At a glance

Manaslu, its name, which means “mountain of the spirit” is the 8th highest mountain in the world of the height of 8,163 m (26,781 ft) above sea level. Located in the west-central of Nepal, 40 miles east of Mt. Annapurna, Mt. Manaslu is a part of the Nepalese Himalayas in the Gurkha massif and also known as Kutung in Tibet. The journey to the top of Manaslu was stated on May 9, 1956 when two climbers Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu scaled this mountain. The mountain's long ridges and valley glaciers offer feasible approaches from all directions, and culminate in a peak that towers steeply above its surrounding landscape.Manaslu requires more duration than other 8000m peaks due to the long access to reach it base. South face route to the common summit is the toughest and dangerous among the 6 routes and Northeast face route is the common and commercial route taken by the mountaineers.

Description

Manaslu, its name, which means “mountain of the spirit” is the 8th highest mountain in the world of the height of 8,163 m (26,781 ft) above sea level. Located in the west-central of Nepal, 40 miles east of Mt. Annapurna, Mt. Manaslu is a part of the Nepalese Himalayas in the Gurkha massif and also known as Kutung in Tibet. The journey to the top of Manaslu was stated on May 9, 1956 when two climbers Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu scaled this mountain. The mountain’s long ridges and valley glaciers offer feasible approaches from all directions, and culminate in a peak that towers steeply above its surrounding landscape.Manaslu requires more duration than other 8000m peaks due to the long access to reach it base. South face route to the common summit is the toughest and dangerous among the 6 routes and Northeast face route is the common and commercial route taken by the mountaineers.

Outline Itinerary

1 Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu Airport and Hotel transfer (1300m)

Arrival in Kathmandu Airport and Hotel transfer (1300m)

2 Day 02: Official works for expedition, Briefing in Ministry of Tourism and shopping in Kathmandu.

Official works for expedition, Briefing in Ministry of Tourism and shopping in Kathmandu.

3 Day 03: Drive Kathmandu to Sotikhola (1165m); camping

Drive Kathmandu to Sotikhola (1165m); camping

4 Day 04: Trek from Sotikhola to Machhakhola(1330m); camping

Trek from Sotikhola to Machhakhola(1330m); camping

5 Day 05: Trek from Machhakhola to Jagat(1350m); camping

Trek from Machhakhola to Jagat(1350m); camping

6 Day 06: Trek from Jagat to Ngyak(2300m); camping

Trek from Jagat to Ngyak(2300m); camping

7 Day 07: Trek from Ngyak to Namrung(2550m)

Trek from Ngyak to Namrung(2550m)

8 Day 08: Trek from Namrung to Sama Village (3780m)

Trek from Namrung to Sama Village (3780m)

9 Day 09: Rest / Acclimatization day in Sama Village (3780m)

Rest / Acclimatization day in Sama Village (3780m)

10 Day 10: Trek from Sama Village to Manaslu Base Camp (4700m)

Trek from Sama Village to Manaslu Base Camp (4700m)

11 Day 11 to Day 31: Climbing period- summit Manaslu (8163m)

Climbing period- summit Manaslu (8163m)

12 Day 32: Preparation to return and Clean Base Camp

Preparation to return and Clean Base Camp

13 Day 33: Trek from Base Camp to Sama village(3780m)

Trek from Base Camp to Sama village(3780m)

14 Day 34: Trek from Sama village to Namrung(2550m)

Trek from Sama village to Namrung(2550m)

15 Day 35: Trek from Namrung to Philim village (2300m)

Trek from Namrung to Philim village (2300m)

16 Day 36: Trek from Philim Village to Machakhola(1330m)

Trek from Philim Village to Machakhola(1330m)

17 Day 37: Trek from Machakhola, to Arughat(950m)

Trek from Machakhola, to Arughat(950m)

18 Day 38: Trek from Arughat to Kathmandu

Trek from Arughat to Kathmandu

19 Day 39: Transfer to the International airport for final departure

Transfer to the International airport for final departure

Trip Facts

Cost Includes

Expedition Permit and Royalties
Garbage Deposit
National park entry permit
Drive KTM- Gorkha- KTM
Lodging & Food during Expedition and trekking to BC and back
3 nights Hotel in Kathmandu on BB plan
Experience Climbing Guide and Sherpa
Base camp Kitchen staff
Climbing Sherpa (1member:1 Sherpa)
Porters/ Yak to Base camp and Back
Liaison Officer
All the staff salaries & allowances
All the staff insurance & Heli Insurances
Group Climbing gears
All the necessary equipment at base camp
6 bottles of Oxygen(4 for the clients & 2 for Sherpa)
Oxygen Mask regulator set
Walkie talkie set for each Sherpa
Solar panel and generator at base camp

Cost Excludes

International flight to Kathmandu
Visa fee of Nepal
Lunch & dinner in Kathmandu Hotel stay.
Personal equipment's.
Personal Insurance
Heli Rescue
Satellite Telephone
Personal expenses (phone calls, laundry, bar bills, battery recharge, extra porters, bottled or boiled water, shower, heater, etc.)
Staff Tips
Internet Access during the Expedition.

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Useful Info

Fitness
Climbing at and above 8,000 meters is inherently dangerous and is not the place to be learning mountaineering and climbing skills.Any expedition that goes to 8,000m requires a very high level of aerobic fitness. Being fit will certainly improve your chances of reaching your chosen summit. Your resting heart rate should be below 60 but preferably below 50. You should be able to run 50km on flat ground in approximately6 hours. Endurance and the ability to carry a heavy pack of up to 25kg is more important than sprint ability.
In order to get ready for this challenge, you need to be trained at least for about 8 to 12 months to prepare yourself as strong candidate. You can go to fitness center every morning for about 2 hours, do hiking every weekend with increasing weights on your pack (i.e. 10kg, 15kg, 20 kg, and up to 25kg), manage some time for cycling for couple of hours for 3 or 4 times a week. On the summit push, extra effort is required walking on ice and climbing up to 10 – 14 hours. On our all-8000m expeditions, we supply excellent logistics; good ratios of climbing support sherpas and standard number of oxygen, which plays the vital roll for the success and safe climb of the peak.

Experience Required
Himalaya Message Adventure strongly suggest that you must climb a number of 6,000m peaks in order to gain mountaineering proficiency and also undertake a trip to one of the 7,000m peak or one of the technically difficult 6000m peak i.e. Mt. Amadablam or similar, where you experience expedition camping, higher altitude, and how to deal with the cold.If you are fit and motivated but lacked technical climbing skills or suitable experience, we have options to keep you safe and get you high. This might be a personal Sherpa or a pre-trip training course.
You must have well knowledge about using of mountaineering gears, good with rock climbing and ice climbing, will increase the chances of reaching thesummit andalso previous mountaineering experiences is mandatory but doesn’t really require any high level of technical experience.