Manaslu | 1995 NE Face

A Japan expedition to Manaslu in 1995 via NE Face, led by Ken Kanazawa. Summit reached on 13th October 1995. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1598
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA95301
Peak ID MANA
Year 1995
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Ken Kanazawa
Sponsor Kathmandu Club Manaslu 1995 Expedition
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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1995-09-19
Summit Date 1995-10-13
Summit Time -
Summit Days 24
Total Days 30
Termination Date 1995-10-19
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7400m due to bad snow conditions
High Point (m) 7400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 2000
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
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(19/09,4800m),C1(25/09,5900m),C2(04/10,6300m),C3(11/10,7150m),xxx(13/10,7400m)
Route Notes BC at normal place C1 at 200m above Naiki Col at top of black rock C3 on NE Face under snow apron High point at near plateau. Many avalanches. 1st attempt for top 13 Oct to 7400m & back because slab avalanches. Next attempt 17th reached C2 & back to C1 because heavy snow, with biv under black rock at 5800m & to BC 18th & climb finished.
Accidents 1 member's knee cut a little by avalanche
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453214
Year 1995
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Hiroshi Hori M 1957 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Tour operator Details Other expeditions
Ken Kanazawa M 1945 Japan Leader Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan Dentist Details Other expeditions
Satoshi Kimoto M 1956 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Toichiro Mitani M 1956 Japan Climber Kotohira, Kagawa, Japan Life insurance salesman Details Other expeditions
Masaki Mitsunaga M 1973 Japan Climber Ikeda, Osaka, Japan University student Details Other expeditions
Tamotsu Ohnishi M 1942 Japan Climber Osaka Sayama, Osaka, Japan Printing company president Details Other expeditions
Junichi Shiota M 1950 Japan Exp Doctor Yokohama, Japan Physician Details Other expeditions
Mamoru Taniguchi M 1948 Japan Climber Hochu, Toyama, Japan Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MANA95301 HIGH - - - 161:40 (Apr 1996) -