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
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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.