Manaslu | 1983 E Ridge from N

A Austria expedition to Manaslu in 1983 via E Ridge from N, led by Wilfried Studer. Summit reached on 7th October 1983. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 125
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA83301
Peak ID MANA
Year 1983
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 E Ridge from N
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Wilfried Studer
Sponsor Vorarlberger Himalayan Expedition to Manaslu
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1983-09-12
Summit Date 1983-10-07
Summit Time -
Summit Days 25
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7400m due to dangerous conditions and cold weather
High Point (m) 7400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(12/09,4400m),Dep(15/09,4900m),C1A(15/09,5400m),C1B(17/09,5450m),C2(20/09,5900m),C3(06/10,6550m),xxx(07/10,7400m)
Route Notes BC at north side start of East Ridge at foot of rocks. Very deep snow; had to cross very steep snow slope, was very cold; 200m above climbers were dangerous seracs and avalanche danger. Studer had very cold toes and feared more. Same day all C3 blown away. 2 summiters went down to C1. Frostbite to toes already partly lost on Eiger North Face. Leitner left few days early: weather had been continously bad and he needed to make arrangements in KTM for expedition. Heavy snowfall - in 3 weeks only 4 days any sunshine (a few hours in mornings). Wanted to climb above C3 alpine style: with little snow, this would be easy to climb East Ridge this way now deep snow besides no good place to make a C4.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2448813
Year 1983
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) e ridge from n

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Thomas Burtscher M 1960 Austria Climber Raggal, Vorarlberg, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Manfred Kessler M 1945 Austria Climber Vandans, Vorarlberg, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Alwin Leitner M 1953 Austria Climber Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, Austria Publicist Details Other expeditions
Guenther Netolitzky M 1940 Austria Exp Doctor Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria Physician Details Other expeditions
Wilfried Josef Studer M 1956 Austria Leader Bludenz, Vorarlberg, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MANA83301 AAJ Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth - - 58:248 (1984) -
MANA83301 MM - - - 96:11 (Mar 1984) -
MANA83301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198424802/Asia-Nepal-Manaslu-East-Ridge-Attempt - - -