Manaslu | 1994 NE Face
A Switzerland expedition to Manaslu in 1994 via NE Face, led by Andre Georges. Summit reached on 19th October 1994. 7 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1353 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA94301 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 1994 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
| Leaders | Andre Georges |
| Sponsor | Manaslu Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 44th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | France, Netherlands |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1994-09-23 |
| Summit Date | 1994-10-19 |
| Summit Time | 1130 |
| Summit Days | 26 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8163 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 300 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(23/09,4000m),BC2(26/09,4900m),C1(28/09,5500m),C2(01/10,6000m),C3(02/10,6800m),C4(06/10,7400m),Smt(19/10) |
| Route Notes | C1 at Naike Col. Porters only go to 4000m but not good place so expedition moved BC up to good site after 3 days. 27-29 Sept beautiful weather but then the winds started and were very strong. C4 pitched but winds destroyed tent and not sensible to pitch new C4. When making C2 heavy snowfall and little avalanching. 1st summit attempt was from C3 on 9 Oct Georges and Salamin to 7500m, next Chantal Mauduit 11th to 7600m, 13th Turrettini to 7000m. 19 Oct Georges, Salamin and Mauduit from C3 for top, Mauduit again only to 7600m (the plateau) because of winds ("she had not enough kilos") while other 2 went to summit at 11:30 am and returned to C3 that night (Sherpas had already cleared C1 and C2). This the last day for climbing because of fixed program and flight bookings. Fixed ropes: 300m on big seracs between C1 and C2. |
| Accidents | Nothing |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Khumbi-ila Mt. & Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2452854 |
| Year | 1994 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | ne face |
Members
7 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfons J. (Fons) Driessen | M | 1942 | Netherlands | Climber | Hattem, Netherlands | President of plastic manufacturing company | Details Other expeditions |
| Andre Georges | M | 1953 | Switzerland | Leader | Les Hauderes, Valais, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Chantal Mauduit | F | 1964 | France | Climber | Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France | Physiotherapist | Details Other expeditions |
| Roland Neff | M | 1946 | Switzerland | Exp Doctor | Mex, Vaud, Switzerland | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Armand Salamin | M | 1959 | Switzerland | Climber | Grimentz, Valais, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Frederic Robert Albert Turrettini | M | 1970 | Switzerland | Climber | Cene Bougeries, Geneva, Switzerland | Banker | Details Other expeditions |
| Jan Gerard De Lint | M | 1943 | Netherlands | Climber | Fillinges, Haute-Savoie, France | Director of trust company | Details Other expeditions |
References
4 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANA94301 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 69:251 (1995) | - |
| MANA94301 | HIGH | - | - | - | 151:18 (Jun 1995) | - |
| MANA94301 | - | Georges, Andre | Aventures Alpines II | La Matze, Sion, Switzerland | - | - |
| MANA94301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199525101/Asia-Nepal-Manaslu | - | - | - |