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Manaslu Region Archive: Incidents, Rescues and Updates
A running, sourced record of events on Manaslu and the Manaslu Circuit: avalanches, deaths and rescues on the world’s eighth-highest mountain, the true-summit question, permit changes and season closures.
THE STORY SO FAR · 8 ENTRIES
22 SEPTEMBER 2026
Outcome
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Event dateAvalanche on the night of 20 September 2026; season closed 22 September LocationCamp 3 (about 6,700 m / 22,000 ft) TypeAvalanche; climbing accident; season closure Deaths2 in the avalanche (4 for the season) VerificationVerified StatusSeason closed; this entry may be updated On the night…
17 SEPTEMBER 2026
Update
Event dateEarly to mid September 2026 (reported 17 September) LocationNear Camp II (~6,000 m) and Manaslu Base Camp TypeClimbing accident; regulation and permits Permits480 foreign climbers per The Himalayan Times (354 men, 126 women); about 493 per Explorersweb Permit feeUS$3,000 per foreign climber in autumn…
26 SEPTEMBER 2022
Update
Event date26 September 2022 LocationSummit slopes (Nelson); between Camps 3 and 4 (Rai) TypeClimbing accident; avalanche; rescue and evacuation Deaths2 InjuredAbout a dozen in the Camp 3–4 avalanche VerificationVerified StatusHistorical / closed Two separate accidents on the same day made 26 September 2022 one of…
28 SEPTEMBER 2021
Update
Event dateLate September 2021 LocationManaslu summit ridge (fore-summit vs. true summit) TypeMajor historical event; route and records VerificationVerified StatusResolved; most commercial teams now aim for the true summit For years many commercial climbers photographed their "summit" on Manaslu from a fore-summit a short distance below…
23 SEPTEMBER 2012
Update
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Event date23 September 2012, about 4:45 a.m. LocationCamp 3 (~6,800 m); serac released from about 7,400 m TypeAvalanche; climbing accident; rescue and evacuation Deaths11 (8 bodies recovered, 3 missing and presumed dead) VerificationVerified StatusHistorical / closed Before dawn on 23 September 2012, a serac reported…
10 APRIL 1972
Update
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Event date10 April 1972 LocationCamp III, about 6,500 m (21,300 ft) TypeAvalanche; climbing accident Deaths15 (4 Koreans including the leader, 1 Japanese, 10 Sherpas) Survivors3 VerificationVerified (American Alpine Journal record) StatusHistorical / closed Avalanches overran the Camp III of a South Korean expedition on 10…
9 MAY 1956
Update
Event date9 May 1956 LocationManaslu summit (8,163 m) TypeMajor historical event VerificationVerified StatusHistorical Toshio Imanishi of Japan and Gyalzen Norbu Sherpa made the first ascent of Manaslu on 9 May 1956, as part of a Japanese expedition that had tried the mountain in the two…
29 SEPTEMBER 2026
The Article
Manaslu (8,163 m) in Gorkha district is the world's eighth-highest mountain and, in the autumn, the busiest 8,000-metre peak in Nepal. Many climbers use it as preparation for Everest. Around it runs the Manaslu Circuit, a restricted-area trek through Samagaun and Samdo and over the…