Manaslu | 2016 NE Face

A USA expedition to Manaslu in 2016 via NE Face, led by Willi Benegas. Summit reached on 1st October 2016. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9316
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MANA16313
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2016
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Willi Benegas
Sponsor	Benegas Brothers Expeditions (BBE) Manaslu 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, Norway
Approach	Bulbule->Larkya La->BC
Basecamp Date	2016-09-16
Summit Date	2016-10-01
Summit Time	0943
Summit Days	15
Total Days	18
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	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	5
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(16/09,4800m),C1(20/09,5650m),C2(29/09,6200m),C3(30/09,6800m),ForeSmt(01/10,8125m)
Route Notes	Summit team set out from C3 at 12:45 pm on 1 Oct, summited at 9:43 am, stayed 10 minutes, then descended to C2 arriving at 4 pm. 25 mph winds from the NE making difficult climbing due to snow movement (breaking trail). The conditions of the rope-fixing by Seven Summits was poor, so we needed to re-fix constantly. Oxygen: Used from 6800m to high point down to 6800m.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	High Altitude Dreams
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

Field	Value
ID	67877
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA16313
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Guillermo (Willie)
Last Name	Benegas
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Sandy, Utah
Occupation	Alpine guide
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)	8125
Summit Date 1	2016-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0943
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	C3 to high pt to C3
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	2
HCN	0
Checksum	2438026
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	guillermo (willie) benegas
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	67878
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA16313
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Charlotte Conant
Last Name	Fox
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	59
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Telluride, Colorado
Occupation	Ski patroller & investor
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)	8125
Summit Date 1	2016-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0943
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	C3 to high pt to C3
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	(1957-2018) Died 24 May 2018 from fall at her home
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	2
HCN	0
Checksum	2433906
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	charlotte conant fox
Year of Birth	1957
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	59
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67879
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA16313
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Jorge Alberto
Last Name	Chemes
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Argentina
Status	Climber
Residence	Puerto Iguazu, Argentina
Occupation	Accountant
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)	6200
Summit Date 1	2016-09-29
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	2
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2442008
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jorge alberto chemes
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67880
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA16313
Member ID	05
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Arne Karl
Last Name	Jorgensen
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	59
Citizenship	Norway
Status	Climber
Residence	Jar, Norway
Occupation	Accident investigator
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)	6200
Summit Date 1	2016-09-22
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	12
HCN	0
Checksum	2433777
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	arne karl jorgensen
Year of Birth	1957
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	59
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67881
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA16313
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Bjorn Arne Blaauw
Last Name	Evensen
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	Norway
Status	Climber
Residence	Asker, Norway
Occupation	Economist
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)	8125
Summit Date 1	2016-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0943
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	C3 to high pt to C3
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	2
HCN	0
Checksum	2437509
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bjorn arne blaauw evensen
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67882
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA16313
Member ID	10
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Pemba Ongchu (Pemba Wangchu)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1983
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kharikhola, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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)	8125
Summit Date 1	2016-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0943
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	C3 to high pt to C3
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	2
HCN	0
Checksum	2443610
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba ongchu (pemba wangchu) sherpa
Year of Birth	1983
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	67883
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA16313
Member ID	08
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Lhakpa Gyalzen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1992
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangom, Jubing-8, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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)	8125
Summit Date 1	2016-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0943
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	C3 to high pt to C3
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	2
HCN	0
Checksum	2446548
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa gyalzen sherpa
Year of Birth	1992
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	67884
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA16313
Member ID	09
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Lobsang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1985
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kharikhola, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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)	8125
Summit Date 1	2016-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0943
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	C3 to high pt to C3
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	2
HCN	0
Checksum	2444153
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lobsang sherpa
Year of Birth	1985
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	67885
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA16313
Member ID	07
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Dawa Gelzen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1989
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Chaurikharka-8, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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)	8125
Summit Date 1	2016-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0943
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	C3 to high pt to C3
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	2
HCN	0
Checksum	2445482
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa gelzen sherpa
Year of Birth	1989
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	67886
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA16313
Member ID	06
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Temba
Last Name	Bhote
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Hungung, Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
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)	6800
Summit Date 1	2016-09-29
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	3
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2439943
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	temba bhote
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Guillermo (Willie) Benegas	M	1968	USA	Leader	Sandy, Utah	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Charlotte Conant Fox	F	1957	USA	Climber	Telluride, Colorado	Ski patroller & investor	Details Other expeditions
Jorge Alberto Chemes	M	1979	Argentina	Climber	Puerto Iguazu, Argentina	Accountant	Details Other expeditions
Arne Karl Jorgensen	M	1957	Norway	Climber	Jar, Norway	Accident investigator	Details Other expeditions
Bjorn Arne Blaauw Evensen	M	1967	Norway	Climber	Asker, Norway	Economist	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Ongchu (Pemba Wangchu) Sherpa	M	1983	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kharikhola, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gyalzen Sherpa	M	1992	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangom, Jubing-8, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Lobsang Sherpa	M	1985	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kharikhola, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Gelzen Sherpa	M	1989	Nepal	H-A Worker	Chaurikharka-8, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Temba Bhote	M	1973	Nepal	H-A Worker	Hungung, Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	9914
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA16313
Reference ID	01
Year	2016
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://benegasbrothers.com/2016/10/01/team-safe-at-camp-2-congratulations/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	9915
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA16313
Reference ID	02
Year	2016
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://benegasbrothers.com/2016/09/18/manaslu-base-camp-is-up-and-running/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
MANA16313	-	-	http://benegasbrothers.com/2016/10/01/team-safe-at-camp-2-congratulations/	-	-	-
MANA16313	-	-	http://benegasbrothers.com/2016/09/18/manaslu-base-camp-is-up-and-running/	-	-	-