Manaslu | 2019 NE Face
A Japan expedition to Manaslu in 2019 via NE Face, led by Naoko Watanabe. Summit reached on 26th September 2019. 15 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 10488 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA19341 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 2019 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Naoko Watanabe |
| Sponsor | Pioneer Adventure Manaslu Expedition |
| 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 | Colombia/USA, Poland, USA |
| Approach | Via Larkya La |
| Basecamp Date | 2019-09-10 |
| Summit Date | 2019-09-26 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 16 |
| Total Days | 19 |
| Termination Date | 2019-09-29 |
| 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 | 6 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 9 |
| Summit Hired | 9 |
| 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(10/09,4700m),C1(15/09,5500m),C2(16/09,6250m),C3(25/09,6800m),C4(26/09,7450m),Smt(26-27/09) |
| Route Notes | Claudia Lopez and Izabela Smolokowska were Ticino Treks clients on the Pioneer Adventures permit. Claudia Lopez Report: BC 10/09 4700m C1 15/09 5500m C2 16/09 6250m C3 25/09 6800m C4 26/09 7450m Smt 27/09 by Lopez, Smolokowska and 3 Sherpas. Claudia Lopez and Izabela Smolokowska left C4 at 12:30 am, summited on 27 Sept with three Sherpas at 5:32 am, stayed 10 minutes, then descended to C3 arriving at noon. Very light snow, no wind and relatively warm. Miyuki Yamamoto was an Adventure Himalaya client on the Pioneer Adventures permit. Miyuki Yamamoto report: BC 06/09 4400m C1 14/09 5500m C2 15/09 6300m approx C3 25/09 6700m approx C4 26/09 7400m approx Smt 27/09 by Yamamoto, Anup Gurung and Sujan Gurung. Summit push started from C4 at 2:30 am on 27 Sept, they got to the top at 7:20 am, stayed on the summit about 30 minutes, back to C4 9:30 am, then continued descending to C2 where they arrived at 2:30 pm. Next day they went down to BC. Summit day weather below 7000m it was cloudy and above was clear. Left BC on 29 Sept. Oxygen: 7200m-Smt-7200m, Hired C4-Smt-C4. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Pioneer Adventure |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2462437 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | ne face |
Members
15 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naoko Watanabe | F | 1981 | Japan | Leader | Tokyo, Japan | Nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Claudia Patricia Lopez Gutierrez | F | 1968 | Colombia/USA | Climber | Boulder, Colorado | Photographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Hideki Nakazono | M | 1978 | Japan | Climber | - | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Izabela Katarzyna Smolokowska | F | 1964 | Poland | Climber | Warsaw, Poland | Hotelier | Details Other expeditions |
| Miyuki Yamamoto | F | 1967 | Japan | Climber | Osaka, Japan | Nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Julia Zhou | F | 1965 | USA | Climber | Hustington Beach, California | Computer engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Anup Gurung | M | 1989 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Swara-5, Gorkha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sujan Gurung | M | 1996 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Bhotkhola, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Prem Magar | M | 1993 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Taksindu-4, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Gelu Sherpa | M | 1995 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-3, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa | M | 1961 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Sanam, Gudel-4, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa/Lakpa Sherpa | M | 1991 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | Director of Pioneer | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Dorchi Sherpa | M | 1987 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Dukpa Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Kusang Sherpa | M | 1997 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANA19341 | - | - | https://www.pioneeradventure.com/news/list-of-manaslu-summiters | - | - | - |