Manaslu | 1997 NE Face

A Japan expedition to Manaslu in 1997 via NE Face, led by Hirofumi Konishi. Summit reached on 8th October 1997. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2398
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Expedition ID MANA97302
Peak ID MANA
Year 1997
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Hirofumi Konishi
Sponsor Japan Manaslu Research Expedition 1997
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 1997-08-29
Summit Date 1997-10-08
Summit Time -
Summit Days 40
Total Days 45
Termination Date 1997-10-13
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7690m due to heavy snowfall and avalanche danger
High Point (m) 7690
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(29/08,4900m),C1(11/09,5800m),C2(18/09,6900-7000m),C3(20/09,7650m),xxx(08/10,7690m)
Route Notes BC as same as other teams. On 22nd C3 to BC by Konishi, Dawa Tshering Sherpa and Pemba Sherpa. C3 up 40m by Konishi and Pemba on 8 Oct, then feared frostbite (Pemba already started fingers frostbite) so down to BC same day. 10 Oct started heavy snowfall and Sherpa Dawa Tshering afraid of avalanching for long time, so not wanting to wait for safer snow conditions. Climb finished. * Yamamoto inexperienced in Himalayan climbing, used oxygen sleeping in C2 6th Oct and climbing with 2 Sherpas (who did not use it) to 7600m, where he received Konishi's advice to turn back because weather not good, and went back to C2. 9 Oct Yamamoto and Pemba flew from BC in helicopter to KTM; Yamamoto had to return to work in Japan.
Accidents Pemba frostbitten toes which will be OK
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453942
Year 1997
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Hirofumi Konishi M 1962 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan Professional alpinist Details Other expeditions
Masayoshi Yamamoto M 1957 Japan Climber Katsuura, Chiba, Japan University professor of physiology Details Other expeditions
Pemba Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MANA97302 JAC Konishi, Hirofumi Bravery Is All You Need to Challenge - 93:A30-31 (1998) -