Phase 1: Puja ceremony & Training
After we reach base camp, we will get a 1- or 2-day leisure day to acclimatize our body well. Our sherpa team will decide on our puja day on a very auspicious day according to the lunar calendar. The puja ceremony in other words is taking permission from nature to step on their body. The local ethnic group from the valley believes that all mountain has their gods and goddesses, so we need to get permission before we step on. The Puja ceremony is performed by the monk from the nearby village, Samagaun. Your guide will instruct you well on the day before the ceremony. The day will be full of relaxation, enjoyment, dancing, and singing.
After the day of the auspicious puja ceremony, your training session will start. One of our best climbing guides will lead a session that includes gear demonstration, walking on crampons, use of technical gear walking on fixed lines, etc. Our team of guides will instruct you about using all technical gears and set up the fixed line near our camp in Ice Fall and show you the demo of walking on the fixed line using your high altitude all-in-one boot and crampon. The pre-basic training session will take place for one or two days in base camp.
After a great training of one or two days, Phase 1 of climbing is done, and you are ready to climb up further.
Phase 2: Acclimatization rotation on the Mountain.
We designed the best rotation that suits all levels of people who live at sea level, to acclimatize well on the mountain.
Rotation 1: Touch camp 3
Day 1st: Basecamp to camp I-5800 meters (19029 feet)
Camp I of Mt. Manaslu lies on the ridge between Manaslu and Naike Peak. We start our journey in midday after lunch. Our climbing guide will instruct you about the gears and clothing, what should pack in, and what not. Our support sherpa team will help you carry tents, your sleeping bag, an insulated flame mattress, and some snacks. We expect you to carry a minimum of 15kg of weight.
Approx Elevation Gain: 900 meters (2950ft.)
Highest Elevation: 5800 meters/ 19029ft.
Approx. walking hours: 4-5hrs.
Overnight at VE25 tent or equivalent mountain tents.
All foods provided are high altitude ready-to-eat packet foods.
Day 2nd: Acclimatization hike towards camp 2.
The second-day walk is harder than the first day. We will hike towards camp 2 and try to reach 6200masl and will back to camp 1 again for the night.
Approx Elevation Gain: 400 meters (1310ft.)
Highest Elevation: 6200 meters (20340ft.)
Approx walking Hour: 5 hrs.
Overnight at VE25 tent or equivalent mountain tent.
All foods provided are high altitude ready-to-eat packet foods.
Day 3rd: Camp I to Camp II, 6400 meters (21300 feet).
We start our day in late the morning today. It is about to take 5 hours from Camp 1 to Camp II with an altitude gain of 600 meters (1970ft.). So, it is not far but is very hot at midday. The trail is steeper and has some risk of avalanches.
Approx Elevation Gain: 600 meters (1970ft.)
Highest Elevation: 6400 meters/ 21300ft.
Approx. walking hours: 5 hrs.
Overnight at VE25 tent or equivalent mountain tents.
All foods provided are high altitude ready-to-eat packet foods.
Day 4th: Touch Camp III, 6800 meters (22310ft.), and back to Camp II.
We are trying to reach Camp III but it is not necessary. At least we will gain 200 meters. Your guide will decide and instruct you all about the plans and climb.
Approx Elevation Gain: 400 meters (1310ft.)
Highest Elevation: 6800 meters/ 22310ft.
Approx. walking hours: 4hrs.
Overnight at VE25 tent or equivalent mountain tents.
All foods provided are high altitude ready-to-eat packet foods.
Day 5th: back to base camp.
We will retrace the same way back to base camp today. We start our journey early in the morning.
With these five days of acclimatization rotation, we will complete our second phase of the expedition.
Phase 3: Summit rotation
After a hard workout, training, and some relaxation, finally the most awaited moments will come. Our guide team will decide our summit rotations based on favorable weather conditions, less traffic, completion of fixed line on the mountain, and other conditions. Normally the summit rotation will be like the following:
- Day 1: Basecamp to Camp I
- Day 2: Camp I to Camp II
- Day 3: Camp II to Camp III
- Day 4: Camp III to Camp IV
Approx Elevation Gain: 600M(1970ft.)
Highest Elevation: 7400ml/ 24280ft.
Approx. walking hours: 6-7hrs.
Overnight at VE25 tent or equivalent mountain tents.
All foods provided are high altitude ready-to-eat packet foods. You will use supplemental oxygen from Camp 3.
Expected weight of your bag: 8 kg
Finally, the most awaited day will arrive. After reaching Camp IV in the evening, we will have some hours of rest and our summit push begins at midnight. You will be provided with 1 bottle of oxygen for the rest and another 1 bottle for the summit.
Approx Elevation Gain: 763m (2504ft.)
Highest Elevation: 8163 meters (26780feet)
Approx. walking hours: 7hrs. climbing up and 6 hrs. down.
Overnight at VE25 tent or equivalent mountain tents.
All foods provided are high altitude ready-to-eat packet foods.
*Depending on the weather conditions and your body condition we will decide about either staying in Camp II or back to base camp after summiting. Most of the climbers don’t want to spend more nights on the mountain so they decided to come lower as they can on the same day.
- Day 6: Camp II to Camp I.
- Day 7: Back to Basecamp.
Note: Our guide will decide at base camp about the date of the summit and rotations, The itinerary can be changed depending on your physical condition, speeds, times, and other factors.
