Manaslu | 1998 NE Face

A Austria expedition to Manaslu in 1998 via NE Face, led by Johann Ebner. Summit reached on 25th October 1998. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3156
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA98303
Peak ID MANA
Year 1998
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Johann Ebner
Sponsor Austrian 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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1998-10-07
Summit Date 1998-10-25
Summit Time -
Summit Days 18
Total Days 21
Termination Date 1998-10-28
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6800m due to deep dangerous snow and lack of time
High Point (m) 6800
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(07/10,4800m),C1(11/10,5350m),C2(13/10,6370m),xxx(25/10,6800m)
Route Notes BC at normal site High point at NE Face below plateau. Made deposit at 6800m in preparation for fixing ropes on 300m high steep slope leading to C3 site at 7000-7300m (had planned for camps: C3 at 7000m and C4 at 7400m). Snowstorm 15-18 Oct brought 1m new snow above 5300m bringing avalanche danger. After 18th Oct stable weather till night of 25th Oct when 1m new snow at C2, where members were staying. 26th this team and most others left C2 for BC and this team now abandoned climb because of deep snow and lack of time for waiting for new snow to settle and climbing safe. Avalanche that took away a Colombian came 3 meters from one member this group.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Stupa View Trekkking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454325
Year 1998
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Hannelore Ebner F 1948 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria Civil servant Details Other expeditions
Johann Ebner M 1945 Austria Leader Vienna, Austria Austrian Air Force colonel Details Other expeditions
Ignaz Gruber M 1941 Austria Climber Reichenau, Lower Austria, Austria Merchant Details Other expeditions
Erika Huber F 1958 Austria Climber Reichenau, Lower Austria, Austria Office secretary Details Other expeditions
Wolfgang Kristinus M 1951 Austria Climber Perchtoldsdorf, Lower Austria, Austria Business manager Details Other expeditions
Veronica Schweighoper F 1955 Austria Exp Doctor Payerbach, Lower Austria, Austria Physician Details Other expeditions
Andreas Staudacher M 1956 Austria Climber Groebming, Styria, Austria Austrian Air Force major Details Other expeditions
Tirtha Tamang M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Lapcha, Gorakhani, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.