Manaslu | 1991 E Face (to 7250m)
A USSR expedition to Manaslu in 1991 via E Face (to 7250m), led by Vladimir Shumichin. Summit reached on 6th May 1991. 17 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 770 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA91102 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 1991 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | E Face (to 7250m) |
| Route 2 | S Ridge up; NE Face down |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USSR |
| Leaders | Vladimir Shumichin |
| Sponsor | First Ukrainian Himalaya Expedition 1991 Manaslu |
| Success 1 | False |
| Success 2 | True |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | 36th |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1991-03-22 |
| Summit Date | 1991-05-06 |
| Summit Time | 1600 |
| Summit Days | 45 |
| Total Days | 49 |
| Termination Date | 1991-05-10 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8163 |
| Traverse | True |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 17 |
| Summit Members | 3 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| 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(22/03,3950m),C1(25/03,5150m),C2(27/03,6500m),C3(07/04,6800m),Smt(06/05) |
| Route Notes | BC on north side of Punggyen Glacier southwest of Kharka C3 on glacier before East Wall/Face C5 on South Ridge (series of bivouacs). After C2 took time; about 10 rope-lengths above C3 on east wall where USSR climbers fell in 1990; finished their old route but now too much snow and avalanching. Down to BC after reaching 7200-7300m 28th April E Face. Now 3 men from BC climbed alpine-style with no fixed ropes, no fixed camps, no O2 to S Ridge. Started 1st may from BC, went through C1 after drinking there and climbed through night to saddle if possible but bivouac 10-12 rope-lengths before saddle at 6500m; 2nd night at Polish saddle 7000m. 4th May daytime climb on S Ridge and bivouac before steep rock ridge at 7400m. 5th May very difficult and dangerous traverse to bivouac at 7850m. 6th May to top; left last bivouac at 6 am, on top after 10 hours (last ropes to the top very steep and dangerous snow avalanching) and carrying all gear in order to traverse and descend normal route and bivouac at 7900m. On 6th May on normal route which was NE Face ridge. 7th May down slowly because tired and did not know route to 7100m following old ropes sometimes and Italian BC 8th May where 2 Soviets met them and own BC early morning 9th May. Left BC 10th May. |
| Accidents | None although some left early (not strong) |
| Achievement | 1st traverse of Manaslu, 1st USSR ascent |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2451589 |
| Year | 1991 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | e face (to 7250m) |
Members
17 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Igorevich Bershov | M | 1947 | USSR | Climber | Kharkov, Ukraine, USSR | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Grigori Chub | M | 1940 | USSR | Deputy Leader | Kiev, Ukraine, USSR | Alpine instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Guennady Copeika | M | 1960 | USSR | Climber | Kharkov, Ukraine, USSR | Film-maker | Details Other expeditions |
| Andrei Feschenko | M | 1958 | USSR | Film Team | Kiev, Ukraine, USSR | Film production manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Vladimir (Volodymyr) Gorbach | M | 1954 | USSR | Climber | Kiev, Ukraine, USSR | Worker on tall buildings | Details Other expeditions |
| Victor Grichtchenko | M | 1943 | USSR | Climber | Kiev, Ukraine, USSR | Alpine & skiing instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Vladimir Khitrikov | M | 1954 | USSR | Climber | Dnepropetrovosk, Ukraine, USSR | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Alexei Likov | M | 1960 | USSR | Climber | Donetsk, Ukraine, USSR | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Alexei Makarov | M | 1964 | USSR | Climber | Kharkov, Ukraine, USSR | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Viktor Pastukh | M | 1957 | USSR | Exp Doctor | Kharkov, Ukraine, USSR | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Alexander Pelekh | M | 1951 | USSR | Film Team | Kiev, Ukraine, USSR | Television & radio engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Juri Prikchodko | M | 1953 | USSR | Climber | Dnepropetrovosk, Ukraine, USSR | Alpine club official | Details Other expeditions |
| Vladimir Shumichin | M | 1939 | USSR | Leader | Kiev, Ukraine, USSR | Professor of metallurgy | Details Other expeditions |
| Igor Svergun | M | 1966 | USSR | Climber | Kharkov, Ukraine, USSR | Alpine instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Anatoly Tanets | M | 1957 | USSR | Climber | Kharkov, Ukraine, USSR | Alpine instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Igor Tchaplinski | M | 1959 | USSR | Climber | Kiev, Ukraine, USSR | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Vitaly Zaporozchenko | M | 1956 | USSR | Film Team | Kiev, Ukraine, USSR | Film director | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANA91102 | AAJ | Nyka, Jozef | - | - | 66:213 (1992) | - |
| MANA91102 | MM | - | - | - | 140:7 (Jul 1991) | - |
| MANA91102 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199221301/Asia-Nepal-Manaslu-Traverse | - | - | - |