Manaslu | 1999 NE Face (Japanese rte)

A Spain expedition to Manaslu in 1999 via NE Face (Japanese rte), led by Josep Noguera. Summit reached on 22nd April 1999. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3357
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA99102
Peak ID MANA
Year 1999
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face (Japanese rte)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Josep Noguera
Sponsor Union Excursionista de Sabadell (UES) Manaslu 1999
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 67th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1999-04-04
Summit Date 1999-04-22
Summit Time 1325
Summit Days 18
Total Days 22
Termination Date 1999-04-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8163
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 200
Total Members 5
Summit Members 2
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(04/04,4800m),C1(08/04,5600m),C2(16/04,6400m),C3(19/04,6850m),C4(21/04,7400m),Smt(22/04)
Route Notes BC at normal site C1 at same site as Viesturs; Canadians and Germans 100m higher C3 at 100m below North Col C4 at 20m below summit ridge. After C1 occupied, down to BC for 2 days. On 16th Noguera and Montalban up to C2 and stayed on mountain till summit while other members went up and down to BC. Route was snow and ice, no rock. Summiters left C4 at 4:00 am, on top 13:25, returned to C4 at 16:00 hours. C3 to C4 more difficult: steep and dangerous hard snow, serac ice. Fixed 200m between C1 and C2 which ice serac took away; did not fix between C3 and C4 because when arrived there, were not carrying rope.
Accidents Oriol fell 2m into crevasse at 6300m but was clipped to fixed rope
Achievement 1st Catalans to top
Agency Mountain House
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454550
Year 1999
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face (japanese rte)

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jose Bosch Estrada M 1963 Spain Climber Sant Cugat del Valles, Barcelona, Spain University physics Details Other expeditions
Francesc Grau Lopez M 1966 Spain Climber Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain Electrician Details Other expeditions
Antonio Montalban de la Torre M 1963 Spain Climber Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain Technician Details Other expeditions
Josep Noguera Pous M 1970 Spain Leader Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain Engineer Details Other expeditions
Antoni Oriol Canas M 1963 Spain Climber Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain Pet-shop keeper Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.