161 climbers scale Mt Manaslu this spring: DoT

KATHMANDU: A total of 161 climbers have scaled Mt Manaslu this spring season, according to the Department of Tourism (DoT). As many as  77 foreigners and 84 Nepalis stood atop Manaslu (8,163m) this spring. The department's Mountaineering Section Officer Bigyan Koirala said this time 407 foreigners acquired permission to scale the peak, however, only 77 made it. They were accompanied by Nepali Sherpa guides to the peak.  Now the expedition to Mt Manaslu has been completed while it continues in other peaks.  The number of Manaslu climbers this time is relatively less than in previous years. The area above the Manaslu base camp witnessed an avalanche prior to the commencement of Manaslu expedition this season, killing one and leaving others injured on September 26. The mountain based in Chumanubri Rural Municipality in north Gorkha is the world's eighth highest peak and it lies along the Manasiri mountain range. By RSS READ ALSO:

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