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 - - -