Manaslu | 2016 E Ridge

A Japan expedition to Manaslu in 2016 via E Ridge, led by Suguru Takano. Summit reached on 7th October 2016. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9331
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA16326
Peak ID MANA
Year 2016
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 E Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Suguru Takano
Sponsor Tokyo University of Agriculture Manaslu Expedition 2016
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 Besisahar->Larkya La->BC
Basecamp Date 2016-08-27
Summit Date 2016-10-07
Summit Time 1335
Summit Days 41
Total Days 46
Termination Date 2016-10-12
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8163
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 1
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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(27/08,4500m),C1(07/09,5500m),C2(13/09,6000m),C3(20/09,6650m),C4(05/10,7450m),Smt(07/10)
Route Notes E Ridge route was first climbed by Wilfried Studer from Austria in 1985. It joins the normal route on the NE Face above C3. Diary compiled from the Tokyo University of Agriculture Manaslu Expedition site: 27 Aug: team arrived at normal NE Face BC 4800m. 29 Aug: puja 30-31 Aug: route reconnaissance. 1 Sept: lower route preparation. 2-6 Sept: carried gear to C1 site (5500m), rain days. 7 Sept: moved to C1. 8 Sept: fixed route and carry to C2 site (6000m). 9 Sept: carried to C2 site, fixed route toward C3 site (6600m). 10-11 Sept: rest days. 12 Sept: moved to C1. 13 Sept: moved to C2. 14-15 Sept: carried to C3 site, returned to BC. 16-17 Sept: rest days. 18 Sept: moved to C1. 19 Sept: moved to C2. 20 Sept: moved to C3. 21 Sept: carried to C4 (attack camp). 22 Sept: returned to BC. 23-24 Sept: rest days. 25 Sept: moved to C2 from BC. 26 Sept: moved to C3. 27 Sept: carried to depot pts at 7270m and 7330m. 28 Sept: returned to BC. 29 Sept-Oct 1: rest days. 2 Oct: moved to C2. 3 Oct: moved to C3. 4 Oct: stayed at C3 (due to weather). 5 Oct: moved to C4. First summit bid from C4 on 6 Oct by all six members. They turned back at 7600m due to high winds and bad visibility. Hasegawa used oxygen. Second summit bid from C4 on 7 Oct by Takano and Onodera with oxygen; the other four returned to C3. Takano and Onodera summited at 13:35 on 7 Oct. Onodera slipped and fell to his death while positioning himself to video Takano on the summit. Takano descended to C3 arriving at 5 pm. After accident report, Nishide returned to BC while other three waited for Takano at C3. 8 Oct all five returned to BC. Subsequent searches by team members and by helicopter on 9 Oct failed to find the body of Onodera due to bad weather. Remaining team members departed BC on 12 Oct.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460855
Year 2016
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) e ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Suguru Takano M 1985 Japan Leader Fussashi, Tokyo, Japan Salesman in alpine equipment shop Details Other expeditions
Kohei Nishide M 1989 Japan Climber Omeshi, Tokyo, Japan Alpine shop staff Details Other expeditions
Shimpei Hasegawa M 1989 Japan Climber Inaghishi, Tokyo, Japan Building cleaner Details Other expeditions
Masaki Iwatsuki M 1993 Japan Climber Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan Researcher Details Other expeditions
Hirotaka Onodera M 1993 Japan Climber Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan Researcher Details Other expeditions
Yoshitaka Sekine M 1994 Japan Climber Ageoshi, Saitama, Japan Researcher Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MANA16326 - - http://snowbrains.com/photo-op-mishap-while-on-summit-of-mt-manaslu-accounts-for-missing-japanese-climber/ - - -
MANA16326 - - http://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/sherpa-dies-lobuche-japanese-missing-mt-manaslu/ - - -
MANA16326 - - http://www.nav8848.com/manaslu2016/ - - -