Manaslu | 2016 NE Face

A New Zealand expedition to Manaslu in 2016 via NE Face, led by Russell Brice. Summit reached on 1st October 2016. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9304
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA16301
Peak ID MANA
Year 2016
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 2016
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 Argentina, China, Japan, UK, USA
Approach Samogaon by helicopter
Basecamp Date 2016-09-02
Summit Date 2016-10-01
Summit Time 0725
Summit Days 29
Total Days 32
Termination Date 2016-10-04
Termination Reason 2
Termination Notes Stopped at fore-summit (8125m) due to end of fixed-rope
High Point (m) 8125
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 7
Summit Hired 0
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(10/09,5604m),C2(17/09,6336m),C3(26/09,6916m),C4(30/09,7439m),ForeSmt(01/10,8125m)
Route Notes BC 02/09 4847m C1 10/09 5604m C2 17/09 6336m C3 29/09 6916m C4 30/09 7439m F-Smt 01/10 by Sarjanovich and Phura Namgyal 07:26 am, Tamura at 07:52 am, Yu and Urken at 07:26 am, Ngawang Tenzing 07:25 am, Takeda and Ngima 08;24 am. Summit team left C4 at 4:30 am. Everyone left summit by 08:44 am and descended to C4, where they arrived at 10 am. Continued to BC (apart from Tamura and Takeda, who stayed at C2) where they arrived at 5:30 pm. Clements and Metclafe reached C3 on 29 Sept. As Clements from suffering from HAPE Metclafe descended to BC with him the following day. Brice stayed at BC as the BC manager. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to top to C3 by members, C4 to top to C4 by Sherpas
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Experience
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460849
Year 2016
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Russell Reginald Brice M 1952 New Zealand Leader London, England Alpine guide & expedition organizer Details Other expeditions
Daniel Clements M 1979 UK Climber Singapore Executive recruiter Details Other expeditions
Tracee Lee Metcalfe F 1974 USA Climber Vail, Colorado Physician Details Other expeditions
Juan Pablo Sarjanovich Solano M 1976 Argentina Climber Santa Fe, Argentina Farmer Details Other expeditions
Hiromitsu Takeda M 1947 Japan Climber Sibukawa, Gumma, Japan Pharmacist Details Other expeditions
Shinji Tamura M 1966 Japan Climbing Guide Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Fei Yu M 1978 China Climber Beijing, China Director & writer 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
Phura Namgya Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Urken Lendu (Urgen Tenzing) Sherpa M 1993 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Tashi Sherpa M 1971 Nepal Sirdar Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MANA16301 - - http://himalayanexperience.com/newsletters/manaslu-2016#sthash.qCzNyw84.dpbs - - -
MANA16301 - - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSG5XXHgevk - - -