Manaslu | 1996 NE Face
A Japan expedition to Manaslu in 1996 via NE Face, led by Kiyoshi Ishii. Summit reached on 27th September 1996. 10 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1945 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA96301 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 1996 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Kiyoshi Ishii |
| Sponsor | Tokyo Alpine Club Manaslu Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 51st,54th,55th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Helicopter->Samagaon |
| Basecamp Date | 1996-08-29 |
| Summit Date | 1996-09-27 |
| Summit Time | 1115 |
| Summit Days | 29 |
| Total Days | 39 |
| Termination Date | 1996-10-07 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8163 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| Member Deaths | 1 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| Summit Hired | 4 |
| 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(29/08,5000m),ABC(02/09,5500m),C1(07/09,6300m),C2(12/09,7100m),C3(26/09,7650m),Smt(27-28,30/09) |
| Route Notes | BC at normal site C2 at Col C3 at plateau. 30th Sept later start from C3 (10:00 am) because of strong wind earlier. Arikawa and Mimura caught up with Konishi at 7900m who was descending but very very tired. They too very tired & continued down together but later (9:30 pm) Mimura and Konishi decided to biv at 7800m while Arikawa reached C3 - biv 5-10m apart. Mimura slept 4-5 hours and at 2:30 am woke up and found Konishi who apparently had gone up; Konishi still alive but in bad condition. Mimura went to find good place to biv but could not find Konishi again plus Mimura also in bad shape and maybe he too very confused. On 1 Oct Pemba Tshering up from C1 and found Mimura standing like a statue (far from C3 but viable from there) at 3:00 pm. Search for Konishi 1 & 2 Oct produced no result. * 27 Sept - 1st on top were Japanese; next Italians last Koreans; 28th and 30th no one else ** Dhanjeet (Kancha) Tamang, 38 Makalu village - 1st 8000m summit One has frostbitten fingers Report of exped: 27 Sept - Ishikawa, Nima Dorje and Tsering Dorje to summit 28 Sept - Sugiyama, Dhanjeet and Pemba Norbu to summit 30 Sept - Konishi summit 5:30 pm Arikawa + Mimura at 6:40 pm without oxygen While descending from summit they met Konishi sitting at 7900m about 10:00 pm, we all very tired and about to die and planned to do bivouac, Konishi looked very tired with oxygen. Arikawa himself decided to descend. It was early morning of 1st Oct. He found other Japanese Manaslu Expedition tent at C3. He went there. He was also so tired. Mimura got down telling to Konishi. He did biv about 2:00 am of 1st Oct. Early morning he went back to look for Konishi but he was not there. He himself was so tired. 1st Oct - Mimura, Arikawa, Pemba Dorje in C3 2nd Oct C3 - C2 Mimura, Arikawa, Pemba 3rd Oct C2 - C1 6300m Due to heavy snowfall about 5 feet they could not move down, the track was blocked and closed without sufficient food. They stayed in C5 for 3 days (4-6 Oct). 7 Oct Mimura, Arikawa, Pemba Sherpa came back to KTM about 1:00 pm from the altitude of 6100m. On 30th Sept nearly morning of 1 Oct Mimura, Arikawa, Konishi were together at the altitude of about 7900m at about 2:30 am. Due to darkness they could not find him. Since 30 Sept Konishi was missing. He was disappeared when they separated at altitude 7900m. |
| Accidents | Mimura slight frostbite 1 finger; Ishii left expedition 21 August in KTM to return home because of high blood pressure; Konishi disappeared |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Cosmo Treks |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2453565 |
| Year | 1996 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | ne face |
Members
10 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroaki Arikawa | M | 1968 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Travel agent | Details Other expeditions |
| Masahiko Mimura | M | 1964 | Japan | Climber | Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan | Stationery salesman | Details Other expeditions |
| Toshiyasu Sugiyama | M | 1968 | Japan | Climber | Oyama-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan | Construction company concrete technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Tomiyasu Ishikawa | M | 1936 | Japan | Climber | Kariya, Aichi, Japan | Sports shop owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Masatsugu Konishi | M | 1938 | Japan | Climber | Hidaka, Saitama, Japan | Owner & manager of import company | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Dorje (Dorje) Sherpa | M | 1955 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Chhiring Dorje Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Tshering Sherpa | M | 1943 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thamo, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dhanjit (Kancha) Tamang | M | 1954 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kiyoshi Ishii | M | 1948 | Japan | Leader | Hatano, Kanagawa, Japan | Mountain lodge manager | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANA96301 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 71:293 (1997) | - |
| MANA96301 | HIGH | - | - | - | 175:89 (Jun 1997) | - |
| MANA96301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199729304/Asia-Nepal-Manaslu-Ascent-and-Tragedy | - | - | - |