

02 September 2010
Manaslu Expedition by Helicopter
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:
30 Aug. 2010 Day 01: arrive Kathmandu & transfer to hotel
31 Aug. 2010 Day 02: Prepare Expedition
01 Sep. 2010 Day 03: Expedition briefing in Ministry of Tourism
02 Sep. 2010 Day 04: Drive Arughat via Dhading
02 Sep. 2010 Day 05: Arughat - Sotikhola 6 hours
03 Sep. 2010 Day 06: Sotikhola - Machhakhola 6/7 hours
04 Sep. 2010 Day 07 Machhakhola - Jagat
05 Sep. 2010 Day 08: Jagat - Ukawa
06 Sep. 2010 Day 09: Ukawa - Ngyak 5/6 hours
07 Sep. 2010 Day 10: Nyak - Namrung 5/6 hours
08 Sep. 2010 Day 11: Namrung - Syalla village
09 Sep. 2010 Day 12 Syalla - Sama village
10 Sep. 2010 Day 13: Sama Village
11 Sep. 2010 Day 14: Sama Village - Manaslu Base camp
12 Sep. - 08 October 2010 Day 15- 41: Climbing Period for Manaslu 8163m.
09 Oct. 2010 Day 42: Base camp - Sama village
10 Oct. 2010 Day 43: Sama - Namrung
11 Oct. 2010 Day 44: Namrung - Philim village
12 Oct. 2010 Day 45: Filim -Machakhola
13 Oct. 2010 Day 46: Machakhola - Soti
14 Oct. 2010 Day 47: Soti - Arughat
15 Oct. 2010 Day 48: Arughat drive to drive to Kathmandu
16 Oct. 2010 Day 49: Kathmandu
17 Oct. 2010 Day 50: final Departure
Climbing Equipment List | More Information | More Describe of Itinerary
Cost: Group joining Basis
Per Person USD 4500.00
Climbing Sherpa guide, Per Sherpa guide USD 1800.00
Cost includes:
Cost does not include:
Note: Who using climbing Sherpa from BC to TOP
Authorization Certificate - Nepal
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