Mt. 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.
Trip Facts
Country: Nepal
Grade: Very Hard
Area: Manaslu Region
Group Size: 1/ 20 pax
Activities: Mountain Expedition
Total Duration: 50 days
Season: Mar - May, Sep - Dec
Altitudes: 8163 m
Day 01: Arrive Kathmandu and transfer to the hotel.
Day 02: Preperation for Expedition
Day 03: Expedition briefing in Nepal Government of Tourism
Day 04: Drive Arughat via Dhading
Day 05: Arughat - Sotikhola 6 hours
Day 06: Sotikhola - Machhakhola 6/7 hours
Day 07: Machhakhola - Jagat 6/7hour walk
Day 08: Jagat - Ukawa
Day 09: Ukawa - Ngyak 5/6 hours
Day 10: Nyak - Namrung 5/6 hour
Day 11: Namrung - Syalla village
Day 12: Syalla - Sama village
Day 13: Sama Village
Day 14: Sama Village - Manaslu Base Camp
Day 15- 41: Climbing Period for Manaslu 8163m
Day 42: Base camp - Sama village
Day 43: Sama - Namrung
Day 44: Trek Namrung to Philim village
Day 45: Filim to Machakhola
Day 46: Machakhola - Soti
Day 47: Soti - Arughat
Day 48: Arughat drive to Kathmandu
Day 49: Kathmandu leisure/ rest /shopping
Day 50: Final departure to the International Airport.
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