Manaslu | 1996 NE Face

A UK expedition to Manaslu in 1996 via NE Face, led by Jonathan Wakefield. Summit reached on 13th October 1996. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1949
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA96306
Peak ID MANA
Year 1996
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Jonathan Wakefield
Sponsor British Police Himalaya 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 -
Basecamp Date 1996-09-20
Summit Date 1996-10-13
Summit Time -
Summit Days 23
Total Days 32
Termination Date 1996-10-22
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7600m due to high winds
High Point (m) 7600
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
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(20/09,4800m),ABC.Deposit(23/09,5100m),C1(25/09,5700m),C2(09/10,6800m),C3(13/10,7600m),xxx(13,19/10,7600m)
Route Notes ABC occasionally slept in High point at C3. Bad snow weather after C1 installed slowed team's progress seriously; and again after C3 occupied in 13th, strong winds all night, so down next day. Another summit bid. 19th from C3 went up very briefly and then sirdar Moti Lal Gurung sick and had to get him down. 1 Nepali "Sherpa", Moti Lal Gurung
Accidents Moti Lal Tamang serious altitude sickness
Achievement -
Agency Atlas
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453581
Year 1996
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Peter Nathan Cox M 1964 UK Deputy Leader Morden, Surrey, England Police officer Details Other expeditions
Mark Cearic Kenneth Hamilton M 1967 UK Exp Doctor Anstey, Hertford, England Physician Details Other expeditions
John Philip Mudway M 1964 UK Climber Upper Hulme, Staffordshire, England Police constable Details Other expeditions
Christopher John Smith M 1952 UK Climber Dolwyddelan, Gwynedd, Wales Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Paul Brian Vardon M 1961 UK Climber West Ewell, Surrey, England Police officer Details Other expeditions
Jonathan S. Wakefield M 1962 UK Leader East Dulwich, London, England Police detective Details Other expeditions
Glenn Richard Wilks M 1957 UK Climber Arlecdon, Cumbria, England Building surveyor Details Other expeditions
John Wright M 1968 UK Climber Bridgetown, Staffordshire, England Paramedic Details Other expeditions
Moti Lal Gurung M 1950 Nepal Sirdar Sedua, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MANA96306 AJ Wakefield, Jonathan The Remotest Eight-Thousander - 102:71-77 (1997) -
MANA96306 HIGH - - - 175:89-90 (Jun 1997) -
MANA96306 - - https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1997_files/AJ%201997%2069-79%20Wakefield%20Manaslu.pdf - - -