Peak Climbing

In 1950, Harold William Tilman was the first European peak climbing and expedition leader to visit the Annapurna range with his five friends. They started walking from Kathmandu, then within six days, they had been to Manang and then walked to Bhimthang. Their team member was interested in trekking up to Larkye La Top, then they saw the Mt. Manaslu expedition and tried to climb it but could not summit it.

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After the Tilman survey, four Japanese group expeditions between 1950 and 1955 explored the possibility of climbing Manaslu by the north and east faces. In 1952, a Japanese exploration team visited the area after the monsoon season. In the following year, 1953, a team of 15 climbers led by Y. Mita set up a base camp at Samagaon.

Eventually, they tried to reach the summit from the east side, but they failed. In this first attempt by a Japanese team to summit via the northeast face, three climbers reached a height of 7,750 meters before turning back.

Finally, in 1956, Toshio Imanishi and Gyaltsen Norbu Sherpa made the first ascent of Mt. Manaslu on May 9, 1956. The Japanese expedition was led by Maki Yūkō. So, what is the easiest peak climbing in Nepal? And how many mountains are open for climbing as of 2024? Learn with us.