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Encyclopedia > Manaslu
Manaslu
Elevation 8,156 metres (26,758 feet)
Ranked 8th
Location Nepal
Range Himalaya
Prominence 3,092 m
Coordinates 28°33′N 84°34′E
First ascent May 9, 1956 by a Japanese team
Easiest route snow/ice climb

Manaslu (also known as Kutang) is the eighth highest mountain in the world, located in the Nepalese Himalayas. Manaslu is derived from the Sanskrit word Manasa and is translated as "Mountain of the Spirit". A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ... A mountain range (Sierra in the Spanish language) is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ... Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... Mount McKinley (Denali) in Alaska (USA) has the largest visible base-to-summit elevation difference on Earth. ... Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... Sanskrit ( संस्कृतम् ; pronunciation: ) is an Indo-European classical language of India and a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. ...


Manaslu was first climbed on May 9, 1956 by Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu of a Japanese expedition. May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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 and Gyalzen Norbu.
  • 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 4th.
  • 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. Sadly, 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.
  • 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 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... The word Sherpa originally referred to an ethnic group from the most mountainous region of Niple, high into the Himalayas (although many of them now live in India). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lincoln Hall (born 1956) is a veteran Australian mountain climber and author. ... Everest redirects here. ... Nepal contains part of the Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world. ...


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.
Eight-thousanders
Everest • K2 • Kanchenjunga • Lhotse • Makalu • Cho Oyu • Dhaulagiri • Manaslu • Nanga Parbat • Annapurna • Gasherbrum I • Broad Peak • Gasherbrum II • Shishapangma

  Results from FactBites:
 
Manaslu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (418 words)
Manaslu (also known as Kutang) is the eighth highest mountain in the world, located in the Nepalese Himalayas.
Manaslu is derived from the Sanskrit word Manasa and is translated as "Mountain of the Spirit".
Manaslu was first climbed on May 9, 1956 by Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu of a Japanese expedition.
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