GORKHA: Seventy years of mountaineering history on Mt Manaslu have been completed, with a total of 3,643 climbers successfully scaling the world’s eighth-highest mountain and Nepal’s seventh-highest peak during this period.
The 8,163-meter mountain was first summited on May 9, 1956, by Japanese climber Toshio Imanishi and Indian climber Gyalzen Norbu Sherpa. According to the Department of Tourism, Nepali climber Urken Tshering Sherpa became the first Nepali to summit Manaslu on April 22, 1973.
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the first ascent, special events were recently organized in Gorkha and Pokhara by Chumanubri Rural Municipality in coordination with the Nepal Mountaineering Association and the Manaslu Conservation Area Project.
During the event, statues of Toshio Imanishi and Urgen Tshiring Sherpa, the first Japanese and first Nepali climbers to summit Manaslu, were unveiled.
On the occasion, Surendra Raj Pandey, Chumanubri Rural Municipality Chairperson Nima Lama, and other officials honored Kunio Imanishi and Rasouke Imanishi — the son and grandson of Toshio Imanishi — along with the son of Urgen Tshiring Sherpa, by presenting certificates and traditional scarfs.
Similarly, Mingmar Tshiring Lama, recognized as the first climber from Samagaun, as well as climbers Nangsyal Cheden and Diki Lama, were also honored during the ceremony.
Meanwhile, a 3D image of the Manaslu Himal was unveiled at a separate event organized by the Nepal Mountaineering Association in Pokhara.
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