Manaslu (8,163m) Manaslu was first climbed in 1956 by a Japanese expedition. Its name comes from the Sanskrit word manasa, meaning intellect or soul. It is the same root as the word Manasarover, the holy lake near Mt. Kailash in Tibet. Just as the British considered Everest their mountain. Manaslu has always been considered a Japanese mountain. 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 Buri 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,and refused to let the 1954 expedition climb. So instead the expedition set off to climb Ganesh Himal. 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 Manaslu as a member of a Tyrolean expedition that climbed from the Marshyangdi valley in 1972. Itinerary Day 01: arrive Kathmandu & transfer to hotel Day 02-03: Prepare Expedition & Briefing. Day 05: Drive to Gorkha Day 06: Gorkha - Khanchock Day 07: Khanchok - Arughat Day 08: Arughat - Sotikhola 6 hours Day 09: Sotikhola - Machhakhola 6/7 hours Day 10 Machhakhola - Jagat Day 11: Jagat - Ukawa Day 12: Ukawa - Ngyak 5/6 hours Day 13: Nyak - Namrung 5/6 hours Day 14: Namrung - Syalla village Day 15 Syalla - Sama village Day 16: Sama Village Day 17: Sama Village - Manaslu Base camp Day 18- 44: Climbing Period for Manaslu 8163m. Day 45: Base camp - Sama village Day 46: Sama - Namrung Day 47: Namrung - Philim village Day 48: Filim -Machakhola Day 49: Machakhola - Soti Day 50: Soti - Arughat Day 51: Arughat - Dhading & drive to Kathmandu Day 52-54: Kathmandu Valley Sightseeing
Day 55: Final Departures.
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