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Manaslu – Mountain of the Spirit
The Manaslu (8,163 m) is located in the Mansiri
Himal in West Nepal. To the southeast there is the
Ganesh Himal and to the Northwest the Annapurna
(8,091). The name Manaslu comes from the
Sanskrit meaning Mountain of the Spirit. In addition
to the main peak, another two peaks rise from the
plateau: the east (7,992 m) peak and the north
(6,994 m) peak. The mountain was first successfully
ascending by a Japanese expedition. It is said
to be a bad weather mountain because of many
storms and heavy snowfall.
Ascent
Approaching the mountain up northeast face,
the base camp (4800 m) is located at the lateral
moraine of the glacier. Camp 1 (5,700 metres) is
set in mixed terrain. The route to Camp 2 follows
a long glacial ramp and a steep section of ice.
Beware of ice falling from séracs. The second
camp (6,300 m) is located on a glacial plateau
below the north col. The next steps lead along
steep snow slopes and a short ice slope to the
great plateau. Camp 3 is set up in a protected
hollow at 6,900 metres. A fourth camp is situated
at 7,400 metres before climbing the exposed ridge
to the summit.
Trekking in the Manaslu region
The Manaslu Circuit Trek is one of the great trekking
classics in Nepal. It takes two weeks and includes
the Larkya-Pass (5,135 m) amongst others. The trek
leads through several types of vegetation and civilisation,
still in its most remote and original landscapes.
A permit is compulsory. DAV Summit Club
offers the route as a guided Lodge-Trek. Information
on the tour and the booking: dav-summit-club.de.
Literature
Reinhold Messern: »Sturm am Manaslu – Drama
auf dem Dach der Welt«, Malik-Verlag, ISBN 978-34
92 40 33 51, Globetrotter Order Number: 16.51.08,
11.95 euros.
of the air reduces in the cold and therefore
the mattress is softer in the morning.
What else do you have to be aware of in a
high camp?
First of all: always try to keep weight down,
for example with oral care chewing gums
instead of tooth brush and paste. Secondly,
everything that might freeze has to go into
the sleeping bag like contact lenses, camera,
headlight, and thirdly, the pee bottle.
Why a pee bottle in the tent?
I drink a lot, at least four litres a day. The
better I adjust to the attitude, the more water
naturally goes out again. I have to go
pee three times a night. I used to go outside
but when I came back into the tent I
was chilled to the bone. If I did not go I
would not be able to sleep properly. The
pee bottle and a Whiz Freedom Urinal are
the perfect solution.
In the high camp, you have to melt snow to
gain water. Why do you use a fuel stove?
Apparently they don’t work very well in the
attitude or the cold…
It is fun to melt snow with the Reactor
MSR. Thanks to the large burner and heat
exchanger you get the optimal heat for little
fuel and therefore you again have little
weight. Furthermore, the base of the pot
serves as a wind protector. The mixture of
butane, isobutane and propane are very efficient
in the cold. At night, we kept them
in the tent.
Reinhold Messner wouldn’t leave without
his Speck Alto Adige (dry cured ham).
What did you eat?
During the day, I also eat speck and cheese,
as well as dry fruit, energy bars and >
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