Manaslu | 2017 NE Face
A Switzerland expedition to Manaslu in 2017 via NE Face, led by Richard Bolt. Summit reached on 25th September 2017. 15 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9697 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA17307 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 2017 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
| Leaders | Richard Bolt |
| Sponsor | Kobler & Parter Manaslu Expedition 2017 |
| 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 | Andorra, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland |
| Approach | Trekked via Larkya La |
| Basecamp Date | 2017-09-05 |
| Summit Date | 2017-09-25 |
| Summit Time | 0930 |
| Summit Days | 20 |
| Total Days | 23 |
| Termination Date | 2017-09-28 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8163 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 12 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 12 |
| Summit Hired | 3 |
| 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(05/09,4750m),C1(11/09,5800m),C3(14/09,6800m),C4(24/09,7400m),Smt(25/09) |
| Route Notes | BC 05/09 4750m C1 11/09 5800m C2 -- -- C3 14/09 6800m C4 24/09 7400m Smt 25/09 Bolt at 9;30 am, Konrad Gasser, Daniel Gasser, Marganski, Miesch, Kusang Tenzing, Sonam and Chhewang Rinji at 11;30 am. Summit team and Winistoerfer and Roth left C4 at 5:15 am. Conditions good, bit windy. At about 7600m Winistoerfer and Roth turned back due to fatigue and both had a slight cold. They both descended to BC the same day. The rest of the team reached the summit and spent about 20 minutes there. Gasser's (Konrad and Daniel) descended to C1, where they arrived at 6:15 pm. Marganski, Miesch, Sonam and Rinji descended to C3. Bolt and Kusang descended to BC and arrived in time for dinner. Babot Portell reached 5200m on 11 Sept. She abandoned expedition due to health problems. Kolouch reached 6400m on 14 Sept. He was not fit enough and too slow to carry on. Meyer reached 7200m on 24 Sept. He struggled with the altitude and abandoned expedition. Rapp reached 6800m on 14 Sept. He had sprained his ankle on the way up and the pain was too much. Ruprecht reached 7200m on 24 Sept. He was struggling with the altitude and turned back. Team left BC on 28 Sept by heli. Oxygen: Taken and used by Marganski from 7300m to top to C4; everybody else no O2. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalaya Vision (former Active Holiday Nepal) |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2463639 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | ne face |
Members
15 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Markus Bolt | M | 1969 | Switzerland | Leader | Amden, St. Gallen, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Anna Babot Portell | F | 1964 | Andorra | Climber | Fiesch, Valais, Switzerland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniel Gasser | M | 1981 | Switzerland | Climber | Nunningen, Solothurn, Switzerland | Gardener | Details Other expeditions |
| Konrad Gasser | M | 1982 | Switzerland | Climber | Nunningen, Solothurn, Switzerland | Metal worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Martin Kolouch | M | 1972 | Czech Republic | Climber | Prague, Czech Republic | Restructuring company manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Lukasz Kacper Marganski | M | 1977 | Poland | Climber | Thalwil, Zurich, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Dominik Ivo Meyer | M | 1975 | Switzerland | Climber | Bern, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Christoph Miesch | M | 1979 | Switzerland | Climber | Titterten, Basel, Switzerland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Klaus Juergen Rapp | M | 1965 | Germany | Climber | Zollikofen, Bern, Switzerland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Urs Daniel Roth | M | 1966 | Switzerland | Climber | Chur, Graubunden, Switzerland | Computer scientist | Details Other expeditions |
| Martin Ruprecht | M | 1968 | Switzerland | Climber | Frutigen, Bern, Switzerland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sylvia Winistoerfer | F | 1977 | Switzerland | Climber | Chur, Graubunden, Switzerland | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Chhewang Rinzing Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Taksindu-5, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kusang Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1986 | Nepal | Climbing Sirdar | Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sonam Sherpa | M | 1998 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Taksindu-3, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANA17307 | - | - | https://www.kobler-partner.ch/en/travel_report/summit-success-manaslu | - | - | - |
| MANA17307 | - | - | https://www.kobler-partner.ch/en/travel_report/manaslu-until-camp-3 | - | - | - |