Manaslu | 2014 NE Face
A New Zealand expedition to Manaslu in 2014 via NE Face, led by Russell Brice. Summit reached on 25th September 2014. 22 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 8576 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA14309 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 2014 |
| 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 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 | Canada, China, France, Japan, Kenya, Norway, Poland, Switzerland, UK, USA |
| Approach | Helicopter to Samagaon |
| Basecamp Date | 2014-09-02 |
| Summit Date | 2014-09-25 |
| Summit Time | 0856 |
| Summit Days | 23 |
| Total Days | 27 |
| Termination Date | 2014-09-29 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8163 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 3800 |
| Total Members | 13 |
| Summit Members | 11 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 9 |
| Summit Hired | 9 |
| 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(02/09,4847m),C1(02/09,5159m),C2(17/09,6376m),C3(22/09,6916m),C4(24/09,7438m),Smt(25/09) |
| Route Notes | The summit party was composed of all 11 climbing members and all nine Sherpas with the team; all reached the top. (Doctor Metcafe and the leader stayed in BC). The climbers left C4 for the summit on 25 September at 4:00 am and were on the the summit from 8:56 am to 10:18 am. In their descent, Barton, Baissieres, Lichota, Orderud, Rehsi and Song stopped for the night in C2 while the other summiters continued all the way down to BC. The Sherpas used oxygen from C4 to the top and down until their supplies ran out. The members started on it from C3 and used it to the summit and down until it ran out. Sherpas: Fura Chheten, 29/8/90, Phortse Galzen Dorji, 2/1/88, Phortse Lhakpa Nuru, 1962, Phortse Ngawang Tenzing, 20/11/93, Phortse Ngima Sona, 18/9/69, Khumjung Phurba Tashi, 24/5/81, Khumjung Phuru Namgya, 13/8/87, Khumjung Tashi Tsering, 5/8/90, Khumjung Tenzing Gyalgen, 30/10/96, Phortse |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Mountain Experience |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2460110 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | ne face |
Members
22 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Christian Andre Baissieres | M | 1969 | France | Climber | Montestruc-sur-Cers, Gers, France | Territorial attache in French foreign ministry | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Adrian Barton | M | 1964 | UK | Climber | London, England | IT manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Russell Reginald Brice | M | 1952 | New Zealand | Leader | Argentiere, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide and expedition leader | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicholas Jan (Nick) Cienski | M | 1966 | Canada | Climber | Baltimore, Maryland | Innovative designer | Details Other expeditions |
| Anna Elzbieta (Ania) Lichota | F | 1973 | Poland | Climber | London, England | Executive coach | Details Other expeditions |
| Tracee Lee Metcalfe | F | 1974 | USA | Exp Doctor | Vail, Colorado | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Vanessa Audi Rhys O'Brien | F | 1964 | USA | Climber | Boston, Massachusetts | Retired stockbroker | Details Other expeditions |
| Hilde Orderud | F | 1979 | Norway | Climber | Trogstad, Norway | Health adviser | Details Other expeditions |
| Hardeep Singh Rehsi | M | 1966 | Kenya | Climber | Nairobi, Kenya | Banker | Details Other expeditions |
| Xiao-Lei Song | F | 1990 | China | Climber | Manhattan, Kansas | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Shinji Tamura | M | 1966 | Japan | Deputy Leader | Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Josette Valloton | F | 1964 | Switzerland | Climber | Arolla, Valais, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Wynton Woodward | M | 1963 | New Zealand | Deputy Leader | Queenstown, New Zealand | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Tashi Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | 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 |
| Ngima Sona (Nima Sona) Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenjing Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1996 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tashi Chhiring (Tashi Tshering) Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phura Namgya Sherpa | M | 1987 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANA14309 | - | - | http://himalayanexperience.com/newsletters/manaslu-2014 | - | - | - |
| MANA14309 | - | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0UgiXXlrRQ | - | - | - |