Manaslu | 1997 NE Face

A Switzerland expedition to Manaslu in 1997 via NE Face, led by Karl Kobler. Summit reached on 19th September 1997. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2394
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA97301
Peak ID MANA
Year 1997
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Karl Kobler
Sponsor Swiss International Manaslu Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 57th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Ecuador, Germany, Liechtenstein
Approach From Samagaon helicopter landing site
Basecamp Date 1997-08-27
Summit Date 1997-09-19
Summit Time -
Summit Days 23
Total Days 33
Termination Date 1997-09-29
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8163
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 11
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 2
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(27/08,5550m),C1(30/08,5900m),C2(03/09,6900m),C3(18/09,7400m),Smt(19/09)
Route Notes BC at normal site just below glacier. Later summit parties Schmid & Kofler tried 3 times to get top but only to C3 (winds too strong all 3 times); also Kindle and Jenny (got only to 7200m and then Kindle not in good condition when he arrived in Nepal so stopped attempt). Nepal summiters - their 1st 8000ers Min of Tourism says Santa Gurung - 38 years old from Sunwara VDC, Gorkha Nima Tamang - 35 years old from Kerung, Solukhumbu
Accidents Berlinger serious lung infections; Zgraggen twisted ankle
Achievement -
Agency Iceland Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453923
Year 1997
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

13 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ruedi Berlinger M 1954 Switzerland Climber Revestoke, British Columbia Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Johann Ulrich Jenny M 1948 Switzerland Climber Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
Helmut Kindle M 1958 Liechtenstein Climber Triesen, Liechtenstein Biologist Details Other expeditions
Klaus-Peter Klein M 1948 Germany Climber Kassel, Hesse, Germany Financial manager Details Other expeditions
Karl Robert (Kari) Kobler M 1955 Switzerland Leader Bern, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Mario Kofler M 1953 Switzerland Climber Chur, Graubunden, Switzerland Electrician Details Other expeditions
Patrick (Pat) Nussbaumer M 1971 Switzerland Climber Zug, Switzerland - Details Other expeditions
Renate Schmid F 1962 Switzerland Climber Aussenberg, Valais, Switzerland Hutkeeper Details Other expeditions
Urban Anton Troxler M 1954 Switzerland Climber Schiers, Graubunden, Switzerland Art professor Details Other expeditions
Edgar Ivan Vallejo Ricaurte M 1959 Ecuador Climber Quito, Ecuador University teacher Details Other expeditions
Eduard Zgraggen M 1951 Switzerland Climber Luzern, Switzerland Banker Details Other expeditions
Santa Bahadur Gurung M 1959 Nepal H-A Worker Chisapani, Sunwara, Gorkha - Details Other expeditions
Nima Tamang M 1962 Nepal H-A Worker Pirangding, Kerung, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.