Climbing Mount Manaslu (8163 m)

• visa is issued at the airport upon arrival and does not require additional documents;
• international passport;
• accident and medical insurance (insurance with coverage of at least 30,000 USD and must insure risks associated with active stay in the mountains).

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— Meeting the group at Kathmandu airport – the time will be specified when we know exactly your arrival time;

Participants with experience of climbing above 6500 m (with a gap between climbs of no more than a year) are allowed to participate in this program. Experience in technical climbing is welcome. Before climbing, we recommend completing one of our mountaineering school programs in the Alps, Caucasus, Georgia or Bulgaria.

We will send you the training program with separate recommendations by email. We recommend starting the preparation no later than 6 months before the start of the expedition, optimally increasing the number of various functional trainings to 5-6 per week (duration of training at least 1.5-2 hours), participation in long mountain runs, running, swimming. We recommend reducing the load a month before the start and stopping completely two weeks before the start. Optimally, as part of the preparation, plan training ascents of 5500 m -6000 m with overnight stays at 5000+ m.

For more information about training, see our Youtube video channel. In case of chronic diseases, it is necessary to consult a doctor and get permission.

In Kathmandu we live in a comfortable 4* hotel, where we can leave city and unnecessary things for storage. That’s why we take everything we need for the trek/climbing: running clothes. It is necessary to take into account that at the bottom the first 2-3 days will be very warm and the usual outfit – shorts, a T-shirt and a Panama hat, a scarf on the neck. It is cooler higher up, so you need trekking pants, a windbreaker jacket. The hairdryer, hair curler and portable toaster are best left at home.

A loggia is a guest house where there is accommodation for 2-3 people in a room, a shower and toilet on the floor, and a dining room downstairs. The conditions are an order of magnitude worse than in a regular hotel, but still better than in a tent. For a comfortable overnight stay, we recommend taking a sleeping bag (since it can be quite cool at night and the blanket in the room does not warm you much). In the upper villages, there may also be no light or a stationary shower (you can only wash yourself from a bucket of hot water). The rooms in the huts are the simplest with two or three beds.

In the Base Camp and Camps 1,2,3 we live in tents. Below there is accommodation for 1 pearson.

For high-altitude overnight stays, you need a set of high-altitude clothing and a warm sleeping bag (for more details, see the equipment list).

We will eat in the lodges, where you can order food from the menu. The price of a plate of rice + salad is $ 8-10. The average bill for food per day is $ 20-25 – breakfast, lunch and dinner. Be prepared for the fact that the cuisine is based on rice and rice noodles and oatmeal for breakfast. Bread is very expensive. Chocolate and cookies cost $ 3-4. In addition, it is better to forget about meat dishes in the upper lodges for a while. You can take with you some products that you will not have on the trek: sausage, canned goods, chocolate, dried fruits, a portable burner and heat yourself tea with sandwiches at rest stops.

On the ascent: you can also take dried fruits, sports nutrition, supplements to the high-altitude diet (canned goods, meat, sausage, etc.), chocolate, etc.

When trekking, you carry only what you need for the day. You can send up to 40 kg of personal belongings directly from Kathmandu to the BC (carried by porters or by helicopter). It is optimal to have a 45-55 l backpack for organizing drops and radial exits during acclimatization and during the ascent. During the days of ascent and acclimatization to Manaslu, the weight of the backpack will reach up to 15 kg, depending on whether you will resort to the help of high-altitude porters.

The guides will have a first aid kit for emergency medicine, but they must have personal medications for chronic and individual illnesses, adhesive plasters, headache tablets, anti-cold and painkillers are a must + vitamin C and group B for better adaptation in the mountains, dexamethasone in tablets and ampoules, euphyllin, diacarb, trental.

There will be no connection ( no signal) on most of the track. There is Wi-Fi in the lodges, and there is also internet at the Base Camp. In addition, the guide will have a satellite phone and an InReach messenger on the autonomous part.

The weather in Kathmandu is hot, the usual temperature is +25… +30°C. On the mountain trek the first couple of days are +20… +15°C, but then it will get colder. During the day -5°C, at night – up to -10… -15 °C. At the summit the temperature can drop to -50 °C. The average temperature above 7000 m is -25 …-30 °C.

This route passes at altitudes above 7000 m, where solar radiation is several times stronger than on the plain, the mountain climate and thin air affect the body’s condition. In the upper camps, manifestations of acute mountain sickness are possible.

Therefore, we have developed a special acclimatization program and monitoring of the condition of each participant on the route. The ascent is not technically difficult and takes place along the classic route, on fixed ropes. All instructions of the guide on the route are mandatory for compliance! Extreme Guide is not responsible for participants who deliberately concealed chronic diseases, deviations and health problems!

For the all-inclusive package, you will have a personal guide working with you during the acclimatization and ascent period.

The country’s currency is Nepalese rupees. The rate is about 100 rupees to $1. You can almost always pay in dollars, but the rate is not always favorable. The guide will tell you how much money is best to exchange before the trek. It is better to take cash with you, preferably $. You cannot exchange hryvnia anywhere in Nepal. Withdrawals from plastic cards from 5%. Always bargain with the Nepalese, sometimes the price can be reduced several times.

The All Inclusive package includes oxygen during the ascent (3 cylinders)

Absence of diseases incompatible with active tourism: List of diseases

Before climbing, it is necessary to undergo a full medical examination; you need a certificate from a doctor about admission to mountaineering above 7000 m.

Features of acclimatization in high mountains
Physical and mental preparation before climbing and hiking in the mountains