Manaslu
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| Manaslu | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 8,156 metres (26,758 feet) Ranked 8th |
| Location | Nepal |
| Range | Mansiri Himal, Himalaya |
| Prominence | 3,092 m |
| Coordinates | |
| First ascent | May 9, 1956 by a Japanese team |
| Easiest route | snow/ice climb |
Manaslu (मनास्लु, also known as Kutang) is the eighth highest mountain in the world, located in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas. Manaslu is derived from the Sanskrit word Manasa and is translated as "Mountain of the Spirit".
Manaslu is the highest peak in the Gurkha massif and is located about forty miles east of Annapurna, the tenth highest 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, and is a dominant feature when viewed from afar.
Manaslu was first climbed on May 9, 1956 by Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu, members of a Japanese expedition.
[edit] Timeline
- 1950 H.W. Tilman made a reconnaissance of Manaslu and believed there was a potential route to the top via the northeast.
- 1952 Japanese reconnaissance party reached 5275 m/17,300' on the east side.
- 1953 First attempt made by a Japanese team of 15 climbers to summit via the Northeast face. Three climbers made a summit attempt reaching 7750 m/25,425' before turning back.
- 1956 First ascent, by T. Imanishi (Japan) and Gyalzen Norbu (Sherpa).
- 1971 On May 17, Kazuharu Kohara and Motoki, part of an 11 man Japanese team, reached the summit via the NW spur.
- 1971 Kim Ho-Sup led a Korean expedition attempt via the Northeast. Kim Ki-Sup fell to his death on May 4.
- 1972 An Austrian expedition led by Wolfgang Nairz made the first ascent via the SW face.
- 1972 Koreans attempt the Northeast Face route. On April 10, an avalanche buried their camp at 6,950 m/22,800', killing 16 climbers including 10 Sherpa climbers, the Korean expedition leader and Kazunari Yasuhisa from Japan.
- 1973 On April 22, Gerhard Schmatz, Gerhard, Sigi Hupfauer and a Sherpa climber reached the summit via the Northeast face.
- 1974 On May 4, an all female Japanese expedition makes the summit, becoming the first women to climb an 8,000 metre peak. One climber died on May 5 when she fell between camps 4 and 5.
- 1975 On April 26, Gerald Garcia, Jeronimo Lopez and Sonam Sherpa of a Spanish expedition summit via the Northeast face.
- 1984 On January 14, Maciej Barbeka and Ryszard Gajewski of a Polish expedition made a first winter ascent via the normal route
- 1997 Charlie Mace makes the first American ascent.
- 2002 On May 13, five Americans and two Sherpas reach the summit. See the 2002 American Manaslu Expedition.
- 2006 On May 29, Australian mountaineer Sue Fear died after falling into a crevasse on her descent after summitting. She was a friend of mountaineer Lincoln Hall, who survived a night exposed near Everest's summit.
See also: List of mountains in Nepal
[edit] External links
- Manaslu on Peakware
- Computer generated summit panoramas North South index. There are a few discontinuities due to incomplete data, but seven other 8000ers - Everest, Lhotse, Cho Oyu, Makalu, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Shisha Pangma - are all clearly shown. This may be the only ground level point from which eight 8000ers can be seen.
Everest • K2 • Kangchenjunga • Lhotse • Makalu • Cho Oyu • Dhaulagiri • Manaslu • Nanga Parbat • Annapurna • Gasherbrum I • Broad Peak • Gasherbrum II • Shishapangma
