Manaslu | 2018 NE Face

A S Korea expedition to Manaslu in 2018 via NE Face, led by Cha Jin-Chol. Summit reached on 28th September 2018. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	10108
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MANA18319
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2018
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	S Korea
Leaders	Cha Jin-Chol
Sponsor	Yeungnam University College Alpine Club 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	-
Approach	Dharapani->Bhimtang->Larkya La->Samdo->Samagaon
Basecamp Date	2018-09-11
Summit Date	2018-09-28
Summit Time	1000
Summit Days	17
Total Days	19
Termination Date	2018-09-30
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8163
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	1
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(11/09,4700m),C1(14/09,5800m),C2(18/09,6400m),C3(26/09,6900m),C4(27/09,7400m),Smt(28/09)
Route Notes	BC 11/09 4700m C1 14/09 5800m C2 18/09 6400m C3 26/09 6900m C4 27/09 7400m Smt 28/09 by Cha, Kim and Pasang Namgel. Cha, Kim and Pasang Namgel started their summit bid from C4 at 1 am on 28 Sept and got to the top at 10 am. They stayed on summit for 2 hours waiting on queue for taking pictures on summit. It was a crowdy summit day. All of them descended to C4 around 3 pm and continued to C3 where they arrived at 7:30 pm. Next day, 29 September they went down to BC. The summit day weather was very good. Team left BC on 30 Sept. They returned Kathmandu via Sotikhola by jeep. Oxygen: C4 to summit members and Sherpa. Hired: Chingjung Bhote Pasang Namgel Sherpa
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Trekking Camp Nepal
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

Field	Value
ID	74298
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA18319
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Jin-Chol
Last Name	Cha
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Leader
Residence	Daegu (Taegu), S Korea
Occupation	Fast-food shop owner
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	2018-09-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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
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	2437852
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	jin-chol cha
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	74299
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA18319
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Jong-Won
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	57
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Daegu (Taegu), S Korea
Occupation	Restaurant owner
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	2018-09-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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
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	2435308
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	jong-won kim
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	57
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	74300
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA18319
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Chinjung
Last Name	Bhote
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1992
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
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)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2446602
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	chinjung bhote
Year of Birth	1992
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	74301
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA18319
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Pasang Namgel
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1985
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khiraule, Bung-9, 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	2018-09-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	-
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	2443969
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	pasang namgel sherpa
Year of Birth	1985
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Jin-Chol Cha	M	1968	S Korea	Leader	Daegu (Taegu), S Korea	Fast-food shop owner	Details Other expeditions
Jong-Won Kim	M	1961	S Korea	Climber	Daegu (Taegu), S Korea	Restaurant owner	Details Other expeditions
Chinjung Bhote	M	1992	Nepal	H-A Worker	Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Namgel Sherpa	M	1985	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khiraule, Bung-9, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.