A sad turn of events today had our team making a quiet descent to Manaslu base camp from Camp 2 where they were for the night. An avalanche occurred early before 5am this morning which wiped out Camp 3. The slide also partly affected Camp 2 and the team woke up finding themselves snowed in. […]
As expected, the storm passed quietly after dumping meters of snow at base camp and higher on Manaslu. The team waited out an extra day to let the snow safely settle and compact, before beginning their 3rd and last rotation on the mountain. They will reach Camp 2 today and sleep overnight, and then head […]
The storm did come dumping metres and metres of snow. The team have delayed their Camp 2 acclimatisation rotation and have made a quick escape to Manaslu base camp. Unfortunately as it snows up top, it is raining down below. But at least they’re dry inside warm spacious tents and are eating well. Anders is […]
Tonight is the team’s first real sleep on Manaslu at Camp 1, 5700m. They climbed up today in good conditions and are feeling good. It’s not busy at Camp 1 which is a nice change. Tomorrow they’ll head up to Camp 2 and drop back down to Camp 1 to sleep. Then again, the next […]
The team is well settled in Manaslu base camp at 4800m, which is shrouded in mist and daily afternoon rain. Today they enjoyed clear views of Manaslu once above the clouds during their first rotation to Camp 1 (5700m). The climbing was good but busy! Manaslu has attracted huge numbers this year with teams rerouting […]
Finally the clouds have cleared a bit to offer the team first views of Manaslu, she’s a beauty. Manaslu is locally known as the Japanese mountain, in reference to the various Japanese teams who attempted different routes and the successful first ascent between 1952 to 1956. The team have rested 3 nights now at 3600m […]
Finally in Samagaon, the last village before base camp! The team is ecstatic that tomorrow is a rest day…well kind of a rest day with only a short day hike around the village planned. The last few days of steep trails, in rain, heat and increasing altitude have been tiring. The team will acclimatise here […]
The team are comfortably resting in Jaghat…relaxing after cooling showers and finally dry shoes. Yesterday was a bit of a wash out. In fact, quite a wash out. Two Sherpas had to drop their loads to beat a descending landslide yesterday. The group passed the landslide scene today and the gear is buried! They are […]
It is hot and humid! Bizarre to think that the team will be freezing and wearing down suits in a few weeks time, when it’s so hot at the moment. It’s rainy and hot, and at all opportunities when passing waterfalls, they jump in! In the middle of monsoon, as it is everywhere in Nepal, […]
Day 1 was a bumpy journey on a 4WD which got bogged a few times in the muddy roads, and then a switch over to a bus to Arughat. The team are tired and hot (humid like an oven) but excited, since they’ve bumped into old climbing friends. It’s going to be a fun evening […]