Manaslu | 1996 NE Face
A Czech Republic expedition to Manaslu in 1996 via NE Face, led by Josef Simunek. Summit reached on 1st October 1996. 8 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1952 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA96305 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 1996 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Czech Republic |
| Leaders | Josef Simunek |
| Sponsor | Himalaya 8000 Manaslu 1996 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 | By helicopter->Samagaon |
| Basecamp Date | 1996-09-15 |
| Summit Date | 1996-10-01 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 16 |
| Total Days | 25 |
| Termination Date | 1996-10-10 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned on 3 Oct due to bad snow conditions |
| High Point (m) | 7100 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| 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(15/09,4800m),C1(21/09,5700m),xxx(01/10,7100m) |
| Route Notes | BC same as others High point at North Col. No members reached 7100m because heavy snowfall stopped progress when they were acclimatized well and ready to climb above C1. Planned to occupy C2 at 7100m. 8 tents destroyed by avalanches and very deep new snow. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Nepal Trans Himalayan Explorer |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2453569 |
| Year | 1996 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | ne face |
Members
8 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanislav Berkovec | M | 1956 | Czech Republic | BC Manager | Slany, Czech Republic | Radio speaker | Details Other expeditions |
| Josef Kubicek | M | 1950 | Czech Republic | Climber | Ceska Lipa, Czech Republic | Sales manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Marek Nadenik | M | 1964 | Czech Republic | Climber | Prague, Czech Republic | Industrial engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Ludek Ondrej | M | 1956 | Czech Republic | Deputy Leader | Jicin, Czech Republic | Worker on tall buildings | Details Other expeditions |
| Josef Simunek | M | 1964 | Czech Republic | Leader | Prague, Czech Republic | Land surveyor-engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Petr Skrivanek | M | 1966 | Czech Republic | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Roman Vrbka | M | 1961 | Czech Republic | Exp Doctor | Jesenik, Czech Republic | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa | M | 1961 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Sanam, Gudel-4, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANA96305 | HIGH | - | - | - | 175:89-90 (Jun 1997) | - |