Manaslu | 1985 E Ridge-NE Face

A Austria expedition to Manaslu in 1985 via E Ridge-NE Face, led by Wilfried Studer. Summit reached on 1st May 1985. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	185
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MANA85101
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1985
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	E Ridge-NE Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Austria
Leaders	Wilfried Studer
Sponsor	Vorarlberg-Tirol Himalayan Expedition 1985 Manaslu
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	25th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Marshyangdi->Dara Khola
Basecamp Date	1985-04-07
Summit Date	1985-05-01
Summit Time	1500
Summit Days	24
Total Days	31
Termination Date	1985-05-08
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	2nd attempt aborted due to accident, bad weather
High Point (m)	8163
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	7
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	1
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	1
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(07/04,4500m),C1(11/04,5500m),C2(13/04,6000m),C3(20/04,6500m),Smt(01/05)
Route Notes	BC on north side of East Ridge above Samagaon C1 on East Ridge C2 on East Ridge C3 east of Ridge at foot of NE Face. New route: last 700m steep rock and ice, and the altitude and steepness is not known; have little information of details of route (do not know if Yugoslavs climbed face). From C3 climbed to summit plateau crossing under NE Face. From plateau followed normal way to summit. On 23 April 1st summit bid by Studer, Ang Kami and Lhakpa (sirdar), but could not go above C3 on 24th because of heavy snowfall night of 23 April, so went down. On 29 Arpil again up (from BC on 29th to C2). Arrived C3 30 April. At 10:00 pm 30th started for top (night climb because always clear at night). Studer, Mayerhofer and Ang Kami set out, but Mayerhofer turned back after 100m because fingers freezing. Studer and Ang Kami climbed till moonlight gone at 1:00 am again moved up about 4:30 am and reached top 3:00 pm. Took longer than expected - spent night at saddle at 7400m waiting again for sun, Studer slight frostbite in feet on summit push. Gabl, Juen, Ljubanovic and Schranz left BC to C2 on 1 May and C3 on 2 May. 3 May much snowfall. 4 May from C3 at 5:00 am (3 men, Ljubanovic to BC). Gabl, Juen and Schranz reached 7300m at 10:00 am, couldn't find way from there to plateau in cloud, turned back at 3:00 pm when now snowfall stopped. Juen at 500m from C2 (not vertical distance) slipped in vertical icefall above C3 and avalanche started at same time and he was swept away with no sign of where he went. No more attempts at summit. Banskota, Tourism - 3 May 85 Studer and Ang Kami Sherpa summit from East Ridge to NE Face at 3:00 pm 1 May. Raised Nepal and Austrian flags and took photos. Cloudy and windy at top, 5 minutes stay. Started from C3 at 10:00 pm 30 Arpil. Studer returned BC 9:50 pm 1 May. Other 4 members intended to reach summit. Studer leaves BC for KTM arrival 6 May; others leave BC after 1 week from 3 May.
Accidents	Studer slight frostbite in feet on summit push; 4 members left BC to camps due to much snowfall; Juen at 500m above C3 slipped in vertical icefall starting avalanche that swept him away
Achievement	1st ascent via E Ridge
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2449387
Year	1985
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	e ridge-ne face

Members

Field	Value
ID	18539
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA85101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Guenter
Last Name	Assmann
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, Austria
Occupation	Cinema cameraman
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	1985-04-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2434099
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	guenter assmann
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	18540
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA85101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Christian
Last Name	Gabl
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Schoenwies, Tirol, Austria
Occupation	Manager, branch bank
Leader	False
Deputy	True
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7300
Summit Date 1	1985-05-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2433537
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christian gabl
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	18541
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA85101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Thomas
Last Name	Juen
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Landeck, Tirol, Austria
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7300
Summit Date 1	1985-05-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	True
Death Date	1985-05-04
Death Time	-
Death Type	7
Death Height (m)	7000
Death Class	3
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Carried by slab avalanche over cliff
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1957-1985) Died 4 May 1985 on Manaslu from avalanche
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2434042
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	thomas juen
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	18542
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA85101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Theodor
Last Name	Ljubanovic
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1941
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Zams, Tirol, Austria
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7300
Summit Date 1	1985-05-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2428338
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	theodor ljubanovic
Year of Birth	1941
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	18543
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA85101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Rudolf
Last Name	Mayerhofer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Bludenz, Vorarlberg, Austria
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6600
Summit Date 1	1985-05-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2434038
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rudolf mayerhofer
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	18544
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA85101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Anton
Last Name	Schranz
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Zams, Tirol, Austria
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7300
Summit Date 1	1985-05-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2433128
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	anton schranz
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	18545
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA85101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Ang Kami
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	1985-05-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	25
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-102
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang kami sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	18546
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA85101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Wilfried Josef
Last Name	Studer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Leader
Residence	Wolfurt, Vorarlberg, Austria
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	1985-05-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	25
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433741
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wilfried josef studer
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	18547
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA85101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Norbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6500
Summit Date 1	1985-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	-76
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa norbu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Guenter Assmann	M	1957	Austria	Climber	Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, Austria	Cinema cameraman	Details Other expeditions
Christian Gabl	M	1956	Austria	Deputy Leader	Schoenwies, Tirol, Austria	Manager, branch bank	Details Other expeditions
Thomas Juen	M	1957	Austria	Climber	Landeck, Tirol, Austria	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Theodor Ljubanovic	M	1941	Austria	Exp Doctor	Zams, Tirol, Austria	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Rudolf Mayerhofer	M	1957	Austria	Climber	Bludenz, Vorarlberg, Austria	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Anton Schranz	M	1955	Austria	Climber	Zams, Tirol, Austria	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Ang Kami Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Wilfried Josef Studer	M	1956	Austria	Leader	Wolfurt, Vorarlberg, Austria	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Norbu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	Sirdar	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	164
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA85101
Reference ID	01
Year	1985
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Studer, Wilfried
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1986
Language	-
Citation	60:238-239 (1986)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4213
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA85101
Reference ID	02
Year	1985
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1985
Language	-
Citation	105:11 (Sep 1985)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12480
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA85101
Reference ID	03
Year	1985
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198623803/Asia-Nepal-Manaslu-East-Ridge-and-Northeast-Face-and-Tragedy
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
MANA85101	AAJ	Studer, Wilfried	-	-	60:238-239 (1986)	-
MANA85101	MM	-	-	-	105:11 (Sep 1985)	-
MANA85101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198623803/Asia-Nepal-Manaslu-East-Ridge-and-Northeast-Face-and-Tragedy	-	-	-