Manaslu Expedition
Manaslu lies in the Kali Gandaki valley of the Nepal Himalayas. This mountain was previously known as Kutang, '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 trip starts at Sama Gaon, where incidentally Makalu is called Kambung- after a local god. It was here in this same 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.
Itinerary: |
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| DAY 01 | | The is your Arrival in Kathmandu . Meet your company & transfer to hotel. O/N hotel. | |
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| DAY 02 | | Free day in Kathmandu sightseeing around thamel. O/N hotel on B/B. | |
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| DAY 03 | | Last preparation in Kathmandu , hotel on B/B. | |
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| DAY 04 | | Drive From Kathmandu to Gorkha, camp | |
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| DAY 05 | | Gorkha to Khanchowk, camp | |
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| DAY 06 | | Khanchowk to Arughat, camp | |
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| DAY 07 | | Arughat to Soti Khola, camp | |
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| DAY 08 | | Soti Khola to Machha Khola, camp | |
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| DAY 09 | | Machha Khola to Nero, camp | |
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| DAY 10 | | Nero camp to Philim, camp | |
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| DAY 11 | | Philim to Umbale, camp | |
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| DAY 12 | | Umbale to Sama Gaon. camp | |
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| DAY 13 | | Sama Gaon - Rest day, camp | |
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| DAY 14 | | Sama Gaon to High Camp | |
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| DAY 15 | | High Camp to Manaslu Base Camp | |
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| DAY 16-30 | | Climbing period of Manaslu | |
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| DAY 31 | | BC to High camp | |
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| DAY 32 | | High camp to Larke Pass , camp | |
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| DAY 33 | | Larke Pass to Bimdakhati, camp | |
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| DAY 34 | | Bimdakhati to Tilje, camp | |
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| DAY 35 | | Tilje to Tal, camp | |
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| DAY 36 | | Tal to Syange, camp | |
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| DAY 37 | | Syange to Besisahar, camp | |
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| DAY 38 | | Drive back to Kathmandu , transfer to hotel on B/B. | |
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| DAY 39 | | Kathmandu Leisure day, hotel on B/B. | |
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| DAY 40 | | Final Departure | |
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