Manaslu | 1995 NE Face
A Germany expedition to Manaslu in 1995 via NE Face, led by Holger Kloss. Summit reached on 7th May 1995. 11 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1425 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA95101 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 1995 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Leaders | Holger Kloss |
| Sponsor | High Dream Expedition 1995 to Manaslu |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 45th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1995-04-02 |
| Summit Date | 1995-05-07 |
| Summit Time | 1310 |
| Summit Days | 35 |
| Total Days | 42 |
| Termination Date | 1995-05-14 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8163 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 200 |
| Total Members | 11 |
| Summit Members | 3 |
| Member Deaths | 2 |
| 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(02/04,3650m),C1(08/04,4850m),C2(09/04,5490m),C3(20/04,6100m),Biv1(01/05,6500m),Biv2(03/05,6700m),Biv3(04/05,7200m),Biv4(05/05,7700m),Biv5(06/05,7500m),Smt(07/05) |
| Route Notes | BC at normal site C2 (biggest camp - almost ABC). After 9th April was snowstorm and must fix 150m on 60-degree glacier and cross avalanche area first; between 2 and 3 was most technical part of climb. From C3 alpine-style since acclimatization good and original plan was to have 2 fixed camps. Difficulties above C2 and took 7-8 hrs to reach 6100m. 3 members up to 6500m on 1 May and 2 others went up a day earlier and join them at 6500m on 1 May. 5 members up together to 7500m on 5th May. 6th May 1 member was tired so Petter & Starke down and Starke fell from 7000m and Petter leading and heard Starke call out behind him, turned and saw Starke slip to 7000m; 1 hr later Petter reached him but he died half hour later despite Petter's effort to bring him out of unconsciousness and got frostbitten fingers. Left body in biv sack in snow. 7th May 3 members to summit: started at 6 am and on top at 1:10 pm, stayed 20 mins and then started down. Zunk at 7750m at 4 pm fell, was last of trio coming to biv at 7700m and reason for fall not known. Now snowstorm; next morning could not find body on great wall. Others on 8th moved up to bring down 3 who needed help and no more summit plans. 42 days at BC and above - 40 days snowfall. |
| Accidents | Petter frostbitten fingers; Thomas frostbitten toes; Bartok frostbitten (may lose toes and needed horse and helicopter to KTM); Kloss inflamed lungs; Bornschein broke rib in fall; Starke and Zunk fatal falls |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Kusum Kanguru |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2453055 |
| Year | 1995 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | ne face |
Members
11 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joerg Bartock | M | 1963 | Germany | Climber | Drechow, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany | Electrical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Mario Bronschein | M | 1964 | Germany | Climber | Berlin, Germany | Alpine equipment shop owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Franz Felsner | M | 1967 | Germany | Climber | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | Student of architecture | Details Other expeditions |
| Holger Kloss | M | 1961 | Germany | Leader | Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany | Salesman in climbing equipment shop | Details Other expeditions |
| Volker Liebold | M | 1948 | Germany | Climber | Dresden, Saxony, Germany | City government office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Hartmuth Petter | M | 1948 | Germany | Deputy Leader | Berlin, Germany | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Schilling | M | 1950 | Germany | BC Manager | Berlin, Germany | Construction engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Joerg Starke | M | 1964 | Germany | Climber | Wildau, Brandenburg, Germany | Geologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Steffen Thomas | M | 1965 | Germany | Climber | Berlin, Germany | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Olaf Zachrau | M | 1959 | Germany | Climber | Berlin, Germany | Economist | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Zunk | M | 1959 | Germany | Climber | Frankfurt-am-Oder, Brandenburg, Germany | Roofer | Details Other expeditions |
References
5 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANA95101 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 70:272 (1996) | - |
| MANA95101 | HJ | Kloss, Holger | Manaslu, 1995 | - | 52:215-218 (1996) | - |
| MANA95101 | HIGH | - | - | - | 155:19 (Oct 1995) | - |
| MANA95101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199627204/Asia-Nepal-Manaslu-Ascent-and-Tragedy | - | - | - |
| MANA95101 | - | - | https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/52/21/expeditions-and-notes-52/ | - | - | - |