Our trip was with a professional Nepali guide whom I knew personally from a previous trip. At the time we went, a guide and a government liaison officer were required to enter the Manaslu area. Is that still the case?
Originally there was to be a rather large group consisting of my wife, daughter and me along with 8 Dutch people. The Dutch canceled at the last minute making the trip just a family experience. We did not climb on the trip - just a trek.
We had three permits, one for Manaslu conservation area, one for exiting through Annapurna area and one for climbing Larkya north peak.
We had a sirda with us, but I am not sure if it's allowed to go without.
RichardBall - Jan 16, 2012 11:46 pm - Hasn't voted
Manaslu trek now has a website!
Very nice Nick, you did it at a good time. Tourism is certainly catching up. The place now has its own website even - always a measure of progress. http://manaslucircuittrek.com
Hi Nickman,
my plan is to do Manaslu circuit in march 2013 and climb Larkye twin peaks. do you think the weather is good to climb there at that time, by other accounts i hear it is cold but possible.
cheers
moshe
I suggest the weather might be more stable in Oktober/November than in the spring season.
Spring season is as you wrote a "could be" but late season is usually more stable with clear skies for many days (we had 18 days blue sky), but I also heard of rainy periods in the late season.
Fred Spicker - Apr 9, 2009 5:30 pm - Voted 10/10
Very niceThank you for posting these great photos. They bring back wonderful memories of our trip around Manaslu in 2000.
Looks like some bridges have been replaced - we definitely crossed some in the class D category.
Nikman - Apr 10, 2009 4:58 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Very niceThanks Fred, how did you do that back in 2000? Did you go on your own or organised?
Fred Spicker - Apr 10, 2009 8:32 am - Voted 10/10
Re: Very niceOur trip was with a professional Nepali guide whom I knew personally from a previous trip. At the time we went, a guide and a government liaison officer were required to enter the Manaslu area. Is that still the case?
Originally there was to be a rather large group consisting of my wife, daughter and me along with 8 Dutch people. The Dutch canceled at the last minute making the trip just a family experience. We did not climb on the trip - just a trek.
Nikman - Apr 10, 2009 5:01 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Very niceWe had three permits, one for Manaslu conservation area, one for exiting through Annapurna area and one for climbing Larkya north peak.
We had a sirda with us, but I am not sure if it's allowed to go without.
RichardBall - Jan 16, 2012 11:46 pm - Hasn't voted
Manaslu trek now has a website!Very nice Nick, you did it at a good time. Tourism is certainly catching up. The place now has its own website even - always a measure of progress. http://manaslucircuittrek.com
mosh - Nov 6, 2012 12:48 pm - Hasn't voted
Plan to go there in MarchHi Nickman,
my plan is to do Manaslu circuit in march 2013 and climb Larkye twin peaks. do you think the weather is good to climb there at that time, by other accounts i hear it is cold but possible.
cheers
moshe
Nikman - Nov 6, 2012 2:43 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Plan to go there in MarchI suggest the weather might be more stable in Oktober/November than in the spring season.
Spring season is as you wrote a "could be" but late season is usually more stable with clear skies for many days (we had 18 days blue sky), but I also heard of rainy periods in the late season.