Manaslu | 1986 NE Face

A W Germany expedition to Manaslu in 1986 via NE Face, led by Michel Dacher. Summit reached on 3rd May 1986. 16 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 962
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA86101
Peak ID MANA
Year 1986
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality W Germany
Leaders Michel Dacher
Sponsor Schuster Manaslu 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 Austria
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1986-04-05
Summit Date 1986-05-03
Summit Time -
Summit Days 28
Total Days 38
Termination Date 1986-05-13
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7400m due to bad weather and fixed date to leave BC (May 13)
High Point (m) 7400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 16
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 2
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(05/04,3900m),C1(09/04,5150m),C2(13/04,6200m),C3(15/04,6850m),C4(03/05,7400m),xxx(03/05,7400m)
Route Notes BC at 3900m at 1-1/2 hours from Samagaon C1 at 5150m at 2 hours below Naike Col C2 at 6200m just above white serac zone on NE Face C3 at 6850m just below North Col C4 at 7400m on rocky shoulder above N Col High point at C4. 15th April to early May bad weather (thunderstorms and heavy snowfall). C4 pitched on 3 May and deserted on 4th. All survivors in BC 4th May except Baessler who got to BC on 6th and evacuated by helicopter 9th May with Wirthensohn. On 9th started up again, reached C3, looked for 2 dead men, another half-meter snowfell and on 11th abandoned climb. Klaiber fell in fixed ropes returning to C3 after seeing he could not reach C4, no one saw fall, he just disappeared. May 4 Oberbichler fell descending from C3 because heavy snowfall (again fall not seen but he was found badly bashed).
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency International Trekkers (Intrek Asia)
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2449755
Year 1986
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

16 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Fred Baessler M 1946 W Germany Climber Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Michel Dacher M 1933 W Germany Leader Peiting, Bavaria, W Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Peter Gerschner M 1935 W Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, W Germany Businessman Details Other expeditions
Markus Grasl M 1956 Austria Exp Doctor Baden, Lower Austria, Austria Ophthalmologist Details Other expeditions
Georg Hartlmaier M 1932 W Germany Climber Cedar City, Utah Ski instructor Details Other expeditions
Herbert Hoffmann M 1947 W Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, W Germany Geophysicist Details Other expeditions
Karl Hub M 1938 W Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, W Germany Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Wilhelm Klaiber M 1937 W Germany Climber Tuebingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany Salesman Details Other expeditions
Walter Leosch M 1942 Austria Climber Lassing, Styria, Austria Sales manager Details Other expeditions
Dieter Oberbichler M 1942 Austria Deputy Leader Munich, W Germany Salesman and buyer Details Other expeditions
Harald Enzio Popp M 1955 W Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, W Germany Trekking guide & tour leader Details Other expeditions
Hanns Schell M 1938 Austria Climber Graz, Styria, Austria Merchant Details Other expeditions
Herwig Schnutt M 1941 Austria Climber Judenburg, Styria, Austria Engineer Details Other expeditions
Anton Staudacher M 1945 W Germany Climber Tegernsee, Bavaria, W Germany Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Hans Steinbach M 1947 W Germany Climber Neu-Isenburg, Hesse, W Germany Shopkeeper Details Other expeditions
Arthur Wirthensohn M 1936 W Germany Climber Sonthofen, Bavaria, W Germany Baker Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MANA86101 AAJ Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth - - 61:246 (1987) -
MANA86101 MM - - - 110:10 (Jul 1986) -
MANA86101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198724602/Asia-Nepal-Manaslu-Attempt-and-Tragedy - - -