Manaslu North | 1993 NE Face (Manaslu)-S Ridge

A France expedition to Manaslu North in 1993 via NE Face (Manaslu)-S Ridge, led by Michel Richard. Summit reached on 23rd October 1993. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1267
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANN93301
Peak ID MANN
Year 1993
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face (Manaslu)-S Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Michel Richard
Sponsor French Manaslu N 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 -
Approach Gorkha->Buri Gandaki->Samagaon
Basecamp Date 1993-10-15
Summit Date 1993-10-23
Summit Time -
Summit Days 8
Total Days 11
Termination Date 1993-10-26
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6600m due to snow and avalanche danger
High Point (m) 6600
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
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(15/10,4700m),C1(18/10,5650m),xxx(23/10,6600m)
Route Notes BC at same site as BC for Manaslu I High point at NE Face just before Col. After C2 Sherpa deposit 6200m on 20 Oct and now bad weather started up with much snow and winds (20 cm new snowfall every night). 23 Oct 2 Sherpas placed C2 6600m in very dangerous snow avalanche conditions (many avalanches, Russian camp hit by avalanche on 23rd). So 26th Sherpas returned to C2 to bring gear back, but no members went to C2 site. Members went to 6400m on 23 Oct and turned back: not difficult but very dangerous.
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency Tip & Top Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2452537
Year 1993
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face (manaslu)-s ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jean-Claude Boyer M 1946 France Climber Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France Real estate agent Details Other expeditions
Laurent-Maurice Jacquet M 1959 France Climber Paris, France Physicist Details Other expeditions
Chantal Loudet F 1956 France Climber St. Marcel-les-Souzet, Drome, France Gymnastics teacher Details Other expeditions
Gerard Loudet M 1952 France Climber St. Marcel-les-Souzet, Drome, France Manufacturing company executive Details Other expeditions
Michel Richard M 1939 France Leader Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MANN93301 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 68:223 (1994) -
MANN93301 HIGH - - - 138:11 (May 1994) -
MANN93301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199422302/Asia-Nepal-Manaslu-North-Attempt - - -