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Manaslu Team Arrives!

 

The team is starting to arrive and we are getting prepped to head to the mountain in a couple days.  Pictured below our custom Manaslu Lids for the climb.

Ben

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Manaslu 2025 – Begins!

 

manaslu 2025 - begins!
manaslu 2025 – begins!

 


Hello Everyone,

Yesterday I received our climbing permit for Manaslu 2025.  Our Sherpa team is already at Basecamp setting up camp and getting ready for our team’s  arrival.  In the next couple of days our climbers will arrive and then we will prepare our climbing gear to be sent to Basecamp and we will fly by Helicopter to Samagaun to begin our trek.  I’m excited to have an experienced team of six climbers with myself and our Sirdar and guide Ngima Tenzing guiding the group.  Stay tuned for more updates as we begin the trek and climb!

Ben Jones

 

Back to Kathmandu

Hello Everyone, We have made it back to Kathmandu safely and have finished up a successful expedition. We had a great celebration last night and a round of golf today to wrap up. Thanks for following us along on the great journey to the top of the 8th highest mountain in the World! Until next year...
Ben Jones

Back to Basecamp

Hello Everyone, We have made it safely back to Basecamp from the summit and are excited for our successful expedition! We took showers, relaxed, played cards, and celebrated with our entire team this evening. If the weather is good we will fly to Kathmandu tomorrow morning! Thanks for following along,
Ben Jones

Team summits Manaslu!

100% success on Manaslu!!! We are all safely back down to Camp 2, having some dinner and well deserved rest! Tomorrow we descend to BC where I can send some pics!

“I was very pleased with every aspect of our trip through Alpine Ascents, from the original conversation about what was involved, to making the reservations, answering questions about gear etc, and to the actual trip itself…every detail was thought about and well tended to – very organized.”

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