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This trek was officially opened
to tourist in 1991, but mountaineering
expeditions have had long access to the area. In
1950, a party led by HW.Tilman trekked from
Thonje to Bimtang and Col. Jimmy Roberts crossed
Larkya La looking for an interesting mountain to
climb. Manaslu (8156m) was attempted by Japanese
Expeditions every year from 1952 until 1956,
when the first ascent was made. Having become to
be known as "Japanese Mountain", much of the
information about the area was available in
Japanese. The Japanese continued to dominate the
climbing scene of Manaslu until 1971. A few
trekkers, including peripatetic Hugh Swift,
managed to obtain the trekking permit for the
region, but otherwise this trek always has been
the domain of the mountaineering expeditions. |
