Manaslu | 1996 NE Face

A Italy expedition to Manaslu in 1996 via NE Face, led by Sergio Martini. Summit reached on 27th September 1996. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1946
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MANA96303
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1996
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Italy
Leaders	Sergio Martini
Sponsor	Italian Manaslu Expedition 1996
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	52nd,56th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1996-09-10
Summit Date	1996-09-27
Summit Time	1130
Summit Days	17
Total Days	22
Termination Date	1996-10-02
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8163
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	9
Summit Members	6
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
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(10,24/09,4900m),C1(18/09,5800m),C2(23/09,6600m),C3(26/09,7400m),Smt(27/09,13/10)
Route Notes	25 Sept summit party of 3 successful Italians and Ang Thile Sherpa going to C3 but stopped that night at North Col because of strong winds and next Ang Thile said he had frostbite and went down, while Italians went to top. 1st on summit on 27th were Ishikawa and 2 Sherpas (11:15 am) and then Italians, Korean + his Sherpa (Ngati). Italians started for top 200m lower than other going to top on 27th route not very difficult but very dangerous with enormous serac overhang in one place. 2 Oct Benedetti, Campagna, Martina and Carral left BC to return to KTM while other 5 remained to try for top; had arrived BC 24 Sept and plan to leave Nepal 29 Oct so will return to KTM maybe late as 28 Oct. Favre is leader of this party, whose jobs preventing their coming earlier while Martini and 2 others summiters finished only (Carral arrived with Favre party but left because of bronchitis).
Accidents	1 Sherpa very slight frostbite; nothing else to 2nd Oct
Achievement	-
Agency	Monterosa 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	None
Route (lowercase)	ne face

Members

Field	Value
ID	19024
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA96303
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Renzo
Last Name	Benedetti
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Segonzano, Trento, Italy
Occupation	Post office clerk
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	1996-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	52
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433099
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	renzo benedetti
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	19025
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA96303
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Abele
Last Name	Blanc
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Aymavilles, Aosta, Italy
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	1996-10-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	56
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432908
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	abele blanc
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	19026
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA96303
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Marco
Last Name	Camandona
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Aosta, Aosta, Italy
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2438876
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marco camandona
Year of Birth	1970
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	19027
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA96303
Member ID	05
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Luca
Last Name	Campagna
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Vallarsa, Trento,Italy
Occupation	Medical technician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	1996-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	52
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437497
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	luca campagna
Year of Birth	1967
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	19028
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA96303
Member ID	06
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Alberto
Last Name	Carral
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Aymavilles, Aosta, Italy
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Bronchitis
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2432013
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alberto carral
Year of Birth	1952
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	19029
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA96303
Member ID	07
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Adriano
Last Name	Favre
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Champoluc, Aosta, Italy
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	1996-10-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	56
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433396
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	adriano favre
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	19030
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA96303
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Sergio
Last Name	Martini
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Leader
Residence	Rovereto, Trento, Italy
Occupation	Teacher
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	1996-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	52
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431052
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sergio martini
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	19031
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA96303
Member ID	08
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Paolo
Last Name	Obert
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Ayas, Aosta, Italy
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8163
Summit Date 1	1996-10-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	56
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1965-2005) Died 17 August 2005 in the Alps from falling
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436861
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	paolo obert
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	19032
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA96303
Member ID	09
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Claudio
Last Name	Rosset
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Valpelline, Aosta, Italy
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2436106
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	claudio rosset
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	47548
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA96303
Member ID	10
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Ang Thile
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	1996-09-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	1996-09-26
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	3
Injury Height (m)	7400
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	-95
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang thile sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Renzo Benedetti	M	1955	Italy	Climber	Segonzano, Trento, Italy	Post office clerk	Details Other expeditions
Abele Blanc	M	1954	Italy	Climber	Aymavilles, Aosta, Italy	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Marco Camandona	M	1970	Italy	Climber	Aosta, Aosta, Italy	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Luca Campagna	M	1967	Italy	Climber	Vallarsa, Trento,Italy	Medical technician	Details Other expeditions
Alberto Carral	M	1952	Italy	Climber	Aymavilles, Aosta, Italy	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Adriano Favre	M	1956	Italy	Climber	Champoluc, Aosta, Italy	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Sergio Martini	M	1949	Italy	Leader	Rovereto, Trento, Italy	Teacher	Details Other expeditions
Paolo Obert	M	1965	Italy	Climber	Ayas, Aosta, Italy	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Claudio Rosset	M	1963	Italy	Climber	Valpelline, Aosta, Italy	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Ang Thile Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	3150
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA96303
Reference ID	01
Year	1996
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Martini, Sergio
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1997
Language	-
Citation	71:292 (1997)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	3153
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA96303
Reference ID	02
Year	1996
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1997
Language	-
Citation	71:293 (1997)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	5032
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA96303
Reference ID	03
Year	1996
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1997
Language	-
Citation	175:89 (Jun 1997)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10908
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA96303
Reference ID	04
Year	1996
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199729303/Asia-Nepal-Manaslu-Ascent
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10913
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA96303
Reference ID	05
Year	1996
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199729200/Asia-Nepal-Manaslu-East-Northeast-Face-Ascent-and-Tragedy
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
MANA96303	AAJ	Martini, Sergio	-	-	71:292 (1997)	-
MANA96303	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	71:293 (1997)	-
MANA96303	HIGH	-	-	-	175:89 (Jun 1997)	-
MANA96303	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199729303/Asia-Nepal-Manaslu-Ascent	-	-	-
MANA96303	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199729200/Asia-Nepal-Manaslu-East-Northeast-Face-Ascent-and-Tragedy	-	-	-