Manaslu | 1998 NE Face
A S Korea expedition to Manaslu in 1998 via NE Face, led by Han Wang-Yong. Summit reached on 24th October 1998. 2 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3228 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA98305 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 1998 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | S Korea |
| Leaders | Han Wang-Yong |
| Sponsor | Korean Team to Manaslu |
| 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 | 1998-09-29 |
| Summit Date | 1998-10-24 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 25 |
| Total Days | 33 |
| Termination Date | 1998-11-01 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7400m due to winds and fatal avalanching above climbers |
| High Point (m) | 7400 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| 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(29/09,4800m),C1(06/10,5700m),C2(11/10,6700m),C3(23/10,7300m),xxx(24/10,7400m) |
| Route Notes | BC as same as others C1 on Ridge above Col C2 on North Face 100m below NE Ridge C3 on North Face 20m below NE Ridge. 24th Oct up from C3 Han, Ra and Ivan (Bulgarian) reached 100m higher than strong wind drove them back to C3. 25th to C1 (2 Koreans). 26th down to BC (fatal avalanching above). 31 Oct Han and Ra to C2 but in night strong wind and down to BC late that night. Now climb finished because too much fierce wind (drove powdered snow through tent). |
| Accidents | Nothing |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Windhorse Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2454324 |
| Year | 1998 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | ne face |
Members
2 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang-Yong Han | M | 1966 | S Korea | Leader | Seoul, S Korea | Supermarket employee | Details Other expeditions |
| Kwan-Ju Ra | M | 1967 | S Korea | Climber | Namwon, Jeollabuk, S Korea | Supermarket employee | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.