Manaslu | 2020 NE Face

A Bahrain expedition to Manaslu in 2020 via NE Face, led by Mohamed Hamed Mohamed Al Khalifa, Christopher Burrows. Summit reached on 15th October 2020. 61 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10537
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA20301
Peak ID MANA
Year 2020
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Bahrain
Leaders Mohamed Hamed Mohamed Al Khalifa, Christopher Burrows
Sponsor Bahrain Royal Guard Manaslu Expedition 2020
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 UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2020-10-08
Summit Date 2020-10-15
Summit Time 0630
Summit Days 7
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8163
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 18
Summit Members 13
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 52
Summit Hired 43
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 Climbed Lobuche for acclimatization on 3 Oct
Campsites BC(08/10),C1,C2,C3(14/10),Smt(15/10)
Route Notes From Bahrain This Month, 3 Nov 2020 The Bahrain Royal Guard team which has been training to climb the highest mountain in the world Everest in 2021 have successfully completed their training in the Himalayan mountains. The team, consisting of 18 people, were given a mission by National Security Advisor, Royal Guard Commander Major-General His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa to raise the Bahrain and Royal guard flag on the summits of Lobuche (6119m high) and, once training completed, on the summit of Manaslu. Exhibition leader, Christopher Anthony, tells Bahrain This Month’s Farah Baig about the experience and significant achievements that came with the climb including the renaming of part of the Himalayan mountain range to ‘Royal Bahrain Peaks’. The Bahrain Everest team had 12 months of training during which we, as a novice climbing team, tried to fill ourselves full of knowledge by speaking to our guides in Nepal, Seven Summit Treks. The initial expedition was to Lobuche, one of the 6000m training mountains in Nepal, which included a 14-day trek from Lukla all the way to Namche Bazaar, followed by the Lobuche base camp. There we prepared, trained and got used to all our equipment before summitting Lobuche, which served as the stepping stone we needed to go on to Manaslu, commonly known as ‘The Killer Mountain’ purely because it’s a dangerous mountain and a very technical climb which people take for granted since it’s lower than Everest. The training consisted of fitness training, rope work, and abseiling, making sure that we were physically and mentally fit for the task. This was in addition to understanding high altitude medicine so we can identify frostbite and non-freezing injuries within ourselves and the team. We needed to make sure that we understood the signs and symptoms of altitude sickness among other things, so it not only involved fitness but a lot of classroom work too. The acclimatization of Lobuche and Manaslu is probably the most important aspect of the climbing of Everest. Every single member of the team at some point experienced altitude sickness which comes with severe migraines, loss of appetite and vomiting in some cases. We found ourselves gasping for breath because of the lack of oxygen as you start pushing past 3000 meters, especially on Manaslu as we got higher. I don’t think anyone had a good night’s sleep in those 8 days as it’s very uncomfortable. Through our training and our guides, we were able to understand that, as bad as it is, this is normal and the effect of being at this altitude. The main challenges were obviously the unknown. We’d seen it, read it and explained it but when you’re actually in the middle of it is when you find that there are gaps, and being a novice team is where the experience is. That’s why we’d done Lobuche and Manaslu to prepare ourselves and iron out those things that were perhaps missing that we can now prepare for Everest. The most significant achievement was threefold really - the first one was the Bahrain and Nepalese government enabling us to come and complete the mission, in the middle of a pandemic. You know it was never an easy decision by the Bahrain and Nepalese government but in hindsight it was the right decision. That, however, was the first hurdle and first significant achievement when we got the invitation from the Nepalese government. It also included some extremely hard work by the Bahrain government and Bahrain’s embassy in Delhi that were also instrumental in facilitating the mission. The second one would of course be our first summit of Lobuche - seeing the team smile after 14 hours of sweat and tears but standing on the summit and then seeing the hunger on the guys’ faces for Manaslu. Again, seeing the guys individually summiting was just an amazing achievement personally and as a team. The ongoing pandemic honestly has its challenges. The guys were isolated for seven days as part of the entry procedure after which they had a COVID test to make sure we were all clear before we went to the villages in the Himalayas. The thing we didn’t want to do is infect anybody, so we had to make sure that the COVID protocol set by the Bahrain Defence Force and the Bahrain government was adhered to at all times. So, we all had gloves and masks on, and limited as much contact as we could. Obviously, this was phase one of the mission, phase two will be the summit of Everest which should be officially announced. Hopefully the whole team will be set on the mission in five months to summit the highest mountain in the world and raise Bahrain’s flag, in line with our mission from HM King Hamad and HH Shaikh Nasser. Bahrain Everest Team: Christopher Anthony Richard Warrent McConnell Phillip Clough Mohamed Hamed Mohamed Al Khalifa Ebrahim Mohamed Abdulla Ebrahim Mohamed Mohamed Ali Jasim Ahmed Alboainnain Arafat Hamood Naji Ghurbah Ebrahim Khalil Ebrahim Zyaed Aljazzaf Ahmed Saif Ahmed Isa Alkaabi Arif Feroz Shah Murad Qalunder Ghulam Mohamed Abdulrahman Yusuf Alkawari Khaled Ali Hasan Ebrashim Hasan Aldossery Abdulaziz Rafea Abhar Khalaf Alabed Khahed Sultan Mohamed Abdulla Alsheerawi Murad Mohamed Yusuf Abdulsayed Ebrahim Ali Salem Jaber Saud Hamad Mubarak Hamed Eid Mohamed Isa Abdulla Yusuf Alqais
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462238
Year 2020
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

61 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mohamed Hamed Mohamed Al Khalifa M 1987 Bahrain Co-Leader Manama, Bahrain - Details Other expeditions
Christpher Anthony Burrows M 1973 UK Co-Leader London, England - Details Other expeditions
Chhang Dawa Sherpa M 1982 Nepal Climbing Leader Nurbu Chaur, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Murad Mohamed Yusuf Abdulsayed M 1992 Bahrain Climber Riffa, Bahrain - Details Other expeditions
Abulaziz Rafea Abbar Khalaf Al Abed M 1995 Bahrain Climber Riffa, Bahrain - Details Other expeditions
Mohamed Ali Jasim Ahmed Al Boainain M 1997 Bahrain Climber Manama, Bahrain - Details Other expeditions
Khaled Ali Hasan Ebrahim Hasan Al Dossery M 1986 Bahrain Climber Jidhafs, Bahrain - Details Other expeditions
Ebrahim Khalil Ebrahim Zayed Al Jazzaf M 1993 Bahrain Climber Muharraq, Bahrain - Details Other expeditions
Ahmed Saif Ahmed Isa Al Kaabi M 1993 Bahrain Climber Muharraq, Bahrain - Details Other expeditions
Mohamed Abdulrahman Yusuf Al Kawari M 1993 Bahrain Climber Manama, Bahrain - Details Other expeditions
Mohamed Isa Abdulla Yusuf Al Qais M 1986 Bahrain Climber Manama, Bahrain - Details Other expeditions
Khaled Sultan Mohamed Abdulla Al Sheerawi M 1995 Bahrain Climber Manama, Bahrain - Details Other expeditions
Phillip Clough M 1974 UK Climber London, England - Details Other expeditions
Saud Hamad Mubarak Hamad Eid M 1995 Bahrain Climber Manama, Bahrain - Details Other expeditions
Arif Feroz Shad Murad Qalunder Ghulam M 1994 Bahrain Climber Riffa, Bahrain - Details Other expeditions
Arafat Hamood Naji Ghurbah M 1995 Bahrain Climber Yemen - Details Other expeditions
Ebrahim Ali Salem Jaber M 1989 Bahrain Climber Riffa, Bahrain - Details Other expeditions
Richard Warren McConnell M 1980 UK Climber Edinburgh, Scotland - Details Other expeditions
Ebrahim Mohamed Abdulla Ebrahim Mohamed M 1997 Bahrain Climber Manama, Bahrain - Details Other expeditions
Dandu Bhote M 1995 Nepal H-A Worker Pawakhola-7, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Namja/Namgya Bhote M 1997 Nepal Rope-Fixing Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Temba Bhote M 1982 Nepal Rope-Fixing Pawakhola-7, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Angeli Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Janakpur, Gaurishankar-6, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Chhepal Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-2, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Chhyo Nurbu Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Kusang Sherpa M 1997 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Chhiring Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Lelep-8, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Finchok Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Lamabagar-3, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Dukpa Sherpa M 1995 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-7, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Kami Rita (Topke) Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Dendi Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Chheskam-2, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Nurbu Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Tate, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Sherpa M 1978 Nepal Climbing Leader Nurbu Chaur, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Migma Dorchi Sherpa M 1999 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Temba Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tenjen Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-4, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingtemba (Mikel) Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Dorchi (Nima Dorji) Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Nurbu Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nima Tendu (Nima Thenduk) Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa M 1993 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa Sherpa M 1994 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Nurbu Sherpa M 1990 Nepal Rope-Fixing Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tenje Sherpa M 1999 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pastemba Sherpa M 1998 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pastenji Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pechhumbe (Chumbe) Sherpa M 1987 Nepal Rope-Fixing Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pem Nurbu Sherpa M 1992 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-4, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Thinduk Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Phurtenji (Phur Tenzen) Sherpa M 1997 Nepal Rope-Fixing Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Rinje Sherpa M 1998 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Sanu Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Sona Chhiri Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Tashi Sherpa M 2000 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Tashi Lhakpa Sherpa M 1985 Nepal Climbing Leader Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Tendi Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Tenjing Sherpa M 1990 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Gesman Tamang M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Kerung-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.