Manaslu | 1997 NE Face

A USA expedition to Manaslu in 1997 via NE Face, led by Charles Mace. Summit reached on 27th September 1997. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2395
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA97305
Peak ID MANA
Year 1997
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Charles Mace
Sponsor Autumn 1997 Manaslu Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 58th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1997-09-09
Summit Date 1997-09-27
Summit Time -
Summit Days 18
Total Days 19
Termination Date 1997-09-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8163
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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(09/09,5120m),C1(15/09,5800m),C2(20/09,6850m),C3(26/09,7500m),Smt(27/09)
Route Notes BC at standard upper BC C1 just above Naike Col. Straightforward climb.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453931
Year 1997
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Charles Ely (Charley) Mace M 1958 USA Leader Golden, Colorado Mountaineering equipment salesman Details Other expeditions
Alan McPherson M 1959 UK Climber Juneau, Alaska Physician Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MANA97305 AAJ Mace, Charley - - 72:304-305 (1998) -
MANA97305 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199830402/Asia-Nepal-Manaslu-First-American-Ascent-and-Last-8000er-to-be-Climbed-by-an-American - - -