Manaslu - 8163m.
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Country: Nepal |
Description |
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Manaslu
lies in the Nepal Himalaya, Kali Gandaki valley.
This mountain was previously known as Kutan l. 'tang'
being the Tibetan word for flat place, thereby describing
the mountain's general summit. It was then renamed
Manaslu which comes from the Sanskrit word "Manasa"
meaning "intellect" or "soul". It was first climbed
by T.Imanishi & g. Norbu in 1956.
Many
consider
the
three
peaks
of
Manaslu
as
Japanese
peaks
as
they
were
the
first
to
reach
its
summit
in
1956.
there
exist
half
a
dozen
different
routes
on
Manaslu
today.
The
south
face
of
this
"mountain
of
intellect"
is
arguably
the
toughest
in
climbing
history.
Our
caravan
route
takes
off
at
Sama
Gaon,
where
incidentally
Makalu
is
called
Kambung-
after
a
local
god.
It
was
here
in
this
selfsame
village
back
in
1954
that
the
second
Japanese
expedition
met
with
bitter
resistance
from
the
locals.
They
blamed
the
presence
of
the
heathen
foreigners
for
the
avalanches
and
pestilence
on
the
valley.
They
felt
that
Japanese
had
insulted
the
gods
dwelling
in
the
mountains
thereby
angering
them
into
creating
such
adverse
conditions.
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Itinerary |
DAY
01
Arrival
Kathmandu,
transfer
to
hotel
Shangri-la
on
B/B
DAY
02
Kathmandu
Sightseeing,
hotel
Shangri-la
on
B/B
DAY
03
Last
preparation
in
Kathmandu,
hotel
Shangri-la
on
B/B
DAY
04
Bus:
Ktm-
Gorkha,
camp
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
16-30
Climbing
period
of
Manaslu
DAY
31
BC
to
High
camp
DAY
32
Trek
to
Larke
Pass,
camp
DAY
33
Trek
to
Bimdakhati,
camp
DAY
34
Trek
to
Tilje,
camp
DAY
35
Trek
to
Tal,
camp
DAY
36
Trek
to
Syange,
camp
DAY
37
Trek
to
Besishar,
cmap
DAY
38
Bus
to
Kathmandu,
transfer
to
hotel
Shangri-la
on
B/B
DAY
39
Kathmandu
Leisure
day,
hotel
Shangri-la
on
B/B
DAY
40
Final
Departure. |
Departure |
| Kathmandu,
Nepal
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Manaslu |
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