Manaslu | 2025 NW Face

A Netherlands expedition to Manaslu in 2025 via NW Face, led by Arnold Coster. Summit reached on 24th September 2025. 27 members recorded.

Expedition Details

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Field Value
ID 10277
Imported 2026-11-04 22:32:23.994980
Expedition ID MANA25305
Peak ID MANA
Year 2025
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NW Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Netherlands
Leaders Arnold Coster
Sponsor Seven Summit Treks (SST) Manaslu Expedition 2025 (Team 4)
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 Belgium, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Mexico, Spain
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2025-09-24
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 2
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8163
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 15
Summit Members 10
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 17
Summit Hired 12
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,C1,C2,C3,C4,Smt(24,26/09)
Route Notes Report from Carlos Soria team: Approach: Heli to Samagaon BC 15/09 C1 18/09 C2 24/09 C3 just few hours of rest Smt 26/09 by members and Sherpas at 5 am. Team spent 10 days in the Khumbu for acclimatization in early September. On 25/09 team went up to C3 from C2 in the morning. After a few hours of rest, they set off for the top at 4:30 pm. On the summit at 5 am, they only stayed for a few minutes. Nice weather, good conditions, no wind. After summit down to C3. Soria was flown from C3 to Sama at 5 pm by helicopter. The leg injury he sustained on Dhaulagiri in 2023 prevented him to complete the descent on his own. Rest of team slept in C3. On 27/09 down to BC. On 27/09 everyone to KTM by heli from Samagaon. Oxygen use: Taken and used by members and Sherpas from C3 to summit and down to C3. Records: Soria oldest person to summit an 8000m peak Pedro Mateo high-point at C1, he was base camp manager and never planned to climb higher. Members: Carlos Soria (S) Luis Miguel Soriano (S) Pedro Mateo (C1) Hired: Mingtemba (Mikel) Sherpa (S) Phurba Dorchi Sherpa (S) Nima Wangduk Sherpa (S)
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2465623
Year 2025
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw face

Members

27 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Arnold Coster M 1976 Netherlands Leader Moerkapelle, Netherlands Expedition leader Details Other expeditions
Davy Rik J. Acke M 1980 Belgium Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Jennifer Berrocal Barboza F 1986 Costa Rica Climber San Jose, Costa Rica - Details Other expeditions
Thomas Djauw Chandra M 1994 Indonesia Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Fransisca Harlijanto F 1977 Indonesia Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Luis Miguel Lopez Soriano M 1970 Spain Climber Ortigosa del Monte, Segovia, Spain Cameraman Details Other expeditions
Ricardo Lugo Flores M 1985 Mexico Climber - - Details Other expeditions
John Pieter Simon Pronk M 1972 Netherlands Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Rick Rebel M 2001 Netherlands Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Juan Rovira Boada M 1954 Spain Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Bernardo Sanchez Fernandez M 1979 Mexico Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Jan Abraham Scheele M 1987 Netherlands Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Carlos Soria Fontan M 1939 Spain Climber Moralzarzal, Madrid, Spain Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Pedro Urbano Mateo M 1969 Spain Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Klaas Wierenga M 1963 Netherlands Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Chhebi Bhote M 1997 Nepal H-A Worker Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Chhiring Nuppa Bhote M 1998 Nepal H-A Worker Chepuwa-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Phurten (Phurten Lama) Bhote M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Jenjen Lama Bhote M 1992 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-4, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Jojo Bhote M 1994 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-2, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Phinjo Nuppa Bhote M 2005 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sangay Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingtemba (Mikel) Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Wangdak Sherpa M 1994 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-6, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pas Dukpa Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Dorchi Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingmar Tamang M 1997 Nepal H-A Worker Ramche-7, Rasuwa - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.