Manaslu, Nepal

Manaslu from Timang Village

Manaslu (Nepali: मनास्लु, also known as Kutang) is the eighth highest mountain in the world at 8,163 metres (26,781 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Mansiri Himal, part of theNepalese Himalayas, in the west-central part of Nepal. Its name, which means "mountain of the spirit", comes from the Sanskrit word manasa, meaning "intellect" or "soul". 

Manaslu was first climbed on May 9, 1956 by Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu, members of aJapanese expedition. It is said that "just as the British consider Everest their mountain, Manaslu has always been a Japanese mountain". Manaslu is the highest peak in the Gorkha District and is located about 64 km (40 mi) east of Annapurna. 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. Source: Wikipedia 

Sunrise, Manaslu, Nepal, Himalaya

Manaslu, Nepal, Himalaya

Manaslu from base camp

Sunrise, Manaslu, Nepal, Himalaya

Expedition to the summit

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