Manaslu summary

Elevation: 8,163 metres
Ranked 8th
Location: Nepal
Range: Mansiri Himal, Himalaya
Prominence: 3,092 m
Coordinates: 28°33′N, 84°34′E
First ascent: May 9, 1956 by a Japanese team
Easiest route: snow/ice climb

Manaslu ( (मनास्लु, also known as Kutang) is the eighth highest mountain in the world, located in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas. Manaslu is derived from the Sanskrit word Manasa and is translated as "Mountain of the Spirit".

Manaslu is the highest peak in the Gurkha massif and is located about forty miles east of Annapurna, the tenth highest mountain. The mountain's long ridges and valley glaciers offer feasible approaches from all directions, and culminate in a peak that towers steeply above its surrounding landscape, and is a dominant feature when viewed from afar.

Manaslu was first climbed on May 9, 1956 by Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu, members of a Japanese expedition.