Manaslu | 1990 NE Face
A France expedition to Manaslu in 1990 via NE Face, led by Dominique Neuenschwander. Summit reached on 2nd May 1990. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 414 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA90103 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 1990 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Dominique Neuenschwander |
| Sponsor | Ski Extreme 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 | Switzerland |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1990-04-23 |
| Summit Date | 1990-05-02 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 9 |
| Total Days | 12 |
| Termination Date | 1990-05-05 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 5600m due to heavy snowfall, dangerous avalanche |
| High Point (m) | 5600 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| 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(23/04,3550m),C1(26/04,4770m),xxx(02/05,5600m) |
| Route Notes | BC at above Samagaon High point at Naike Col site. After C2 much snowfall and avalanches; big avalanche "brushed" C2, very dangerous. Impossible to continue in new fresh snow every day and dangerous avalanching. Did not actually sleep in C2 but in C1 and next day up to C2 to bring down C2 and after that continous bad weather. Left BC 5 May. Americans had fatal avalanche, Italians frozen feet. |
| Accidents | None |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | International Trekkers (Intrek Asia) |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2451219 |
| Year | 1990 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | ne face |
Members
6 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvain Baud | M | 1960 | France | Climber | Margencel, Haute-Savoie, France | Cheesemaker | Details Other expeditions |
| Michel-Albert Chamot | M | 1956 | France | Deputy Leader | Samoens, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide & ski instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Patrick Gavard | M | 1947 | France | Climber | Gex, Jura, France | Sports shopkeeper | Details Other expeditions |
| Serge Kampa | M | 1963 | France | Climber | Massongy, Haute-Savoie, France | Truck driver | Details Other expeditions |
| Dominique Neuenschwander | M | 1956 | Switzerland | Leader | Geneva, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean Pierre Susini | M | 1950 | France | Climber | Thoiry, Ain, France | Warehouse worker | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANA90103 | AAJ | Neuenschwander, Dominique | - | - | 65:237 (1991) | - |
| MANA90103 | MM | - | - | - | 134:9 (Jul 1990) | - |
| MANA90103 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199123701/Asia-Nepal-Manaslu-Attempt | - | - | - |