Manaslu (8156m) 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 word as that for Manasarover, the holy lake near Mt. Kailash in Tibet. Just as the British considered Everest their mountain. Manaslu has always been a Japanese mountain. HW Tillman and Jimmy Roberts photographed Manaslu during a trek in 1950 and the first real survey of the peak was made by a Japanese expedition in 1952.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive Kathmandu & transfer to hotel
Day 2 – 3: Prepare Expedition & Briefing.
Day 5: Drive to Gorkha
Day 6: Gorkha – Khanchock
Day 7: Khanchok – Arughat
Day 8: Arughat – Sotikhola 6 hours
Day 9: Sotikhola – Machhakhola 6/7hrs
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 BC
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
Day 55: Final Departures.