Manaslu | 2017 NE Face

A New Zealand expedition to Manaslu in 2017 via NE Face, led by Dean Staples. Summit reached on 4th October 2017. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9699
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MANA17309
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2017
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	New Zealand
Leaders	Dean Staples
Sponsor	Adventure Consultants 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	Australia, Germany, USA
Approach	Helicopter to Samagaon
Basecamp Date	2017-09-11
Summit Date	2017-10-04
Summit Time	0530
Summit Days	23
Total Days	25
Termination Date	2017-10-06
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8163
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	5
Summit Hired	5
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(11/09,4750m),C1(16/09,5773m),C2(24/09,6323m),C3(25/09,6801m),C4(02/10,7400m),Smt(04/10)
Route Notes	BC 10/09 4750m C1 16/09 5773m C2 24/09 6323m C3 25/09 6801m C4 02/10 7400m Smt 04/10 by Lawrie, Rinji at 5:30 am, Ayvazian, Namgya, Nima Tshering at 6 am, Staples, Hazledine, Lakpa Dorje, Pemba at 6:45 am. Initially team intended to summit on 3 Oct; however, the weather was bad so they decided to stay at C4 for another night. They left at about 10 pm on 3 Oct. Straightforward climb. After summit all Sherpa and Lawrie descended to BC, all other clients to C2, where they stayed the night. All down at BC on 5 Oct. Schneider reached C2 on 25 Sept. After this first rotation she stayed at BC due to a bad cough. Left BC on 6 Oct, arrived Kathmandu 7 Oct by helicopter from Samagaon. Oxygen: Taken and used from C2 to top to C2 by Ayvazian, C3 to top to C3 by Staples and Hazledine, C4 to top to C4 by all Sherpas (apart from Pemba Prakash) and Lawrie. Pemba Prakash did not use oxygen. Route details take from Adventure Consultants website: 11/09 - Arrival at BC 12/09 - Glacier walk to 5175m 15/09 - Day trip to C1 (5600m) 16/09 - Team slept at C1 18/09 - Team went to C2 (6250m) and returned to C1 19/09 - Team returned to BC 20/09 - Rest day at BC 21/09 - Rest day at BC (rain day) 22/09 - Rest day at BC (rain day) 23/09 - Team went up to C1 25/09 - Team went up to C2 (slept there) 26/09 - Team returned to BC 27/09 - Rest day at BC 28/09 - Rest day at BC 29/09 - Team went up to C1 for summit push 30/09 - Team went up to C2 01/10 - Team went up to C3 02/10 - Team went up to C4 03/10 - Team holding at C4 for high winds to die down 04/10 - Team summited 05/10 - Team returned to BC 06/10 - Team departed BC
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2463648
Year	2017
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	ne face

Members

Field	Value
ID	70910
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA17309
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2017
Season	3
First Name	Dean Douglas
Last Name	Staples
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Leader
Residence	Hawea, New Zealand
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	2017-10-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0645
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C3 to smt to C3
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436400
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dean douglas staples
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	70911
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA17309
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2017
Season	3
First Name	Philip John
Last Name	Ayvazian
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	57
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Paxton, Massachusetts
Occupation	Urologist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	2017-10-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C2 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435103
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	philip john ayvazian
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	57
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	70912
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA17309
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2017
Season	3
First Name	Jaquetta Jane
Last Name	Hazledine
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	58
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Climber
Residence	Wanaka, New Zealand
Occupation	Operations manager
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	2017-10-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0645
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C3 to smt to C3
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434414
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jaquetta jane hazledine
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	59
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	70913
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA17309
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2017
Season	3
First Name	Jonathan James
Last Name	Lawrie
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1984
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Warrandyte, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	2017-10-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0530
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C4 to smt to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443877
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jonathan james lawrie
Year of Birth	1984
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	70914
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA17309
Member ID	05
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2017
Season	3
First Name	Claudia
Last Name	Schneider
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	61
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Invercargill, New Zealand
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6250
Summit Date 1	2017-09-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	2433551
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	claudia schneider
Year of Birth	1956
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	61
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	70915
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA17309
Member ID	06
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2017
Season	3
First Name	Chhiring Namgyal/Namgel
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1991
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	2017-10-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C4 to smt to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2446352
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chhiring namgyal/namgel sherpa
Year of Birth	1991
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	70916
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA17309
Member ID	07
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2017
Season	3
First Name	Lhakpa Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	Sanam, Gudel-4, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	2017-10-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0645
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C4 to smt to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Brother of Lhakpa Tenzing
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435513
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	56
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	70917
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA17309
Member ID	08
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2017
Season	3
First Name	Nima Tshering (Ngima Chhiri)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	2017-10-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C4 to smt to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	5th ascent of Manaslu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439312
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima tshering (ngima chhiri) sherpa
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	70918
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA17309
Member ID	09
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2017
Season	3
First Name	Pemba (Prakash)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1992
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pawai-1, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	2017-10-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0645
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2446586
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba (prakash) sherpa
Year of Birth	1992
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	70919
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA17309
Member ID	10
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2017
Season	3
First Name	Rinji (Rinzin)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Gorakhani-5, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	2017-10-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0530
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C4 to smt to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440499
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rinji (rinzin) sherpa
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Dean Douglas Staples	M	1964	New Zealand	Leader	Hawea, New Zealand	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Philip John Ayvazian	M	1960	USA	Climber	Paxton, Massachusetts	Urologist	Details Other expeditions
Jaquetta Jane Hazledine	F	1958	New Zealand	Climber	Wanaka, New Zealand	Operations manager	Details Other expeditions
Jonathan James Lawrie	M	1984	Australia	Climber	Warrandyte, Victoria, Australia	-	Details Other expeditions
Claudia Schneider	F	1956	Germany	Climber	Invercargill, New Zealand	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Chhiring Namgyal/Namgel Sherpa	M	1991	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa	M	1961	Nepal	Sirdar	Sanam, Gudel-4, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Nima Tshering (Ngima Chhiri) Sherpa	M	1972	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba (Prakash) Sherpa	M	1992	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pawai-1, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Rinji (Rinzin) Sherpa	M	1975	Nepal	H-A Worker	Gorakhani-5, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	10233
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA17309
Reference ID	01
Year	2017
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/Manaslu_Dispatches2017/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

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ID	13245
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA17309
Reference ID	02
Year	2017
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.uphillathlete.com/manaslu-thin-air/#prettyPhoto
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
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Yak 94	-
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2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
MANA17309	-	-	http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/Manaslu_Dispatches2017/	-	-	-
MANA17309	-	-	https://www.uphillathlete.com/manaslu-thin-air/#prettyPhoto	-	-	-