Our team at Manaslu is moving up.

They held their Puja (blessing ceremony) as planned on the 12th September. A Tibetan Buddhist ritual, the purpose of the Puja is to ask the mountain deity for safe passage. Following the Puja, the team can begin their climb and in celebration made a foray halfway up to Camp 1 to acclimatise and further stretch the legs.

Today they are heading up to 6000m and taking advantage of this nice little weather window we have 13th & 14th by sleeping at Camp 1 before dropping back down to Base Camp tomorrow.

The route to Camp 1 traverses a fairly gradual glacier with a steeper section just below camp, perched on a ridge at the foot of where the real climbing begins in earnest.

Their plan is to rest for at least a day or two back down at Base Camp before progressing again up the mountain.

All safe and well on Manaslu.

Cheers
CTSS Team