Manaslu | 2018 NE Face

A China expedition to Manaslu in 2018 via NE Face, led by Song Yu-Jiang, Dawa Steven Sherpa. Summit reached on 29th September 2018. 29 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10094
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA18305
Peak ID MANA
Year 2018
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality China
Leaders Song Yu-Jiang, Dawa Steven Sherpa
Sponsor Asian Trekking Manaslu Expedition 2018
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 Japan, Nepal
Approach Helicopter to Samagaon
Basecamp Date 2018-09-15
Summit Date 2018-09-29
Summit Time 0600
Summit Days 14
Total Days 16
Termination Date 2018-10-01
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8163
Traverse False
Ski True
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 16
Summit Members 14
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 13
Summit Hired 13
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(15/09,4750m),C1(20/09,5600m),C2(26/09,6400m),C3(27/09,6750m),C4(28/09,7400m),Smt(29/09)
Route Notes BC 15/09 4750m C1 20/09 5600m C2 26/09 6400m C3 27/09 6760m C4 28/09 7400m Smt 29/09 by all Chinese members, Dawa Steven, Samir Jung Thapa, Kenji Kasahara and 13 Sherpas between 6 am and 8 am. Summit team left C4 between 11 pm and 2 am. Conditions were little gusty and clear. Snow hard and crispy. They spent an average of around 20 minutes on the summit. Dawa Steven, Jung Thapa, Tang Qun, Xin-Yong Zhou, Xie Wei and Kenji Kasahara descended to BC where they arrived between 7 pm and 9 pm. The rest of the team descended to C2. On the descent, Shu-Jie Gong took a wrong step and broke the outside bone of her ankle at about 7500m at about 11 am. Five Sherpas carried her down to C3, where they arrived 10 pm. On 30/09, all 13 Sherpas worked together and helped her down to BC, where they arrived at 2 am. It took them 19 hours. On 01/10 Gong took a helicopter from BC to Samagaon, where she stayed the night and on 02/10 helicopter to Kathmandu and got admitted to CIWEC. On the way up, Dawa Steven Sherpa and Zhang were caught in an avalanche below C3. They were dragged with it for about 10m. They were clipped into the rope and got out of the avalanche. Zhou and Xie skied down from the plateau (below the false summit) to about half way to C4 and walked down to C2. Jian-Pei Shen reached BC. He left BC after five days as he was not up for the climb. Song never intended to summit. He was the official expedition leader to stay at BC. Team left BC on 01/10. Fixed rope: on descent 100m and two ladders in the icefall between C2 to C1. Oxygen: Taken and used from C2 to top to C2 by members From C4 to top to C4 by Sherpas and Dawa Steven
Accidents Gong fell in descent and broke her ankle (evacuated by helicopter from BC)
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463109
Year 2018
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

29 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jian-Pei Shen M 1949 China Climber Zhejiang, China - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Steven Sherpa M 1984 Nepal Co-Leader Kathmandu Asian Trekking executive Details Other expeditions
Yu-Jiang Song M 1971 China Co-Leader Beijing, China Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Shu-Jie Gong F 1972 China Climber Shangdong, China - Details Other expeditions
Jian Gu M 1963 China Climber Nanjing, Jiangsu, China - Details Other expeditions
Juan Hu F 1986 China Climber Jiangsu, China - Details Other expeditions
Samir Jung Thapa M 1981 Nepal Climber Kathmandu Director of photography Details Other expeditions
Kenji Kasahara M 1964 Japan Climber Gifu, Japan Psychiatrist Details Other expeditions
Hong-Tao Mao M 1975 China Climber Hubei, China - Details Other expeditions
Qun Tang F 1984 China Climber Hefei, Anhui, China - Details Other expeditions
Jun Tong M 1969 China Climber Hubei, China - Details Other expeditions
Kuok Weng Wong M 1966 China Climber Myanmar - Details Other expeditions
Wei Xie M 1978 China Climber Tokyo, Japan - Details Other expeditions
Yong-Lin Yang M 1973 China Climber Sichuan, China - Details Other expeditions
Si-Tuo Zhang M 1984 China Climber Hubei, China - Details Other expeditions
Xin-Yong Zhou M 1973 China Climber Hebei, China - Details Other expeditions
Samden (Sonam) Bhote M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Gyaluk (Gyalu Lama) Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-5, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Ki Dorjee Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Gudel-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nanda Dorje (Naga Dorje, Nanga) Sherpa M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nawang Tenzing (Nawangle) Sherpa M 1960 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Thamo, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Rita (Pa Rita) Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Yilajung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tshering Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tshering (Maila) Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Shera Gyalzen Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Sonam Tshering (Paldorje) Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Tashi Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Thundu Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.