Cybercast

Hello Everyone,

We were fortunate to have good weather this morning to fly to Samagoan.  We went on a short hike after lunch to get a blessing at a Monastery before checking out a glacial lake above town.  The group is still feeling a little jet lagged and looking forward to a good nights rest tonight.  Talk to you tomorrow.

Ben Jones

Hello Everyone,

Our climbers have arrived for our Manaslu 2026 expedition and we are excited to begin the trip.  Today we completed a gear check and reorganized our gear heading straight to Basecamp for the climb and gear that will come with us for the short trek to Basecamp.  We have been lucky to be granted permission to fly to Samagaon tomorrow morning and it should be good weather.  We thank Jiban (our local operator) working tirelessly to get this permission and hopeful it will all work out tomorrow morning.  I’m excited to be with a strong, small, and experienced group once again on the 8th tallest mountain in the World.  I will continue updating here throughout the expedition.

Thanks for following our adventure,

Ben Jones

Hello Everyone,

Yesterday we all arrived back to Kathmandu safely and have officially wrapped the 2025 Manaslu expedition.  Thanks to our crew of hardworking Nepali, Sherpa, and an incredible team of climbers making this a very successful season on Manaslu.  Until next year……

Ben Jones

Hello Everyone,

Today our 4 members, 6 Sherpas, and myself summited Manaslu, the 8th highest mountain in the World under perfect weather and conditions!  We are all safely back to Camp 2 and heading off to bed.  Tomorrow we will celebrate in Basecamp.

I’ll update again tomorrow.  Congrats to this awesome team!

Ben Jones