Manaslu | 1997 NE Face

A Spain expedition to Manaslu in 1997 via NE Face, led by Jesus Martinez, Jose Antonio Martinez. Summit reached on 25th January 1998. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2494
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MANA97402
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1997
Season	4
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Spain
Leaders	Jesus Martinez, Jose Antonio Martinez
Sponsor	-
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	1998-01-11
Summit Date	1998-01-25
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	14
Total Days	25
Termination Date	1998-02-05
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6800m due to deep snow
High Point (m)	6800
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	0
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(11/01,4800m),C1(13/01,5800m),C2(25/01,6800m),xxx(25-26/01)
Route Notes	Spent 4 nights in C2 but not possible to go higher because very windy and on 28 Jan heavy snowfall. Lost time in C2 3 Feb and too deep snow. Went to C2 3 times. Basques (Inurrategi brothers) 8 Feb 98: Martinez Bros are fast in descent but average in ascent. Jesus the better climber but not outstanding. Their plans to summit all 8000ers in 12 months is "optimistic."
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Mountain House
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2454051
Year	1997
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	ne face

Members

Field	Value
ID	19136
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA97402
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1997
Season	4
First Name	Jesus
Last Name	Martinez Novas
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Co-Leader
Residence	Mos, Pontevedra, Spain
Occupation	Hardware shop salesman
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6800
Summit Date 1	1998-01-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2436815
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jesus martinez novas
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	19137
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA97402
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1997
Season	4
First Name	Jose Antonio (Toni)
Last Name	Martinez Novas
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Co-Leader
Residence	Mos, Pontevedra, Spain
Occupation	Construction company office staff
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6800
Summit Date 1	1998-01-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2434295
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jose antonio (toni) martinez novas
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	19138
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA97402
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1997
Season	4
First Name	Alejandro
Last Name	Rocha Puga
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	La Coruna, Galicia, Spain
Occupation	Cameraman
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	C1 only
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2437357
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alejandro rocha puga
Year of Birth	1966
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30445
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MANA97402
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MANA
Year	1997
Season	4
First Name	Joaquin
Last Name	Carril Comesana
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Spain
Status	BC Manager
Residence	Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
Occupation	Physical education teacher (high school)
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Left after two days (sick)
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2435712
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	joaquin carril comesana
Year of Birth	1962
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	35
Role	BC Only

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Jesus Martinez Novas	M	1965	Spain	Co-Leader	Mos, Pontevedra, Spain	Hardware shop salesman	Details Other expeditions
Jose Antonio (Toni) Martinez Novas	M	1958	Spain	Co-Leader	Mos, Pontevedra, Spain	Construction company office staff	Details Other expeditions
Alejandro Rocha Puga	M	1966	Spain	Climber	La Coruna, Galicia, Spain	Cameraman	Details Other expeditions
Joaquin Carril Comesana	M	1962	Spain	BC Manager	Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain	Physical education teacher (high school)	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5178
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MANA97402
Reference ID	01
Year	1997
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1998
Language	-
Citation	193:17 (Dec 1998)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
MANA97402	HIGH	-	-	-	193:17 (Dec 1998)	-