Manaslu | 2015 NE Face

A USA expedition to Manaslu in 2015 via NE Face, led by Dan Mazur. Summit reached on 30th September 2015. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8968
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MANA15304
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2015
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Dan Mazur
Sponsor	SummitClimb Manaslu Expedition 2015
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, Austria, Canada, France, Japan
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2015-09-06
Summit Date	2015-09-30
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	24
Total Days	28
Termination Date	2015-10-04
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8163
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	6
Member Deaths	1
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	2
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(06/09,4700m),C1(08/09,5750m),C2(14/09,6400m),C3(29/09,6800m),C4(29/09,7400m),Smt(30/09,01/10)
Route Notes	SummitClimb Manaslu Expedition 2015: 02 Sep - helicopter flight to Samagaon (3500m) 04 Sep - hiked to Manaslu BC site (4700m), then returned to Samagaon 06 Sep - hiked to Manaslu BC 08 Sep - 6 members climbed to C1 (5750m), 2 more members arrived at BC 10 Sep - rest day at C1 11 Sep - returned to BC due to heavy storm, deep snow 12 Sep - rested at BC 13 Sep - climbed to C1 14 Sep - 6 members morning climb to C2 (6400m) 15 Sep - 6 members in C2 (2 want to descend, 4 want to go up) 17 Sep - C2 members resting; slab avalanche strikes above C2 18 Sep - heavy snow in C2, so team decides to descend to BC 24 Sep - team begins summit push planning 5-day ascent BC -> C1 -> C2 -> C3 -> C4 to Summit -> C2 25 Sep - Sherpa rope-fixers return to BC, due to large crevasse above C3 that needs ladders to cross. 26 Sep - summit team climbs to C1 27 Sep - summit team climbs to C2 28 Sep - wind and snow in C2 (team stays in C2) 29 Sep - Sherpas fix rope across crevasse Trevana and Callet climb to C4 (7400m), will attempt summit this evening Mazur, Benedek, Bremond and Minimaya climb to C3 (6800m) 30 Sep - Trevana and Callet summit (Trevana with the Ecuadorian at 10:30 am) Mazur, Benedek, Bremond and Minimaya climb to C4 01 Oct - Mazur, Benedek, Bremond and Minimaya summit with Jangbu and Nga Tenji Benedek after summiting died in his sleep that night in C4 from AMS. Bremond also suffered from AMS in C4; he was brought down to C3 by Sherpas, then evacuated next day from C3 for AMS by helicopter.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460481
Year	2015
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	ne face

Members

Field	Value
ID	65059
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA15304
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2015
Season	3
First Name	Daniel Lee (Dan)
Last Name	Mazur
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Longbranch, Washington
Occupation	Expedition organizer & leader
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	2015-10-01
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435157
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	daniel lee (dan) mazur
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	65060
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA15304
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2015
Season	3
First Name	Jean-Luc Marcel
Last Name	Bremond
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France
Occupation	Alpinist & beekeeper
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	2015-10-01
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	2015-10-01
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	1
Injury Height (m)	7450
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436471
Summit Note 1	2
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jean-luc marcel bremond
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	65061
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA15304
Member ID	05
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2015
Season	3
First Name	Jason Roy
Last Name	Craddock
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Climber
Residence	Ontario
Occupation	Construction (roofing)
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
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	Left expedition on 13 Sept
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2441892
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jason roy craddock
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	65062
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA15304
Member ID	06
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2015
Season	3
First Name	Marin
Last Name	Minamiya
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1996
Calculated Age	18
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	2015-10-01
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2448336
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marin minamiya
Year of Birth	1996
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	19
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	65063
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA15304
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2015
Season	3
First Name	Vincent Jean Marie Robert
Last Name	Callet
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	2015-09-30
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442855
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vincent jean marie robert callet
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	65064
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA15304
Member ID	08
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2015
Season	3
First Name	Daniel Stuart
Last Name	Trevena
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1984
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	2015-09-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443929
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	daniel stuart trevena
Year of Birth	1984
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	65065
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA15304
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2015
Season	3
First Name	Zoltan
Last Name	Benedek
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Weinweg, Styria, Austria
Occupation	Powerloom master
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	2015-10-01
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	True
Death Date	2015-10-02
Death Time	0100
Death Type	1
Death Height (m)	7450
Death Class	5
AMS	True
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Estimate time of death in the middle of the night while asleep
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1964-2015) Died 2 Oct 2015 on Manaslu from ******
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436441
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	zoltan benedek
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	65066
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA15304
Member ID	07
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2015
Season	3
First Name	Jacinta Maree
Last Name	O'Neill
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
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	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2442564
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jacinta maree o'neill
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	65067
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA15304
Member ID	10
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2015
Season	3
First Name	Nga Tenji
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Nurbugaon, 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	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	2015-10-01
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	2nd ascent of Manaslu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442212
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nga tenji sherpa
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	65068
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA15304
Member ID	09
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2015
Season	3
First Name	Jangbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Patle-4, Okhaldhunga
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	2015-10-01
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437563
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jangbu sherpa
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Daniel Lee (Dan) Mazur	M	1960	USA	Leader	Longbranch, Washington	Expedition organizer & leader	Details Other expeditions
Jean-Luc Marcel Bremond	M	1964	France	Climber	Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France	Alpinist & beekeeper	Details Other expeditions
Jason Roy Craddock	M	1979	Canada	Climber	Ontario	Construction (roofing)	Details Other expeditions
Marin Minamiya	F	1996	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Student	Details Other expeditions
Vincent Jean Marie Robert Callet	M	1981	France	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Daniel Stuart Trevena	M	1984	Australia	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Zoltan Benedek	M	1964	Austria	Climber	Weinweg, Styria, Austria	Powerloom master	Details Other expeditions
Jacinta Maree O'Neill	F	1981	Australia	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Nga Tenji Sherpa	M	1980	Nepal	H-A Worker	Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Jangbu Sherpa	M	1967	Nepal	H-A Worker	Patle-4, Okhaldhunga	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	9404
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA15304
Reference ID	01
Year	2015
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.summitclimb.com/new/default.asp?linktype=r&nid=310#team
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	9443
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA15304
Reference ID	02
Year	2015
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2015/11/17/the-back-story-on-manaslu-2015-summits-retreats-death/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
MANA15304	-	-	http://www.summitclimb.com/new/default.asp?linktype=r&nid=310#team	-	-	-
MANA15304	-	-	http://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2015/11/17/the-back-story-on-manaslu-2015-summits-retreats-death/	-	-	-