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.