Manaslu | 2019 NE Face

A USA expedition to Manaslu in 2019 via NE Face, led by Don Wargowsky. Summit reached on 27th September 2019. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	10452
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MANA19305
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2019
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Don Wargowsky
Sponsor	SummitClimb Manaslu Expedition 2019
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	Australia, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Russia
Approach	Besisahar->Larkya La->Samagaon
Basecamp Date	2019-09-10
Summit Date	2019-09-27
Summit Time	1500
Summit Days	17
Total Days	20
Termination Date	2019-09-30
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8163
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	4
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	True
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(10/09,4975m),C1(14/09,5600m),C2(21/09),C3(26/09),C4(27/09),Smt(27-28/09)
Route Notes	BC 10/09 4975m C1 14/09 5600m C2 21/09 C3 26/09 C4 27/09 Smt 27/09 by Wargowsky, Hilander, Cervenka, Tenji Sherpa Smt 28/09 by Bortkevich, Ang Dorje Sherpa. First summit team with Wargowsky left C3 at 8:45 pm, summited at 3 pm on 27/09, down to C4 at 9 pm. Bortkevich and Ang Dorje summited on 28/09 at 7:30 am. They started from C4 to the summit. Asmus didn't go higher than BC; didn't acclimatize well and walked out on his own. Christopher left on the approach to BC, he was sick and didn't get near the mountain. Team left BC on 30/09. Oxygen: Taken and used by Sherpas (from C4), Bortkevich (from C3), Cervenka (from 7700m), Wargowsky only on descent (from 7700m to C3). Hired: Ang Dorje Sherpa (S) Tenji Sherpa (S)
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Everest Parivar
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2462393
Year	2019
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	ne face

Members

Field	Value
ID	77363
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA19305
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2019
Season	3
First Name	Don R.
Last Name	Wargowsky
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1983
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Seattle, Washington
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	2019-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
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	False
O2 Descent	True
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	2443394
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	don r. wargowsky
Year of Birth	1983
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	77364
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA19305
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2019
Season	3
First Name	Ulf Willi Georg
Last Name	Asmus
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	57
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Bietigheim-Bissingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
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	True
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	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2435542
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	ulf willi georg asmus
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	58
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	77365
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA19305
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2019
Season	3
First Name	Natalia
Last Name	Bortkevich
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Russia
Status	Climber
Residence	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Occupation	Oil industry
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	2019-09-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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 and down
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	2442931
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	natalia bortkevich
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	77366
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA19305
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2019
Season	3
First Name	Christopher Johnson
Last Name	Carson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	58
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Higgins, ACT, Australia
Occupation	Geologist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
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	True
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	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2435378
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	christopher johnson carson
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	58
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	77367
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA19305
Member ID	05
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2019
Season	3
First Name	Jan
Last Name	Cervenka
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1990
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Climber
Residence	Eugene, Oregon
Occupation	Engineer
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	2019-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
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	7700m to smt and down
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	2445952
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	jan cervenka
Year of Birth	1990
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	77368
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA19305
Member ID	06
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2019
Season	3
First Name	Lauri Antt Sakari
Last Name	Hilander
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Finland
Status	Climber
Residence	Lap Nano, Finland
Occupation	Air-traffic controller
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	2019-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
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	False
O2 None	True
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444920
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	lauri antt sakari hilander
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	77369
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA19305
Member ID	07
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2019
Season	3
First Name	Ang Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1984
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Patle-4, Okhaldhunga
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	2019-09-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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 to C4
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	2443757
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	ang dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1984
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	77370
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA19305
Member ID	08
Peak ID	MANA
Year	2019
Season	3
First Name	Tenji/Tenzing
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Patle-6, Okhaldhunga
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	2019-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
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 to C4
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	2nd ascent of Manaslu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442954
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	tenji/tenzing sherpa
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Don R. Wargowsky	M	1983	USA	Leader	Seattle, Washington	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Ulf Willi Georg Asmus	M	1961	Germany	Climber	Bietigheim-Bissingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Natalia Bortkevich	F	1982	Russia	Climber	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Oil industry	Details Other expeditions
Christopher Johnson Carson	M	1961	Australia	Climber	Higgins, ACT, Australia	Geologist	Details Other expeditions
Jan Cervenka	M	1990	Czech Republic	Climber	Eugene, Oregon	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Lauri Antt Sakari Hilander	M	1987	Finland	Climber	Lap Nano, Finland	Air-traffic controller	Details Other expeditions
Ang Dorje Sherpa	M	1984	Nepal	H-A Worker	Patle-4, Okhaldhunga	-	Details Other expeditions
Tenji/Tenzing Sherpa	M	1982	Nepal	H-A Worker	Patle-6, Okhaldhunga	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	14540
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA19305
Reference ID	01
Year	2019
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.summitclimb.com/news/recent/manaslu-news/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
MANA19305	-	-	https://www.summitclimb.com/news/recent/manaslu-news/	-	-	-