Back to Kathmandu
Hello Everyone,
We have made it safely back to Kathmandu and have finished the expedition. We had a great team dinner and enjoyed getting showers, beds, and relaxing here at the Yak and Yeti hotel.
Thanks for following along on our adventure! We’ll be back again next Fall and hopefully with a lot less snow!
Ending our summit attempt


Team safely back to Basecamp
The Team assesses conditions at Camp 2
Hi everyone this is Ben calling in from Camp 2 on Manaslu. We’re doing well, all tucked into our tents after dinner and ready for bed. There was an avalanche up above Camp 3- between Camp 4 and Camp 3, we don’t have all the details just yet. We’re in a safe spot here, and we’ll be making a big decision here moving forward. I’ll keep you updated here on what we plan to do as of right now we’re in a safe spot. We will see what tomorrow brings and make decision on whether we keep going up or head back down. Thanks for following along everyone is doing well out here! We’ll keep in touch and let you know what we decide to do moving forward tomorrow.
Team starts their summit rotation!
Hi everyone, this is Ben calling in with the Manaslu team. We’re at Camp 1 for our summit rotation, made good time today coming up, good weather. We just finished up dinner here at camp, the team is doing well and we’ll be heading up to camp 2 tomorrow! We’ll wake up, have breakfast, the climbing sherpas will come up and help us move sleeping bags and pads up to camp 2. Weather is looking descent in the forecast as well, we’re excited to keep climbing higher on Manaslu!
Every aspect of the program was a strength, with the greatest strength being our guide. Additionally, the Tanzanian crew was incredibly kind, helpful, and seemed genuinely dedicated to our success. Having the portable bathroom at our lunch stops and overnight made the trip that much more enjoyable and felt luxurious. I can’t think of any […]