Manaslu | 1983 S Ridge (to 7500m)

A W Germany expedition to Manaslu in 1983 via S Ridge (to 7500m), led by Guenther Haerter. Summit reached on 22nd October 1983. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1510
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Expedition ID MANA83303
Peak ID MANA
Year 1983
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Ridge (to 7500m)
Route 2 S Face
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality W Germany
Leaders Guenther Haerter
Sponsor German Manaslu Expedition
Success 1 False
Success 2 True
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 18th
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Italy
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1983-09-22
Summit Date 1983-10-22
Summit Time 1530
Summit Days 30
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8163
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 10
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 2
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(22/09,4300m),C1(29/09,5200m),C2(01/10,5800m),C3(07/10,6600m),C4(17/10,7400m),Smt(22/10)
Route Notes BC at Thulnagi Glacier. Arrived top 15:00 to 15:30 hrs in strong wind (problem to stand up). Met Heo who was first on top and followed immediately by 2 Sherpas, then Haerter, then Wehrs, then Streibel and Tauber last. Heo "was in real good condition." Were surprised to see him. Sherpas said there is someone 500m up there in the rocks and Geyer didn't believe them, thought altitude affected him; thought he would be on top earlier. Route on ridge was same Yugoslavian spring 1983 as far as Yugoslavian's high point of 7100m, then same route on face as Austrian 1972 spring. Reached highest point on ridge of 7500m on 18th Oct, then very stormy and lost everything at C3 under snow so no longer possible to continue on ridge and also too windy for ridge. So back to C2, made new C3 on face. On 20th Oct moved camp up on ice wall to plateau at 7400m; on plateau on 22nd to top.
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2448828
Year 1983
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s ridge (to 7500m)

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Andreas Adler M 1953 W Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, W Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Peter Geyer M 1949 W Germany Climber Sonthofen, Bavaria, W Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Guenther Haerter M 1953 W Germany Leader Munich, Bavaria, W Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Franz Kellner M 1953 W Germany Climber Ihrlerstein, Bavaria, W Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Peter Popall M 1948 W Germany Climber St. Hilaire de Touvet, Isere, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Uwe Schelhas M 1949 W Germany Climber Mittenwald, Bavaria, W Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Franz Seeberger M 1949 W Germany Climber Kempten, Bavaria, W Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Herbert Streibel M 1954 W Germany Climber Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, W Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Hermann Tauber M 1952 Italy Climber Brunico, Bolzano, Italy Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Hubert Wehrs M 1956 W Germany Climber Oberau bei Garmisch, Bavaria, W Germany Graphic designer Details Other expeditions
Ang Dorje Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Thamo, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Rita Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MANA83303 AAJ - - - 58:247-248 (1984) -
MANA83303 MM - - - 96:11 (Mar 1984) -
MANA83303 DAV Haerter, Guenther Erfolg am Manaslu - 109:143-149 (1985) -
MANA83303 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198424703/Asia-Nepal-Manaslu-South-Face - - -