Manaslu North | 1983 S Ridge from N Col of Manaslu Main Peak from E
A UK expedition to Manaslu North in 1983 via S Ridge from N Col of Manaslu Main Peak from E, led by Dough Keelan. Summit reached on 10th May 1983. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1642 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANN83101 |
| Peak ID | MANN |
| Year | 1983 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Ridge from N Col of Manaslu Main Peak from E |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Dough Keelan |
| Sponsor | Joint Services E Nepal Expedition 1983 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 2nd |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1983-04-12 |
| Summit Date | 1983-05-10 |
| Summit Time | 1210 |
| Summit Days | 28 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6994 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 12 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| 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 | 4 Peaks in general area |
| Campsites | BC(12/04,3840m),C1(17/04,4940m),C2(22/04,5550m),C3(29/04,6740m),Smt(10/05) |
| Route Notes | In 1st summit bid on 1 May avalanches whistled around our ears and we were hit by one at 22,400 ft to N Col of Manaslu which took out all our marker poles but no one injured. Parsnos, Keelan, Last and Hattersley in this party and went down. Evacuated mountain for 3 days to let it clear. Then set in motion fast assault. No summit push after success of 10th because weather continued bad - heavy snowfall. On successful ascent, ridge more technically difficult, 1 km long and continuous pitch climbing mostly rock with cornices on E and 7000 ft on west. Started 4 am from C3 and on top 12 noon, returned to C3 site at 6 pm to find camp gone in avalanche and descended in dark to snow cave where spent dark hours after having recovered sleeping bags from debris of C3. 4 peaks in general areas including one near Tibet border after ascent of Manaslu North. Keelan - 28 May 83 British scaled a separate peak dominated by Manaslu about 2 and 1/2 minutes or 3 minutes north and slightly west of Manaslu. Altitude 23,400 ft seems correct. Seems Dutch were on a different peak north of this peak. Don't know where Czechs went. Thus possible British were first on this peak this spring. |
| Accidents | None |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2448708 |
| Year | 1983 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | s ridge from n col of manaslu main peak from e |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Edward (Ted) Atkins | M | 1958 | UK | Climber | Cotgrave, Nottingham, E Midlands, England | Corporal in Royal Air Force | Details Other expeditions |
| Doug Borthwick | M | 1960 | UK | Climber | Forres, Moray, Scotland | Corporal in Royal Air Force | Details Other expeditions |
| Rod Fountain | M | 1940 | UK | Climber | Forres, Moray, Scotland | Chief technician in Royal Air Force | Details Other expeditions |
| Jerry M. O. Gore | M | 1961 | UK | Climber | Cardigan, Dyfed, Wales | Lieutenant in Royal Marines | Details Other expeditions |
| Charles W. Hattersley | M | 1949 | UK | Climber | Brightlingsea, Essex, England | Lieutenant Commander in Royal Navy | Details Other expeditions |
| Keith E. Hunter | M | 1937 | UK | Climber | Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England | Flight Lieutenant in Royal Air Force | Details Other expeditions |
| G. Douglas B. Keelan | M | 1942 | UK | Leader | Cargill-by-Perth, Tayside, Scotland | Royal Marines (Major) | Details Other expeditions |
| Stephen John (Steve) Last | M | 1956 | UK | Climber | Durrington, Wiltshire, England | Corporal in Royal Marines | Details Other expeditions |
| Alastair R. O. Miller | M | 1954 | UK | Exp Doctor | Cumbria, England | Surgeon Lieutenant in Royal Navy | Details Other expeditions |
| T. G. (Terry) Moore | M | 1953 | UK | Climber | Forres, Moray, Scotland | Corporal in Royal Air Force | Details Other expeditions |
| Patrick H. (Pat) Parsons | M | 1955 | UK | Deputy Leader | Exmouth, Devon, England | Royal Marines (Lieutenant) | Details Other expeditions |
| Jamie Weyndling | M | 1959 | UK | Climber | Newton Abbot, Devon, England | Lieutenant in Royal Navy | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANN83101 | AAJ | Keelan, Douglas | - | - | 58:250 (1984) | - |
| MANN83101 | MM | - | - | - | 92:9 (Jul 1983) | - |
| MANN83101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198425000/Asia-Nepal-Manaslu-North | - | - | - |