TRIP HIGHLIGHTS

Mount Manaslu (8,156m) was first climbed in 1956 by a Japanese expedition. Its name comes from the Sanskrit word manias, meaning “intellect” or “soul”. It is the same root word as that for Manasarover, the holy lake near Mt. Kailash in Tibet. Just as the British considered Everest their mountain, Manaslu has been always regarded as the “Japanese mountain” by the Japanese; because of the Japanese people’s first conquered on its top.

HW Tillman and Jimmy Roberts photographed Manaslu during a trek in 1950. But the first real survey of the peak was made by a Japanese expedition in 1952.

A Japanese team made the first serious attempt on the peak from the Buri Gandaki valley in 1953. When another team followed in 1954, the villagers of Samagaon told them the first team had been responsible for an avalanche that destroyed a monastery & refused to let the 1954 expedition climb. The expedition set off to climb Ganesh Himalayan instead.

Despite a large donation for the rebuilding of the monastery, subsequent Japanese expeditions, including the one that made the first ascent in 1956, took place in an atmosphere of animosity and mistrust. The second successful Japanese expedition was in 1971. There was a South Korean attempt in 1971, and in April 1972 an avalanche that killed five climbers and 10 Sherpas ended the second made the fourth ascent of mount Manaslu, as a member of a Tyrolean expedition that climbed from the Marshyangdi valley in 1972.

This mountain is a good choice for those climbers who already climbed successful one of the 6000m and 7000m peaks Himalayas. It is excellent as part of the training preparation for higher 8000m Expeditions, especially in preparation for Mt Everest (8848m).

This expedition runs every year during September and October.

We would like to offer the Guided Climbing and Expeditions trip on Mount Manaslu (8156m). Bridge mountaineering training before climbing a Everest and it is also unique opportunity for one of the most stunning mountains to summit and get 8000m expedition experience.

NOTES:
1. If we had bad weather during the expedition, for route opening to summit purposes, we will bring all the equipment Camp 1-2-3-4. Guide and Sherpas will need extra time.
2. If, for any reasons, we couldn’t reach summit in the first attempt, we will try again a second time. For that, we will need an extra 6 days.
3. This itinerary might need to be adapted by the guide according to the weather conditions

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