Manaslu | 2018 NE Face

A Nepal expedition to Manaslu in 2018 via NE Face, led by Lakpa Sherpa. Summit reached on 28th September 2018. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10101
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA18312
Peak ID MANA
Year 2018
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Nepal
Leaders Lakpa Sherpa
Sponsor Expedition Base Manaslu Autumn 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 Argentina, Japan, S Africa, USA
Approach Helicopter to Samagaon
Basecamp Date 2018-09-12
Summit Date 2018-09-28
Summit Time 0915
Summit Days 16
Total Days 19
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 8
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
Summit Hired 3
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(12/09,4800m),C1(15/09,5800m),C2(19/09,6350m),C3(26/09,6700m),C4(27/09,7540m),Smt(28/09)
Route Notes Summit team started from C4 on 28 Sept at 1:30 am, summited at 9:15 am, stayed 3-5 minutes on true summit (but 2:45 in line at below summit), then descended to C3 around 4-5 pm (with a break to refuel at C4). Conditions were perfect, negligible winds, but a long line did exist between fore-summit and true summit. McGill arrived at fore-summit around 06:30 am. Oxygen: Members departing C3 (6700m) on summit push, used to get to C4, then slept on O's, through to summit and back halfway down to C3. Sherpas departing C4 (7450m) on summit push, through to summit and all the way back down to C3. Coopwood, Proverbio, Randall and Springer did not use oxygen or Sherpa support. From Jeannette McGill: 1. Ms Bhumira Gurung (Nepal) (summit), climbed with Ang Dorje Sherpa (summit). 2. Rob Springer (USA) (summit), also climbed with Madrone Coopwood (USA) (no summit) and Matthew Randall (USA) (no summit), but no Sherpa support. 3. Jeannette McGill (South Africa) (summit), climbed with Lakpa Sherpa (summit) and Pasang Ongchu Sherpa (summit). 4. Taro Yamagata (Japan) (summit), climbed with Pema Chhiring Sherpa (summit) 5. Leonardo Proverbio (Argentinian) (no summit), no Sherpa support. From Matthew Randall: 1. Matthew Randall to 7800m (HAPE), skied down from 7800m. 2. Madrone Coopwood to 7300m on 30/09 (HAPE). 3. Rob Springer (frostbite).
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Expedition Base (Satori Adventures pmt)
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463108
Year 2018
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Lakpa/Lhakpa Sherpa M 1968 Nepal Leader Tamku-9, Makalu-Barun Agency managing director Details Other expeditions
Madrone S Coopwood M 1972 USA Climber Boulder, Colorado Electrial engineer Details Other expeditions
Bhumira Gurung F 1992 Nepal Climber Dharma Devi-5, Makalu-Barun Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jeannette Elizabeth McGill F 1973 S Africa Climber Johannesburg, S Africa Mining executive Details Other expeditions
Leonardo Martin Proverbio M 1979 Argentina Climber Bariloche-Calafate, Rio Negro, Argentina Alpine guide, ski instructor & racer Details Other expeditions
Matthew James Randall M 1992 USA Climber Colorado Springs, Colorado US Army officer Details Other expeditions
Robert Karl Springer M 1973 USA Climber Golden, Colorado Arborist Details Other expeditions
Taro Yamagata M 1976 Japan Climber Ehime, Japan Security officer in an NGO Details Other expeditions
Ang Dorje (Ong Dorchi) Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Wangchu (Pasang Ongchhu) Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Cheremy, Bung-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pema Tshering Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.