Manaslu | 1997 NE Face

A S Korea expedition to Manaslu in 1997 via NE Face, led by Park Young-Seok. Summit reached on 23rd December 1997. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2492
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA97401
Peak ID MANA
Year 1997
Season 4
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Park Young-Seok
Sponsor Korean Winter Manaslu 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 Georgia
Approach By helicopter KTM->Samagaon (29 Nov)
Basecamp Date 1997-12-04
Summit Date 1997-12-23
Summit Time -
Summit Days 19
Total Days 20
Termination Date 1997-12-24
Termination Reason 8
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6500m due to deep snow and supplies finished
High Point (m) 6500
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
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(04/12,4800m),C1(07/12,5500m),C2(23/12,6500m),xxx(23/12,6500m)
Route Notes BC at normal site C2 on NE Face High point at C2. Porters tried to reach BC from Samagaon on 30 Nov and 1 and 3 Dec but snow too deep for them (3 months) and on 4 Nov members shovelled path and again heavy snowfall. On 8 Dec deposited gear at C2 and down to C1 and BC because new 3m snow started to fall. 11 Dec people in C1 to BC and on down to Samagaon that night. Waited at Samagaon 9 days and 20 Dec back to BC. 23 Dec returned to C1 and dug out tent for foods, etc. 23rd returned to C2 but strong wind blew tent with one man inside 20m but not hurt. 242th Dec all to BC and had news from Samagaon Spanish team's helicopter so rushed to Samagaon on 24th because food and other supplies exhausted. Were frequent avalanches which took supplies from deposit at 6100m.
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency Windhorse Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454018
Year 1997
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Wang-Yong Han M 1966 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Yong-Kwon Jung M 1962 S Korea Climber Hanam, Gyeonggi, S Korea TV cameraman/reporter Details Other expeditions
Seong-Gyu Kang M 1967 S Korea Climber Pyosun, Jeju, S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Hyung-Woo Kim M 1968 S Korea Climber Jeju (Cheju), S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Young-Seok Park M 1963 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Tour company president Details Other expeditions
Gia Tortladze M 1960 Georgia Climber Tbilisi, Georgia Archeologist & alpinist Details Other expeditions
Suk-Jae Yoo M 1969 S Korea Climber Anyang, Gyeonggi, S Korea Travel agent & trekking guide Details Other expeditions
Pemba Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Nima Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Kaji (Pasang Kaji, Pasang Kami) Sherpa M 1963 Nepal H-A Worker Loding Tamakhani, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MANA97401 HIGH - - - 193:17 (Dec 1998) -