Team Departure: $27,995 USD

Annually: September 3 – October 15 (42 days)

IFMGA Mountain Guide and CTSS Everest specialist Tendi Sherpa will lead our 2026 team departure. This is an excellent opportunity to climb with one of the most accomplished Everest guides in history, with 18 summits to help you achieve your goals and prepare for future ascents!

This is our classic Manaslu Team Climb and our most popular option. This expedition is best suited for climbers who want strong guidance but are competent, confident, and team-oriented. Our team climb offers an excellent opportunity for success while giving you the camaraderie of a team environment. It is often reported as the most enjoyable program because of the team bonds and sense of community that fellow climbers experience through this style of program.

• If these dates don’t work for you, or you would like a private trip and private guide, we also build custom itineraries for many of our climbers.
• You can climb Manaslu as a stand-alone ascent or round out your experience in Nepal by adding on a climb of Ama Dablam or one of our cultural add-ons.

This expedition provides full logistics, food, support, oxygen, and expert guidance for a summit attempt on Manaslu, the world’s 8th-tallest mountain. Our seasoned Sherpa team establishes and maintains the route, fixes lines, and stocks each camp with the equipment and supplies you’ll need, allowing you to climb efficiently and focus on the ascent itself. On summit day, each climber is paired one-on-one with a personal Sherpa alongside your Western guide—an exceptional level of support that ensures both confidence and safety at high altitude.

We begin our trek by meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal, obtaining our permits, and then a two-day drive before starting the trek via the stunning Larkya La Pass (5,106 m / 16,752 ft).

Once at Base Camp, we settle in and employ a slow, methodical acclimatization strategy to position ourselves for the summit bid. Our base camp is first-rate. We spare no expense to make you feel as comfortable as possible.  We will then climb the mountain and return to Kathmandu from base camp.

Manaslu is one of the most aesthetically pleasing mountains in the Himalayas, and one of the greatest highlights is ascending the summit ridge to be welcomed by the rising sun all the way to the top. It is simply breathtaking!

As you descend the summit, you are greeted with one of the most impressive views in the high Himalaya, an outlook sweeping from Annapurna to Everest, and in front of you, the peerless fluted summit of many other Himalayan giants.

Climbing Manaslu requires serious fitness, the ability to perform well at altitude, a mindset to be away from home for six weeks, and a desire for rugged adventure travel. Climbers need to be well-experienced with solid cramponing skills and have familiarity with glacier climbing and fixed-line climbing. Prior experience on high-altitude peaks is expected. If you want to join this expedition but are concerned with your experience level, we can work with you to get you up to speed before the climb. Please let us know, we’re here to help.

Manaslu is still a very remote and rugged mountain with few of the creature comforts we have come to expect in the West, so don’t plan on being pampered with smooth roads, 5-star teahouses, and blazing fast internet. We try to give our climbers all of the creature comforts that we can, but at the end of the day, this is the remote Himalaya, and true adventure travel!

All prices are in US Dollars.
CTSS requires clients to buy trip insurance for all expeditions. Please see our page on trip insurance and cancellation policy for more information.
All payments once submitted are non-refundable and non-transferable. If balances are not received by specified dates, the client forfeits their place on the program and any prior fees paid.