UPDATE to the Sept 24 post Edita called this morning. She and her team are ok. It is a very dark day at the base camp today but likely even […]

Edita wrote and said she is OK. Her family has been informed that she is obviously shaken by the  experience. On behalf of Edita and her family, our deepest sympathy […]

Edita writes! – “there has been an avalanche on Manaslu just above camp 2 at about 4:30  AM… All Camp 3 is gone, maybe 18 people missing…  It’ was huge. […]

September 22 Just in – Arrived at Camp 2 OK at 6300 meters!  See tracker here   http://fms.ws/9l43s/28.57519N/84.55788E  Will they get to camp 3 today or tomorrow? The weather seems good […]

Got to camp 1 ok. To Camp 2 tomorrow which is the most “tricky” part of the ascent. See spot tracker for exact location today at 1300 CET http://fms.ws/9kIKc/28.58805N/84.56618E

September 20 Today is day 10 in the base camp! That is a very long time but it is not unusual for Manaslu. Manaslu gets more precipitation than any other […]

Still waiting for snow to stop and consolidate (settle) avalanche danger is high…also a pic of the Team  on the Altitude Junkies http://www.altitudejunkies.com/dispatchmanaslu12.html

September 18 Went down to Sama Goan today, just to keep moving and to break up the boredom of waiting. Lots of snow has fallen on the mountain. Woken up […]

Edita’s email today  “The weather at Manaslu is something we cannot control, it snows and rains here a lot. We are in a holding pattern at the base camp. It requires […]

Sep 14 We had the hardest day so far today since the beginning of our expedition. We went for our first acclimatization walk to Camp 1. We also carried our first loads […]