Manaslu | 2017 NE Face

A USA expedition to Manaslu in 2017 via NE Face, led by Bill Crouse. Summit reached on 25th September 2017. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9714
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MANA17324
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2017
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Bill Crouse
Sponsor	Crouse Manaslu 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	Germany
Approach	Trekked via Larkya La
Basecamp Date	2017-09-05
Summit Date	2017-09-25
Summit Time	0540
Summit Days	20
Total Days	22
Termination Date	2017-09-27
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8163
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	2
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(09/09,5773m),C2(14/09,6323m),C3(16/09,6801m),Smt(25/09)
Route Notes	BC 05/09 4750m C1 09/09 5773m C2 14/09 6323m C3 16/09 6801m Smt 25/09 by Kober, Crouse, Lhakpa Wangchu, Siddhi at 5:40 am. Summit team left C3 at 10:30 pm on 24 Sept. Nobody else on the route and they had to break trail. They stayed for about half an hour on the summit, then descended to BC, where they arrived at 3:30 pm. Team left BC on 27 Sept; 28 Sept by helicopter from Samagaon. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to top to C3 by members and Sherpas. Sherpas: Lhakpa Wangchu, Pangboche, 23/10/1986 Siddhi Bahadur Tamang, Simigaon, Dolakha, 07/06/1981
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Guides
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

Field	Value
ID	71075
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA17324
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2017
Season	3
First Name	William Charles (Bill)
Last Name	Crouse
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Andermatt, Uri, Switzerland
Occupation	Sales representative for outdoor gear
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	2017-09-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0540
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	2436256
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	william charles (bill) crouse
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	71076
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA17324
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2017
Season	3
First Name	Tanja Claudia
Last Name	Kober
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Matten Bei Interlaken, Bern, Switzerland
Occupation	Veternarian
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	2017-09-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0540
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	2441019
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tanja claudia kober
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	71077
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA17324
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2017
Season	3
First Name	Lhakpa Wangchu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	30
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	2017-09-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0540
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	4th ascent of Manaslu; brother of Pasang Dawa (Pando)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444595
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa wangchu sherpa
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	71078
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA17324
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2017
Season	3
First Name	Siddhi Bahadur
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Simigaon, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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	2017-09-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0540
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	3rd ascent of Manaslu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442636
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	siddhi bahadur tamang
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
William Charles (Bill) Crouse	M	1963	USA	Leader	Andermatt, Uri, Switzerland	Sales representative for outdoor gear	Details Other expeditions
Tanja Claudia Kober	F	1976	Germany	Climber	Matten Bei Interlaken, Bern, Switzerland	Veternarian	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Wangchu Sherpa	M	1986	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Siddhi Bahadur Tamang	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Simigaon, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.