Manaslu | 2015 NE Face

A Japan expedition to Manaslu in 2015 via NE Face, led by Ryuseki Hiraoka. Summit reached on 1st October 2015. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8900
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA15308
Peak ID MANA
Year 2015
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Ryuseki Hiraoka
Sponsor Ryuseki Expeditions 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 -
Approach Samagaon
Basecamp Date 2015-09-05
Summit Date 2015-10-01
Summit Time 0630
Summit Days 26
Total Days 27
Termination Date 2015-10-02
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8163
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 4
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(05/09,4700m),C1(10/09,5800m),C2(11/09,6300m),C3(20/09,6800m),C4(30/09,7400m),Smt(01/10)
Route Notes BC 05/09 4700m C1 10/09 5800m C2 11/09 6300m C3 20/09 6800m C4 30/09 7400m Smt 01/10 by Hiraoko, Tokusa, Pemba Geljen, Pemba Nuru at 6:30 am; Taguchi, Nima Nurbu, Nima Kancha at 8 am. Izumi and Fuji reached C3 during their first summit push on 24 Sept. They abandoned their first summit attempt due to one of Brice's Sherpas falling into the crevasse. The Sherpas did not continue to fix the rope, so they descended. On second summit push summit team left C4 at 2 am. Weather and conditions were very good. No wind. They stayed about five minutes on the summit and descended to C2 (4 pm), where they stayed the night. Taguschi tried to summmit without oxygen, but had to start using it near the summit as his vision was blurred. He did not use it on the descent. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to top to C3 by Hiraoka and Tokusa; From C4 to top to C4 by Sherpas; From 8000m to top by Taguchi Sherpas: Pemba Gyalzen/Geljen, Thami, Khumbu, 22/7/96 Pemba Nuru (Kaila), Pare, Khumbu, 03/2/1973 Nima Nuru, Thamiteng, Khumbu, 20/02/80 Nima Kancha, Pare, Khumbu, 19/7/75
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Experience
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460482
Year 2015
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Isao Fujii M 1953 Japan Climber Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan Retired teacher Details Other expeditions
Ryuseki Hiraoka M 1968 Japan Leader Hokuto, Yamanashi, Japan Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Keisuke Izumi M 1957 Japan Climber Yokohama, Japan Company owner (tax consultancy) Details Other expeditions
Atsushi Taguchi M 1988 Japan Climber Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan Works in a mountain hut Details Other expeditions
Kaori Tokusa F 1960 Japan Climber Nerima, Tokyo, Japan Housewife Details Other expeditions
Pemba Gyalzen/Geljen Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Nuru (Kaila) Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Pare, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Nurbu Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Thamiteng, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Kancha Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Pare, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.