Manaslu | 1996 NE Face
A Germany expedition to Manaslu in 1996 via NE Face, led by Ernst Schwarzenlander. Summit reached on 10th May 1996. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1712 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA96103 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 1996 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Leaders | Ernst Schwarzenlander |
| Sponsor | DAV Summit Club Manaslu 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 | Austria, Switzerland |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1996-04-27 |
| Summit Date | 1996-05-10 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 13 |
| Total Days | 21 |
| Termination Date | 1996-05-18 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6700m due to deep snow and wind |
| High Point (m) | 6700 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 12 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| 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(27/04,4000m),C1(30/04,5500m),C2(05/05,6300m),xxx(10/05,6700m) |
| Route Notes | C1 at 100m above Naike Col C2 on NE Face High point on NE Face. 10th May Scwarzenlander and Respondek tried for summit from C2 without a higher camp but reached only 6700m when deep snow and high wind drove them down to BC same day. 2 attempts to get to a site for C3 at 6800m or 6900m but could not get over 6400m because of very deep snow and wind. Every night for 2 weeks 25cm new snow fell. |
| Accidents | Nothing serious |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | International Trekkers (Intrek Asia) |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2453425 |
| Year | 1996 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | ne face |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinhard Buescher | M | 1952 | Germany | Climber | Brussels, Belgium | European commission official | Details Other expeditions |
| Johannes Carstensen | M | 1950 | Germany | Exp Doctor | Simonsberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | Physician (sports medicine) | Details Other expeditions |
| Petra Carstensen | F | 1951 | Germany | Climber | Simonsberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | Pharmacist's assistant | Details Other expeditions |
| Guenter Kuesching | M | 1962 | Austria | Climber | Obervellach, Carinthia, Austria | Local government official | Details Other expeditions |
| Walter Kubitschke | M | 1944 | Austria | Climber | Obervellach, Carinthia, Austria | Local government official | Details Other expeditions |
| Helmut Mueller | M | 1936 | Germany | Climber | Nuernberg, Bavaria, Germany | Traffic engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Heiko Peters | M | 1952 | Germany | Climber | Tostedt, Lower Saxony, Germany | Insurance business instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Rodja Lars Ratteit | M | 1968 | Germany | Climber | Backnang, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Mechanic | Details Other expeditions |
| Mathias Rau | M | 1951 | Germany | Climber | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | Sales manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Matthias Respondek | M | 1956 | Germany | Climber | Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Ernst Schwarzenlander | M | 1947 | Austria | Leader | Spittal an der Drau, Carinthia, Austria | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Josef (Sepp) Wangeler | M | 1949 | Switzerland | Climber | Horw, Luzern, Switzerland | Mechanic | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANA96103 | HIGH | - | - | - | 167:75 (Oct 1996) | - |