Nepal Trekking – Manaslu Trek (17 days).

Total tour Duration : 23 days Manaslu Trekking  days : 17 days  Trekking grade: strenous Max altitude : 5213 m Trekking style : Camping Best Seasons: Oct. to Nov . and March to April Min group size : 3 pax Manaslu used to be a restricted trekking area , only from December 2007 that it [...]

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /19/ – Week in Review.

Last week was all about Himalaya. Following an extended storm, the peaks were summitted one after the other in improving weather. Everest (both sides), Lhotse, Manaslu, Dhaula, and Kang all had success – Everest south side in very large numbers. The most remarkable of them all became Mr Park’s summit of the highly technical Everest [...]

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /18/ – Week in Review.

A big storm sent down most climbers early in the week except for Denis Urubko who incredibly bagged the summit of Cho Oyu via a new line on the SE face in alpine style.  Huge summit pushes are underway again however, with most climbers – including on Everest – gunning for a May 18-19 weather [...]

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /17/ – Week in Review.

Everest was summited for the first time this season on May 5th but the joy was clouded by serious avalanches claiming one life. Also Kang and Dhaula got summits, with a near-complete ski descent on Kangchenjunga, but sadly the peak claimed another mountaineer last week. Two major climbs have kicked off: Makalu West Pillar and [...]

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up : Summits on Manaslu!!

As predicted yesterday, teams on Manaslu were able to make successful summits today. ExWeb is reporting that Joao Garcia and the Korean team on the mountain have reached the top after nine hours of difficult climbing. Even better news, is that the climbers are already down from the summit and back in BC. For Garcia, [...]