Manaslu Expedition (8156m)

Manaslu (8156m) was first climbed in 1956 by a Japanese expedition. Its name comes from the Sanskrit word manasa, 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 always been a Japanese mountain.HW Tillman and Jimmy Roberts photographed Manaslu during a trek in 1950. but the first real ssurvery of the peak was made by a Japanese expedition in 1952.A Japanese team made the first serious attempt on the peak from the Budhi 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 and refused to let the 1954 expedition climb. The expedition set off to climb Ganesh Himal 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 Manaslu as a member of a Tyrolean expedition that climbed from the Marshyangdi valley in 1972.

Glimpse of itineraries:
Day 01: Arrival at Kathmandu, transfer to hotel
Day 02: A free day in Kathmandu, hotel
Day 03: Last preparation of expedition in Kathmandu
Day 04: Bus: Kathmandu to Gorkha, Hotel
Day 05: Trek to Kanchowk, camp
Day 06: Trek to Aurghat, camp
Day 07: Trek to Soti Khola, camp
Day 08: Trek to Machha Khola, camp
Day 09: Trek to Nero, camp
Day 10: Trek to Philim, camp
Day 11: Trek to Umbale, camp
Day 12: Trek to Sama Gaon. camp
Day 13: Sama Gaon - Rest Day, camp
Day 14: Trek to High Camp
Day 15: Trek to Manaslu Base Camp
Day 16-40: Climbing period of Mt. Manaslu
Day 41: BC to High camp
Day 42: Trek to Larke Pass, camp
Day 43: Trek to Bimdakhati, camp
Day 44: Trek to Tilje, camp
Day 45: Trek to Tal, camp
Day 46: Trek to Syange, camp
Day 47: Trek to Besishar, camp
Day 48: Bus to Kathmandu, transfer to hotel
Day 49: Kathmandu Leisure Day
Day 50: Final Departure

Expedition in Nepal

• Mt. Everest Expedition
• Pumori Expedition
• Amadablam Expedition
• Manasalu Expedition

Expedition in Tibet

• Mt. Everest Expedition (8848m)
• Shisapangma Expedition(8046m)
• Cho Oyu Expedition (8201m)
• Gurla Mandata Expedition (7728m)
• Lakpa Ri Expedition (7043m)
• Nojin Kangsang Expedition (7252m)