Manaslu | 2016 NE Face

A Norway expedition to Manaslu in 2016 via NE Face, led by Une Prestholt. Summit reached on 30th September 2016. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9332
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA16327
Peak ID MANA
Year 2016
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Norway
Leaders Une Prestholt
Sponsor Ascent Himalayas 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 Brazil, UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2016-09-11
Summit Date 2016-09-30
Summit Time 0815
Summit Days 19
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
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 5
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 9
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(11/09,4700m),C1,C2(6400m),C3,C4(29/09,7450m),ForeSmt(30/09,8125m)
Route Notes From Ascent Himalayas Facebook page: Ascent Himalayas Manaslu (8163m) Expedition summits. Congratulations to our team who reached the top of the 8th highest mountain in the world this morning 30th September. Delighted for everyone and wishing you a safe descent. Tsering [Pemba] Sherpa and Gethin Gwyn Davies made the summit at 8:15 am (Nepal time) while Pasang Tenzing Sherpa, Nima Gyalzen Sherpa, Tsering Bhote, Simon Thomasson, Une Prestholt and Haakon Aasvang reached the summit at approximately 9:25 am. Adriano Da Cunha Freire, Furtemba Sherpa and Thundu Sherpa will leave Camp 4 early tomorrow morning to attempt the summit.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Ascent Himalayas
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 Used
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Une Kristin Groenstein Prestholt F 1976 Norway Leader Oslo, Norway - Details Other expeditions
Haakon Aasvang M 1970 Norway Climber Bergen, Norway - Details Other expeditions
Simon Thomasson M 1968 UK Climber Farnborough, Hampshire, England Telecommunications engineer Details Other expeditions
Gethin Gwyn Davies M 1990 UK Climber Port Talbot, Wales - Details Other expeditions
Adriano Da Cunha Freire M 1974 Brazil Climber Sao Paulo, Brazil - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Pemba Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tenzing Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Palden/Pande Bhote M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nima Gyalzen Sherpa M 1976 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Temba (Furtemba) Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Simigaon, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Thundu Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tshering/Tsiri Sherpa M 1970 Nepal Sirdar Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Dawa Sherpa M 1990 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Chhiring Lama Bhote M 1994 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MANA16327 - - http://himalayaguides.com/norwegian-mt-manaslu-climbing-expedition-autumn-2016/ - - -