The Manaslu Adventure

Mark Horrell

The mountain gods were protective of Manaslu, a two-pronged peak in the Nepal Himalaya, and one of the world’s fourteen 8,000m peaks. Many years ago, a Japanese team tried to climb it, but the gods had sent an avalanche in their wake which destroyed...

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Opening Credits

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Epigraph

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Day 1 - Leaving civilisation

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Day 2 - Wet, wet, wet

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Day 3 - The back end of a horse

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Day 4 - Paradise enclosed

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Day 5 - Enchanted forest

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Day 6 - Into the heart of Buddhist country

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Day 7 – Damp mist and wine

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Day 8 – Mediaeval village

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Day 9 – Climbing with porters

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Day 10 – Puja

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Day 11 – Internet café

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Day 12 – Tough guy Ian

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Day 13 – Rain, rain, rain

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Day 14 – Alpine squatting

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Day 15 – Seracs

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Day 16 – Above the clouds

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Day 17 – Banter

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Day 18 – Groundhog Day

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Day 19 – Beer in Samagaon

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Day 20 – Preparations

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Day 21 – Chongba

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Day 22 – Beating a retreat

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Day 23 – Storm and summit strategy

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Day 24 – Boredom

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Day 25 – Another nice mess

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Day 26 – Da Pasang the super sub

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Day 27 – Sleepless night

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Day 28 – Anticipation

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Day 29 – Short ropes

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Day 30 – Puffing and panting

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Day 31 – Tea with a superstar

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Day 32 – The endless snow slope

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Day 33 – Oxygen

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Day 33 – Backpack

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Day 34 – Agony

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Day 35 – Friendship and alcohol

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Day 36 – The helicopters

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Epilogue

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Acknowledgements

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About Mark Horrell

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Ending Credits

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