ماناسلو

Manaslu (; , also known as Kutang) is the eighth-highest mountain in the world at above sea level. It is in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in west-central Nepal. Manaslu means "mountain of the spirit" and the word is derived from the Sanskrit word manasa, meaning "intellect" or "soul". Manaslu was first climbed on May 9, 1956, by and Gyalzen Norbu, members of a Japanese expedition. It is said that, given the many unsuccessful attempts by the British to climb Everest before Nepali Tenzing Norgay and New Zealander Edmund Hillary, "just as the British consider Everest their mo

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Manaslu is the eighth-highest mountain in the world, located in the Nepalese Himalayas in west-central Nepal, with a name meaning "mountain of the spirit" derived from Sanskrit. It was first successfully climbed in 1956 by members of a Japanese expedition, making it a significant peak in mountaineering history.

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Mountain.name: Manaslu
Mountain.photo: Sunrise, Manaslu.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption: Manaslu at sunrise. The lower eastern summit appears taller due to foreshortening.
Mountain.elevation_m: 8163
Mountain.elevation_ref: Ranked 8th
Mountain.prominence_m: 3092
Mountain.prominence_ref: Ranked 80th
Mountain.listing: Eight-thousanderUltra
Mountain.translation: Mountain of the spirit
Mountain.language: Sanskrit
Mountain.location: Gorkha District, Manang-Gandaki Province, Nepal
Mountain.range: Mansiri Himal, Himalayas
Mountain.map_caption: Location of Manaslu
Mountain.label_position: left
Mountain.first_ascent: May 9, 1956, by a Japanese team(First winter ascent 12 January 1984 Maciej Berbeka and Ryszard Gajewski)
Mountain.easiest_route: snow/ice climb on NE face