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) -