Manaslu | 1999 NE Face
A France expedition to Manaslu in 1999 via NE Face, led by Hugues Griscelli. Summit reached on 12th October 1999. 7 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3377 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA99303 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 1999 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Hugues Griscelli |
| Sponsor | Montagnes du Monde 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 | Belgium |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1999-09-26 |
| Summit Date | 1999-10-12 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 16 |
| Total Days | 22 |
| Termination Date | 1999-10-18 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6600m due to dangerous snow conditions |
| High Point (m) | 6600 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| 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 | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(26/09,4600m),C1(10/10,5800m),C2(12/10,6600m),xxx(12/10,6600m) |
| Route Notes | BC at normal site C1 above Naike Col and black rocks C2 just above glacier but below North Col High point at C2. 28th Oct pitched C1 and down for and then 9 days bad weather. Then up but bad weather with heavy snowfall night of 12th and all day 13th so down to BC on 13th. Waited for better snow conditions. Tried to go up again but when in C1 saw longer seracs had fallen above and ice blocks in couloir so stopped at 5700m. Never returned to C2 except maybe 2 Sherpas did to retrieve gear (they returned to KTM 28th). |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Sailung Adventure Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2454723 |
| Year | 1999 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | ne face |
Members
7 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Firomont | M | 1955 | Belgium | Climber | Brussegem, Merchtem, Belgium | Dentist | Details Other expeditions |
| Patrick Goeringer | M | 1967 | France | Climber | Bourbach-le-Bas, Haut-Rhin, France | Textiles sales representative | Details Other expeditions |
| Pierre Hughes Griscelli | M | 1953 | France | Leader | Calenzana, Corsica, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Johan Perrier | M | 1978 | France | Climber | Autrans, Isere, France | Worker on tall buildings | Details Other expeditions |
| Celine Rambaud | F | 1968 | France | Climber | Calenzana, Corsica, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Geert Vanbeveren | M | 1966 | Belgium | Climber | Munich, Germany | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Laurent Brever | M | 1973 | Belgium | Deputy Leader | Kathmandu, Nepal | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANA99303 | - | - | http://www.belclimb.net/article-details.asp?artID=71&sid=5 | - | - | - |