Manaslu | 2015 NE Face/North Face

A Austria expedition to Manaslu in 2015 via NE Face/North Face, led by Peter Gschwendtner. Summit reached on 25th April 2015. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8809
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MANA15102
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2015
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Face/North Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Austria
Leaders	Peter Gschwendtner
Sponsor	Manaslu Spring 2015
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	Switzerland
Approach	Samagaon
Basecamp Date	2015-04-24
Summit Date	2015-04-25
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	1
Total Days	4
Termination Date	2015-04-28
Termination Reason	14
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 5650m due to earthquake
High Point (m)	5650
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
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(24/04,4850m),xxx(25/04,5650m)
Route Notes	BC 24/04 4850m HPt 25/04 5650m by Volken and Gschwendtner. We started from Kathmandu to Arughat by bus, from there to Samagaon we had 16 mules to carry our gear and stayed some days more in Samagaon because a lot of snow and dangers of avalanche on the way to basecamp. Kilian Volken and I were the first to go up to Manaslu BC and we found the camp from the Italian climber Simone Moro, who tried to do a winter ascent of Manaslu. We descended to Samagaon the same day. We went back to BC on 24 April and on 25 April we were intending to go to C1. The walk was easy and the conditions are very well. At about 5650m Volken wanted to stop as it was foggy and we could not see so much. We prepared a depot camp to leave some equipment there. We were just about to go down when we heard a big avalanche and rocks falling. We ran for cover and managed to dodge the avalanche. After a while they spoke to a French team by radio and realized that it was an earthquake. They descended to BC the same day.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Multi Adventure
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460323
Year	2015
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	ne face/north face

Members

Field	Value
ID	63708
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA15102
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	Peter
Last Name	Gschwendtner
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Leader
Residence	Blitzingen, Valais, Switzerland
Occupation	Alpine guide & hotel 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)	5650
Summit Date 1	2015-04-25
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	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2435915
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	peter gschwendtner
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	63709
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA15102
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	Kilian
Last Name	Volken
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	64
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Fiesch, Valais, Switzerland
Occupation	Alpine guide
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)	5650
Summit Date 1	2015-04-25
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	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2431612
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kilian volken
Year of Birth	1951
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	64
Role	Member

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Peter Gschwendtner	M	1962	Austria	Leader	Blitzingen, Valais, Switzerland	Alpine guide & hotel manager	Details Other expeditions
Kilian Volken	M	1951	Switzerland	Climber	Fiesch, Valais, Switzerland	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.