sherpas Ang Gelu, Ang Phurba and Tshering Dorje, and were on the top at 8:20 am. The entire party descended to C2 at 5:00 pm that day and were back in BC on the 2nd. They left BC on the 3rd and flew to Kathmandu by helicopter on the 4th. All the members used oxygen from C4 to the summit and down to C3. The Sherpas used none. Sherpas: Ang Gelu Sherpa, 23/7/70, Surke, Khumbu, Cho Oyu X1, Everest X3, Manaslu X1 Ang Phurba Sherpa, 1/12/90, Phurte, Namche-4, Khumbu, Everest X2 Tshering Dorje Sherpa, 3/3/89, Beding, Cho Oyu X2, Everest X7, Manaslu X2 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalayan Trailblazer |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2460116 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | ne face |
Members
8 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merethe Falkum Lien | F | 1970 | Norway | Climber | Skien, Norway | Sales manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Benedicte Teigen Gude | F | 1971 | Norway | Climber | Oslo, Norway | President of property management company | Details Other expeditions |
| John Roche | M | 1960 | Ireland | Climber | Limerick, Ireland | Manufacturing engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Gaute Gude Teigen | M | 1972 | Norway | Climber | Oslo, Norway | Marine operations manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Ryan Powers Waters | M | 1973 | USA | Leader | Boulder, Colorado | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Gelu Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Surke, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Phurba Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phurte, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tshering Dorje (Chhering Dorje) Sherpa | M | 1989 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.