Elevation: 26,758 feet (8,156 meters)
Location: Nepal, Asia
First Ascent: Toshia Imanishi (Japan) and Gyalzen Norbu (Nepal), May 9, 1956
Fast Facts:
- Manaslu comes from the Sanskrit Manasa, translated as “Mountain of the Spirit.”
- It’s a very steep, sharp peak that dominates the landscape 40 miles east of Annapurna.
- In 1972 a Korean expedition attempted the Northeast Face, but only April 10 an avalanche killed 15 climbers, including 10 Sherpas, at a high camp.
- In 1974 an all-women Japanese team became the first women to climb an 8,000-meter peak.
- First American ascent was in 1997 by Charlie Mace.
- It’s a dangerous peak with a high fatality rate, high avalanche danger on the lower slopes, but easier non-technical climbing up high.
