Manaslu Expedition Spring 2015
It was first climbed in 1956 by a Japanese expedition. Its name comes from the Sanskrit word manias, 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 been always regarded as the "Japanese mountain" by the Japanese; because of the Japanese people's first conquered on its top.
HW Tillman and Jimmy Roberts photographed Manaslu during a trek in 1950. But the first real survey of the peak was made by a Japanese expedition in 1952.
A Japanese team made the first serious attempt on the peak from the Budi 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 & refused to let the 1954 expedition to climb. The expedition set off to climb Ganesh Himalayan 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 mount Manaslu, as a member of a Tyrolean expedition that climbed from the Marshyangdi valley in 1972. So Manaslu is one of the very renowned lovely mountains in the world to which, many foreigner enthusiast to climb very curiously.
Itinerary:
07 April 2015 |
Day 01 |
Arrive Kathmandu & transfer to hotel |
08 April 2015 |
Day 02 |
Prepare Expedition |
09 April 2015 |
Day 03 |
Expedition briefing in Ministry of Tourism |
10 April 2015 |
Day 04 |
Drive Arughat via Dhading |
11 April 2015 |
Day 05 |
Arughat - Sotikhola 6 hours |
12 April 2015 |
Day 06 |
Sotikhola - Machhakhola 6/7 hours |
13 April 2015 |
Day 07 |
Machhakhola - Jagat |
14 April 2015 |
Day 08 |
Jagat - Ukawa |
15 April 2015 |
Day 09 |
Ukawa - Ngyak 5/6 hours |
16 April 2015 |
Day 10 |
Nyak - Namrung 5/6 hours |
17 April 2015 |
Day 11 |
Namrung - Syalla village |
18 April 2015 |
Day 12 |
Syalla - Sama village |
19 April 2015 |
Day 13 |
Sama Village |
20 April 2015 |
Day 14 |
Sama Village - Manaslu Base camp |
21 April - 17 May 2015 |
Day 15- 41 |
Climbing Period for Manaslu 8163m. |
18 May 2015 |
Day 42 |
Base camp - Sama village |
19 May 2015 |
Day 43 |
Sama - Namrung |
20 May 2015 |
Day 44 |
Namrung - Philim village |
21 May 2015 |
Day 45 |
Filim -Machakhola |
22 May 2015 |
Day 46 |
Machakhola - Soti |
23 May 2015 |
Day 47 |
Soti - Arughat |
24 May 2015 |
Day 48 |
Arughat drive to drive to Kathmandu |
25 May 2015 |
Day 49 |
Kathmandu |
26 May 2015 |
Day 50 |
Final Departure |
Cost includes:
- 4 Nights accommodation in Kathmandu with bed & Breakfast (3 star)
- Permit fee of Manaslu Expedition
- Food for Trekking and Expedition period
- Staff: Base camp Guide, Cook, Cook helper
- Drive Kathmandu - Aru Ghat - Kathamndu by bus.
- Porters from Aru Ghat to Base camp & Base camp to Arughat
- Equipment allowance, daily allowance for Liaison officer, expedition crew
- Insurance for Nepalese expedition crew.
- 1 tent for 1 person for Expedition
- Mat, dining tent, Toilet tent, Mess tent, Store tent, Table and chairs trekking for the expedition
- Local transportation in Kathmandu (Airport-hotel-airport)
- Emergency Oxygen -Mask and regulator
- Satellite phone (Pay calls)
- Fare Well dinner
Cost does not include:
- PERSONAL equipment for climbing & trekking
- Personal & medical Insurance of expedition
- Climbing food, Gas & stove above Base camp
- Lunch & dinner in Kathmandu
- Emergency Rescue evacuation by helicopter incase needed
- Walkie Talkie permit & Satellite phone permit
- Oxygen & Mask -regulator for climbing
- Personal expenses
- Bar Bills & beverage
- Garbage deposit & after expedition will be refundable
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