Manaslu | 2016 NE Face

A Nepal expedition to Manaslu in 2016 via NE Face, led by Krishna Thapa Magar. Summit reached on 30th September 2016. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9323
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA16320
Peak ID MANA
Year 2016
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Nepal
Leaders Krishna Thapa Magar
Sponsor Wild Yaks/Himalayan Ski & Treks 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 Austria, UK
Approach Besisahar->Dharapani->Larkya La->Samagaon
Basecamp Date 2016-09-17
Summit Date 2016-09-30
Summit Time 0930
Summit Days 13
Total Days 15
Termination Date 2016-10-02
Termination Reason 2
Termination Notes Stopped at fore-summit (8125m) due to end of fixed-rope
High Point (m) 8125
Traverse False
Ski True
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
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(17/09,4800m),C1(19/09,5800m),C2(20/09,6400m),C3(28/09,6800m),C4(29/09,7450m),ForeSmt(30/09,8125m)
Route Notes Filzmoser and Ang Kami left C4 at 3 am on 30 Sept, summited at 9:30 am, stayed 20-30 minutes, then descended to C2 arriving at 3 pm. Between C3 and C4 strong windstorm; clearing up during the night, waited until most of the commercial groups with oxygen where on their way. Sunny, no clouds on the way up and on top no wind, beautiful view. 15-16 October, Krishna Thapa Magar, Mingma Gyabu Sherpa (aka Mingma David) and Tashi Chhumbel Sherpa made a ski-descent from C3. They were the first Nepali skiers to descend from the height of 7500 metres on Manaslu.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Wild Yak Expeditions
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460848
Year 2016
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Sabrina Filzmoser F 1980 Austria Climber Wels, Upper Austria, Austria Austrian Army judo olympic player Details Other expeditions
Ang Kami Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Gudel-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Krishna (Krish) Thapa Magar M 1976 Nepal Climber Basantapur-1, Tanahu ex-British army Details Other expeditions
Simon Peter Clark M 1974 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Jamie Andrew Jonathan Morton M 1984 UK Climber Preston, Lancashire, England Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jonathan Michael Wood M 1970 UK Climber Ossett, Yorkshire, England Entrepreneur (retired) Details Other expeditions
Mingma Gyabu (Mingma David) Sherpa M 1989 Nepal Climber Sakathum, Lelep-7, Taplejung Managing director of Himalayan Ski & Treks Details Other expeditions
Lal Bahadur Jirel M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Ratmate, Jiri-6, Dolakha Trekking & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Tashi Chhumbel Sherpa M 1991 Nepal Climber Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Norbu/Nurbu Sherpa M 1978 Nepal Leader Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions

References

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MANA16320 - - http://wildyakexpeditions.com/success-climb-manaslu-8163-meters/ - - -
MANA16320 - - http://www.himalayanskitrek.com/nepal-climbers-conduct-first-ski-descent-from-mt-manaslu/ - - -
MANA16320 - - http://www.nepalnow.org/stories/first-ski-descent-from-mount-manaslu-by-3-nepali-climbers/ - - -
MANA16320 - - http://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/nepal-climbers-conduct-first-ski-descent-mt-manaslu/ - - -