The Manaslu Expedition has become one of the most popular but still arduous mountaineering destinations. Manaslu (also known as Kutang, meaning flat place) is the eighth highest mountain in the world. The mountain can be approached from various sides but most attempt it from Samagaun along the Budhi Gandaki valley. The name was later changed to Manaslu, derived from the Sanskrit word Manasa, and can be translated as ‘Mountain of the Spirit’.
The first ascent of this peak was in 1956, by T. Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu on a Japanese expedition. The peak was not climbed again until 1971, when another Japanese team made the second ascent. In 1997 Charlie Mace made the first American ascent. There are half a dozen established routes on the mountain today, but the south face is arguably the toughest. Roughly one in five climbers have perished on this peak, making it the 4th most dangerous 8000m peak, behind Annapurna, Nanga Parbat and K2.
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The Manaslu Expedition has become one of the most popular but still arduous mountaineering destinations. Manaslu (also known as Kutang, meaning flat place) is the eighth highest mountain in the world. The mountain can be approached from various sides but most attempt it from Samagaun along the Budhi Gandaki valley. The name was later changed to Manaslu, derived from the Sanskrit word Manasa, and can be translated as ‘Mountain of the Spirit’.
The first ascent of this peak was in 1956, by T. Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu on a Japanese expedition. The peak was not climbed again until 1971, when another Japanese team made the second ascent. In 1997 Charlie Mace made the first American ascent. There are half a dozen established routes on the mountain today, but the south face is arguably the toughest. Roughly one in five climbers have perished on this peak, making it the 4th most dangerous 8000m peak, behind Annapurna, Nanga Parbat and K2.
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