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.