23 September, 2026
We Dismantle and Close Our Base Camp Now
We dismantle and close our Base Camp today. Remaining climbing members, Sirdar, Sherpa Leader, Base Camp Manager, Base Camp cook and support staffs, and other team members are returning to Samagaon and to Kathmandu.
22 September, 2022
Officially Declared: Manaslu Expedition for the Autumn 2026 is Called Off
With the exceptional work of the route-opening and rope-fixing team, they reached the summit of Mt. Manaslu on September 17, 2026, at 9:25 p.m. That gave great hope to us. But unfortunately, heavy snowfall on September 18 and 19 that buried the rope as well as two climbers at Camp III, along with warnings of heavy showers and snowfall from September 24-28 issued by the Meteorological Forecasting Division and other weather information sources, alarmed all of us.
In light of these increasingly adverse weather conditions and our priority for safe operations in the mountains, we are forced to make this difficult decision to call off this year’s expedition operation in Mt. Manaslu.
You can read our official statement on this here: Manaslu Expedition for the Autumn 2026 is Called Off
21 September, 2026:
Due to the bad weather and adverse weather forecast for the whole of next week in the mountains, our four climbers return to Kathmandu today. They will monitor the weather and other conditions and decide whether to continue climbing or not.
20 September, 2026
Heavy Snowfall in the Mountain Obstructs the Climb
On September 18 and 19, Manaslu experienced exceptionally heavy snowfall, which buried sections of the route and the fixed ropes. The base camp tents were almost buried. And, the subsequent climb to Camp II, III has been almost impossible and unsafe.
Dhruba Jyoti Guha, a German national of Indian origin climbing with Makalu Adventure, and his guide, Phursemba Sherpa, tragically lost their lives after being buried approximately seven feet beneath the snow at Camp III in an avalanche on September 20. This tragic loss occurred while they were resting at the camp as part of their summit schedule, separated from the other members of their group. They decided to push for summit besides bad weather.
One of our climbing members, Mr. Piotr Leon MANTEUFFEL, became sick on September 17 while climbing from Camp II to Camp III during his acclimatization rotation. Our Sherpa guides immediately brought him down to Camp II and kept him under high-level observation with supplementary oxygen.
We determined that he needed to be rescued from Camp II, and a helicopter was dispatched on September 18. However, due to adverse weather and heavy snowfall, his rescue from Camp II by helicopter was unsuccessful. Then, we carried out a human rescue operation in which three Sherpa guides brought him down to Base Camp, where he was kept comfortable with supplementary oxygen.
Finally, yesterday morning, he was rescued from Base Camp and taken for treatment. He is recovering well.
This is how our commitment on safety priority reflects in practice.
18 September, 2026
First Successful Summit of Manaslu in Autumn 2026 Achieved: Route Opened and Ropes Fixed
Secretary of the Expedition Operators Association Nepal (EOA-Nepal), Manaslu Rope Fixing Coordinator, and Satori Adventures’ MD, Rishi Ram Bhandari informed through his short press note that the Manaslu Route Opening and Rope-fixing for Autumn 2026 was successfully completed in the late evening of September 17, 2026. According to him, a nine-member trailblazing Sherpa team reached the summit of Manaslu (8,163 m) at 9:25 p.m.
The Expedition Operators Association of Nepal (EOA-Nepal) organized the route opening and rope fixing under the authorization of the Department of Tourism. They placed the flags of EOA-Nepal and the Department of Tourism (the Government of Nepal) on the summit, which will serve as the landmark for climbers as the summit point.
The rope-fixing team for this autumn was a seven-member team led by Chhiring Bhote. The task was challenging as the avalanche on September 16 near Camp III swept away around 1,200 meters of fixed rope. Thus, two more experienced rope-fixing Sherpas, Karma Gyaljen Sherpa and Tasi Sherpa, were added with the generosity of 8K Expeditions at the Base Camp.
With the completion of route opening and rope fixing, all climbers busy with their acclimatization rotations can now give it a try to climb the peak. This autumn, Manaslu has a record 480 foreign climbers and more than 500 assistants and guides climbing this mighty peak.
Many climbers are hoping to head towards the summit before September 25, as the first favorable weather window closes.
Meet Our Expedition Team – Member No 11: Mr. Wade SAHNI
Mr. Wade Sahni, our next member of the Manaslu Expedition Autumn 2026 team, is from Toronto, Canada, with high-altitude climbing and mountaineering experience. He has climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro at 5,895 m (19,341 ft) for philanthropic purposes, where he raised funds for Kilimanjaro Young Girls In Need (KYGN). In the Nepal Himalayas, Mr. Sahni successfully climbed Mt. Ama Dablam, 6,812 m (22,349 ft), in 2021 and attempted Mt. Manaslu in 2023, in which he reached up to Camp II.
Mr. Sahni is now back on Manaslu with Satori Adventures, with more determination to stand on the summit of the mighty Manaslu – his first 8,000m giants. As part of this expedition, he successfully climbed Larke Peak North at 6,043 m (19,826 ft) for acclimatization.
We wish him the best for his attempt.
Focused Coordination with Our Base Camp Team on Regular Weather Updates
We are regularly updating the weather and wind conditions based on reliable international sources for Mt. Manaslu, together with our Sherpa team and the Base Camp team. Our updates are a relatively accurate weather forecast for one week, and a likely projection of weather conditions for the following five days, providing our climbing management team with an outlook for about two weeks.
We provide updates on these two segments: i) overall weather conditions at different altitudes, and ii) the winds on the higher slopes up to the summit.
I) Weather MANASLU:
Date: … Sept, 2026 | … Sept, 2026 | … Sept, 2026
Better or Clear Morning at higher level above 5000m. Some broken day clds grow up to about 6000-6500m and risks 1-2cm brief Sn-shr by aft-evng or before mid-ngt. Better ngt but very high level. Thin clds appear by late ngt”.
II) Winds 7,500 m to Summit Manaslu:
… Sept, 2026: SW15-25mo-af, W or NW30ev, 20-30nt.
… Sept,2026: SW25-30mo, W or NW30af, 35ev-nt.
… Sept, 2026: SW40mo, 45noon-af, 35-40ev-nt.
- Freezing level: 5000m.
- Temp at Summit: -17C.
- Wind Chill Temp WCT: to feel like about -30C when actual Air Temp is -16C and Winds of about 40kph.
Our Sherpa leaders and Base Camp team can interpret, understand, and analyze the weather conditions, wind direction, wind speed, and timing of all these weather events properly and plan the climbing accordingly.
We believe that this will enhance the safety and summit success of our climbing members.
Meet Our Expedition Team – Member No 10: Mr. Tanish Rasik Chheda
Mr. Tanish Chheda, a student from Thane, India, is the youngest Satori Manaslu Expedition – Autumn 2026 team member, who is eighteen years young.
Though he is a young student, Tanish has developed a strong mountaineering and high-altitude climbing interest.
At this young age, he has accumulated climbing experience from the Indian Himalayan Peaks located in Markha Valley/Ladakh. The peaks he has climbed successfully in this range include: Kang Yatse I – 6,400 m (20,997 ft); Kang Yatse II – approx. 6,250 m (20,505 ft); trekking/climbing peak Dzo Jongo East – approx. 6,217 m (20,397 ft); and Dzo Jongo West – approx. 6,280 m (20,604 ft). These peaks are some semi-technical, technical and technical alpine peaks to climb.
Tanish has previously visited Nepal in 2024 for trekking, which gives him some experience and exposure in the Nepal Himalayas environment. And with this background, he is attempting the big mountain Mt. Manaslu, 8,163 meters, as his first 8,000 m peak with Satori Adventures this autumn.
We at Satori Adventures wish Tanish the very best for his dream climb, and we will try our best to make his climb safe and successful.
15 September 2026
Today, two major activities are happening on Mt. Manaslu.
First, the rope-fixing team begins their work again today after a few days’ halt. They will try to fix the rope to Camp III today, and tomorrow, the 16th of September, they plan to reach Camp IV. And, the summit target for this trailblazing team is set for 17-18 September expecting favorable weather condition. Once they complete their task, the climbing members can climb the peak with confidence and ease.
As the coordinator of the Manaslu Rope Fixing of Autumn 2026 under the Expedition Operators Association of Nepal (EOA-Nepal), our MD, Rishi Ram Bhandari, has been closely working with the team.
Second, our climbing members begin their acclimatization rotation from today. They are climbing up to Camp I today and will sleep at the Camp I (5,800m), which has been established by our great Sherpa crews with their dedication and hard work.
We wish our climbers a good climb to Camp I.
Meet Our Expedition Team – Member No 9: Ms. Suranjana Vaibhav Kumaresh
Our another member of the Manaslu Expedition team is a Design Educator and mountaineer from Mumbai, India. She has a strong background in mountaineering and high-altitude climbing.
She is a mountaineering graduate from the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI), Darjeeling. The Institute (HMI) was established in 1954, with the first Sherpa to climb Mt. Everest, Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, as the Director of Field Training. He served in the institute from June 1954 to May 1976 as the Field Training Director, and advisor thereafter until his death. In the mountaineering world, a graduate from HMI commands a good reputation and is a valued possession of all trainees.
She has also undertaken a special mountaineering course at the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) established in 1964, in the Uttaranchal Province of India, and trains students in various courses.
She has been to Nepal three times already for trekking and climbing, including the Three Passes Trek and Lobuche East climb. She has been to around 6,100-metres on Lobuche East, some twenty meters below the summit.
With all this formal mountaineering training and exposure to the Nepal Himalayas, she is a strong member of the Manaslu Expedition Autumn 2026. We wish her the best for her safe and successful climb.
14 September 2026
Our camps at Camp I at 5,800 m (19,029ft) and Camp II at 6,400 m (20,997ft) are now well prepared and ready to welcome our fellow climbers for their acclimatization rotation. In these camps essential supplies are also ferried already.
Thanks to our dedicated and hardworking Sherpa team, who have made this laborious task possible at this altitude. Members of this committed team comprises of Furte Sherpa, Thuktang Sherpa, Pasang Nurbu Sherpa, Lankaram Tamang, Palchen Tamang, Ongdak Sherpa and other supporters.
By this time, our climbing members are familiarizing themselves with the terrain, the equipment they use, and the new environment at the Base Camp and on the way to Camp I. This familiarization includes understanding the climbing route to Camp I, using crampons, harnesses and other equipment, and climbing the mountain in coordination with their Sherpas.
13 September, 2026
Today, our team performing a Pooja (or Puja) ceremony at the Base Camp. The Sherpas who are in the climbing enterprises, as well as the local community living in the shadow of Mt. Manaslu, takes the entire Himalayan peaks as the abode of their deities, guardians, and sacred spirits. And, climbing these peaks is not considered a very pleasant or normal activity. So, to beg pardon for climbing with the mountain deities, seek blessings for their climbing gear, and ask for safe passage and return, Sherpa staff organize a sacred ceremony at the Base Camp, which is called the ‘Pooja/Puja ceremony.’
Local monk/lama will lead the ceremony. Climbers and Sherpas gather together in front of the Chorten – a small stone-decorated altar and stupa erected at the camp with their climbing gear/equipment. Monks chant sacred mantras to seek permission and safe climb from the mountain deities/spirits, and blesses various essential pieces of equipment.
The ceremony features the burning of incense (juniper branches), chanting sacred mantras, and making food and drink offerings.
After this, climbers are ready to move to Camp I and higher camps to undertake their acclimatization rotations.
Meet Our Expedition Team – Member No 8: Ryszard Juliusz MANTEUFFEL
Mr. Ryszard Juliusz Manteuffel, a Polish lawyer from Warsaw, Poland, is another team member climbing Mt. Manaslu with Satori Adventures in this autumn. He has a strong mountaineering background, with climbing experience across several major mountain ranges, including the Andes, Himalayas, Caucasus, and Alps.
In the Nepal Himalayas, he has climbed Island Peak (also known as Imja Tse) at 6,189 m (20,305 ft), located in the Khumbu region, where the world’s highest mountain peak - Mt. Everest lies. Other mountain peaks he has climbed include Ojos del Salado (6,893 m / 22,615 ft) on the Argentina-Chile border in the Andes, which is one of the highest volcanoes in the world; Cotopaxi (5,897 m / 19,347 ft) in Ecuador’s Andes; and Mount Kazbek (5,054 m / 16,581 ft) in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia. He has also gained climbing experience in the Alps, making him experienced in varied climbing conditions and geography.
Ryszard previously visited Nepal in February 2016 for Island Peak and is now in Nepal for the big Himalayan peak as his first 8,000-metre expedition with Satori Adventures. We wish him the best in this endeavor, and we assure him that we will provide the best service to make his climb safe and successful.
Meet Our Expedition Team – Member No 7: Piotr Leon MANTEUFFEL
Our next climbing member for the Satori Manaslu Expedition - Autumn 2026 is a Polish lawyer by profession, Mr. Piotr Leon Manteuffel. This is his first visit to the Nepal Himalayas, and he is embarking on the big Himalayan climbing by attempting one of the challenging 8,000mpeaks, Mt. Manaslu (8,163 m/26,781 ft). This is his first 8,000 m peak, and the Satori family is happy to be part of his debut Himalayan 8,000m peak climbing.
By now, Mr. Manteuffel has developed a respectable climbing background across several major mountain ranges, including the Andes, Caucasus, Alps, Rocky Mountains, and Tatras.
His high-altitude climbing experience includes Ojos del Salado (6,893 m/22,615 ft) on the Chile-Argentina border. It is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world and the second-highest summit in the Americas after Aconcagua, at 6,981 m (22,838 ft). He has also climbed Cotopaxi (5,897 m/19,347 ft) in Ecuador, a prominent peak in the northern Andes.
In the Caucasus, he has climbed Mount Kazbek at 5,054 m (16,581 ft) in Georgia, as well as peaks in the Tatra Mountains, a mountain ranges that forms part of the border between Poland and Slovakia. He has also gained climbing experience in the Alps and Rocky Mountains.
With his wide experience of mountaineering across different alpine environments and geographical regions, he is now making his first big climb in the Nepal Himalayas and joining the Satori Manaslu Expedition - Autumn 2026 to attempt Mt. Manaslu (8,163 m/26,781 ft).
We wish him all the best for a safe and successful Himalayan climb.
12 September, 2026
Our Sherpa guides and staff are busy preparing the upper camps, viz. Camp I and Camp II. They are now ferrying equipment and other supplies to these camps.
Some Sherpa guide and Base Camp staffs are busy preparing the Pooja site at the Base Camp, where they are erecting a small Chorten – stupas of the Buddhist tradition.
Meet Our Expedition Team – Member No 6: Lukasz Marek LUBELSKI
A Polish orthopedic traumatologist by profession, Dr. Lukasz Marek Lubelski, is also a seasoned high-altitude mountaineer, and our next team member for the Satori Manaslu Expedition - Autumn 2026. He has a strong background in adventure sports and competitive running, including winning the Polish Championship for Doctors in middle- and long-distance running.
With this strong athletic background, he embarked on a Himalayan mountaineering, with several significant ascents to date. In November 2022, he summited Ama Dablam (6,812 m/22,349 ft) – one of the most technical climb below 7,000m, and then, in April 2024, he successfully climbed Annapurna I (8,091 m/26,545 ft), where he served as the expedition team leader. He led an international team of climbers from Slovakia, Japan, the USA, Spain, Germany, Andorra, and Lebanon, demonstrating great motivation to team members, teamwork, and strong leadership.
In May 2025, he summited Mt. Makalu (8,485 m/27,838 ft) as a team member of the Satori Makalu Expedition - Spring 2025, which was led by Karol Adam Adamski (Poland).
With successful ascents of Ama Dablam, Annapurna I, and Makalu in the Himalayas, among others, Dr. Lubelski brings impressive experience to his attempt to climb Mt. Manaslu with Satori Adventures this autumn.
We wish him a safe and successful summit of Mt. Manaslu – the eighth-highest mountain on Earth.
Meet Our Expedition Team – Member No 5: Ligal DROR
Ligal Dror, an Israeli high-altitude mountaineer with experience in Himalayan climbing, is our next team member of the Satori Manaslu Expedition - Autumn 2026.
He gained mountaineering experience in the Nepal Himalayas with his Himlung Himal expedition. In October 2025, under the Satori Himlung Himal Expedition - Autumn 2025, he successfully climbed Himlung Himal (7,126 m/23,379 ft) on 21st October at 10:10 am. He was part of the international team under the leadership of Evelyn Krosing (Estonia).
He returns to the Nepal Himalayas for another high-altitude mountaineering this year with the aim of climbing an 8,000 m peak, Mt. Manaslu. As a pre-Manaslu acclimatization climb, he climbed Chulu Far East (6,059 m/19,878 ft) with Evelyn Krosing on 03rd September, 2026.
With his previous experience on Himlung Himal and this year's pre-Manaslu acclimatization climb, we believe Mr. Dror will successfully reach the summit of mighty Manaslu.
Satori Adventures wishes him all the best for his safe and successful climb, and we will put forth our genuine efforts to support his remarkable journey.
11 September, 2026
The last batch of our climbers reach the Base Camp today. This group consists of climber Evelyn Krosing and Ligal Dror, along with their climbing guide, Nima Sherpa. They earlier climbed Chulu Far East as their pre-Manaslu acclimatization climb.
With this, all our climbers are now assembled at the Base Camp.
First, they will regain some strength with rest at the Base Camp and then start their acclimatization rotations.
Meet Our Expedition Team – Member No 4: Keval Hiren Kakka
The fourth member of the Satori Adventures Manaslu Expedition Autumn 2026 team is Keval Hiren Kakka, one of India’s most acclaimed professional mountaineers, record-holding climbers and motivational speakers.
An engineering student turned professional mountaineer, he made history by summiting Mt. Everest and Mt. Lhotse within just six days, becoming the first Indian climber to achieve this feat in 2019. For this achievement, he received the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award from the President of India. We at Satori Adventures feel proud to have been part of his record-holding expedition as the expedition organizer.
Kakka has climbed eight 8,000m peaks, including Mt. Manaslu (8,163m) and Cho Oyu (8,201m) in 2017, Everest (8,848.86m) and Lhotse (8,516m) in 2019, Mt. Annapurna I (8,091m) in 2021, Dhaulagiri (8,167m) in 2022, and Kanchenjunga (8,586m) in 2025.
He has climbed 6,000m peaks more than 40 times from Nepal and Indian Himalayas, including Mt. Deo Tibba (6,001m), Mt. Hanuman Tibba (5,932m), Mt. Friendship (5,289m), Mt. Lobuche East (6,019m) as an acclimatization climb for the Mt. Everest project, Mt. Stok Kangri (6,049m) when he lost his thumb, Island Peak (6,189m), Ama Dablam (6,812m), Mera Peak (6,476m) and others.
Kakka will assist a few Indian climbing members, along with the Sherpa guides, in reaching the summit of Mt. Manaslu this season. He will also lead the Satori Manaslu Expedition Autumn 2026, leading a team of thirteen climbing members.
We wish him the best for his Manaslu expedition and trust that, under his leadership, the Satori Adventures Manaslu Expedition Autumn 2026 will be a safe and successful climb.
10 September, 2026
Second Batch of Climbers Reaches the Base Camp Manaslu
Our second batch of climbers reaches the Base Camp today. Base Camp staff who were already there welcome them at the Base Camp. The team consists of Mr. Andrea Lanfri, Mr. Anthony Alan White, Mr. Keval Hiren Kakka, Dr. Lukasz Marek Lubelski, Mr. Piotr Leon Manteuffel, Ms. Suranjana Vaibhav Kumaresh, and Mr. Tanish Rashik Chheda.
Evelyn Krosing and Ligal Dror, with Nima Sherpa, are regaining their strength in Samagaon after their Chulu East summit and crossing the Larke La Pass. And, will head towards the Base Camp tomorrow.
Satori Adventures’ Manaslu Base Camp is now buzzing and lively with climbers, Sherpa guides, and Base Camp support staff.
Our team will now take a few days to start the acclimatization rotation.
Rope Fixing Progress Update by our MD Rishi Ram Bhandari
As the coordinator of the Rope-Fixing Team for Manaslu Autumn 2026 and the General Secretary of the Expeditions Operators Association - Nepal (EOA-Nepal), our MD, Rishi Ram Bhandari, issued a press note with an update on the Manaslu rope-fixing progress.
As per Mr. Bhandari, the rope-fixing activity on Manaslu is progressing well so far. The rope-fixing team has completed the task up to Camp III. With this, he also informs that climbers can make their acclimatization rotation to Camp I and Camp II, and the expedition operators can begin ferrying their logistics to the upper camps.
In a press statement, he informs that the rope-fixing activity above Camp III to Camp IV and the summit will be carried out shortly, depending on favorable weather and snowfall conditions.
Meet Our Expedition Team - Member No 3: Ms. Evelyn KROSING
Satori Adventures’ long-term friend, client, and expedition member of Satori Manaslu Expedition 2026 is Evelyn Krosing. Born in Estonia and currently living in Switzerland, she has more than 15 years of climbing experience across various continents and mountain ranges. She has climbed peaks in the Caucasus, Alps, and Andes, along with gaining extensive high-altitude experience in the Himalayas.
She has climbed Kyazo Ri 6,186 meters (20,296 feet) and Lobuche East 6,119 meters (20,075 feet) and Putha Hiunchuli (7,246 m/23,773 ft) with Satori Adventures in October 2024. In 2025, she led the Satori Adventures Ama Dablam Expedition - Spring 2025, and Satori Himlung Himal Expedition – Autumn 2025 which included other climbing members from countries including Poland, India, Israel, the USA, France, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Malta, Japan and Canada on those two mountains. Most of the members in Himlung were successful in reaching the summit. Whereas bad weather forced the team to turn back from an altitude of 5,900 to 6,080 m, she demonstrated strong leadership and extensive high-altitude experience throughout the climb on Ama Dablam and Himlung Himal.
Evelyn Krosing has just climbed Chulu Far East (6,059 m/19,878 ft), reaching the summit at 7:45 am NST on September 3 as a pre-acclimatization climb in preparation for her Manaslu expedition.
Satori Adventures is proud to be part of Evelyn’s great mountaineering journey in the Himalayas, and we wish her all the very best for a safe and successful Manaslu climb.
08 September, 2026
First Batch of Climbing Team Member Reaches at the Base Camp
The very first batch of our climbing team members for the Manaslu Autumn 2026 Expedition reached Base Camp today. Mr. Wade Sahni, after successfully completing his acclimatization climb of Larke Peak (North) (6,043 m/19,826 ft) on 4th September, headed towards the Manaslu Base Camp.
They spent a rest day in Samdo after the climb and descent to Samagaon, where they spent two days. This served as a “Rest and Recovery” period before reaching Base Camp.
Lakpa Tasi Sherpa, the Sherpa Team Leader of the Satori Adventures Manaslu Expedition Autumn 2026, also reaches the Base Camp with Mr. Sahni. As the Sherpa team leader, Lakpa inspects the Base Camp facilities and putting everything in order before other members arrive at Base Camp in few days.
The second batch of climbers reaches in Samdo today after crossing the Larke La Pass at 5,106 m (16,752 ft). This group consists of Ms. Evelyn Krosing and Mr. Ligal Dror, both of whom climbed Chulu Far East as an acclimatization climb with Nima Sherpa, along with the team from Kathmandu, who left on 3rd September, including Mr. Andrea Lanfri, Mr. Anthony Alan White, Mr. Keval Hiren Kakka, Dr. Lukasz Marek Lubelski, Mr. Piotr Leon Manteuffel, Ms. Suranjana Vaibhav Kumaresh, and Mr. Tanish Rashik Chheda. Mingma Temba Sherpa, the Base Camp Senior Sherpa Manager, and our head cook, Indraman Tamang, are trekking with the climbing team.
They will head to Samagaon tomorrow and spend an extra day there for acclimatization.
In Kathmandu, our staff are assembling fresh green vegetables, fruits, and other essential items to send to Base Camp tomorrow.
6 Sept 2026.
Meet Our Expedition Team – Member No 2: Anthony Alan WHITE
We introduce an experienced American mountaineer with an impressive high-altitude climbing and technical mountaineering background as our second member of the Manaslu Expedition Autumn 2026 team.
He has climbed Mt. Denali (6,190 m / 20,310 ft), the highest mountain in North America, formerly known as Mt. McKinley, more than ten times. Mt. Denali is regarded as one of the world’s most challenging expedition peaks, with extreme cold, severe weather, glacier travel, and crevasses. Climbing Denali requires excellent skills in snow, ice, and glacier climbing. And, has climbed Mount Rainier (4,392 m / 14,409 ft), the highest mountain in Washington State, another technically demanding glacier-climbing and mountaineering objective, more than fifteen times.
Other peaks he has achieved include Mount Hood (3,426 m / 11,240 ft), the highest mountain in Oregon; Mount Baker (3,286 m / 10,781 ft), one of the most glacier-covered peaks in the Cascade Range; Mount Shasta (4,317 m / 14,163 ft), a prominent peak in Northern California; and El Capitan (914 m / 2,999 ft), a world-famous granite monolith with long, steep walls for big-wall technical climbing in Yosemite National Park. Anthony also has experience of climbing Alpamayo (5,947 m / 19,511 ft) in Peru.
His impressive climbing record includes completing the Half Dome Cables Route twice in under six hours in Yosemite National Park and climbing Mount Whitney (4,421 m / 14,505 ft) in under ten hours. His technical climbing experience also includes the Time Wave Zero route at El Potrero Chico, consisting of 23 pitches at 5.11, and his highest climbing grade completed is 5.12.
Previously, he trekked in the Himalayas of Nepal and India, and now, with his all-embracing climbing experience in Americas, he has come to the Nepal Himalayas in 2026 to attempt Manaslu (8,163 m / 26,781 ft), further expanding his high-altitude mountaineering experience in the Himalayas.
Satori Adventures is proud to be part of Anthony’s great mountaineering journey in the Himalayas, and we wish him all the very best for a safe and successful Manaslu climb.
04 September, 2026
Wade Sahni Reaches the Summit of Larke Peak (North)
Our climber Wade Sahni, along with guides Lakpa Tasi Sherpa and Pem Chhiri Sherpa, begins the summit climb at 7:00 am from high Camp of Larke Peak (North) at (6,043 m/ 19,826 ft) and reach the summit at 9.34 am.
They attempt to climb Larke Peak (6,010 m) at the beginning but continuous rock- fall forces them to change their plan and climb another peak north of the intended peak instead.
They descend back to Samdo Village where our climbers plan to spend one extra day to regain the strength and will head to Samagaon and Manaslu Base Camp to achieve their big dream of climbing Mt. Manaslu.
This completes the pre-Manaslu acclimatization climb for Wade Sahni and we wish you the very best for a safe, successful, and memorable Manaslu summit ahead with better acclimatization.
03 September 2026
Climbers Successfully Summit Chulu Far East as an Acclimatization Climb
Nima Sherpa and Evelyn Krosing reach the summit of Chulu Far East (6,059 m/19,878 ft) at 07.45 am NST. Whereas Ligal Dror and his guide Pemba Oingdi Sherpa, reach the summit at 09:00 am NST. They start their summit push today early in the morning at 02:00 am from the High Camp.
After successfully reaching the summit, they begin their descent and return safely to Base Camp and descending down toward Ngwal. Depending on their stamina, weather, and other conditions, they may spend a day or two in Ngwal, and then they head toward the Manaslu Base Camp to climb this mighty peak.
Congratulations! to Evelyn Krosing, Ligal Dror, Nima Sherpa, and Pemba Oingdi Sherpa on your successful ascent of Chulu Far East. This adds one more milestone to your climbing and guiding career respectively.
Meet Our Expedition Team-Member No 1: Andrea LANFRI
Andrea Lanfri is an Italian mountaineer, Paralympic athlete who is decorated with medals at the European and World Para Athletics Championships, with a world silver record, and is a member of the Italian national team of Paralympic athletics. A great mountain enthusiast, who liked and practiced trekking, climbing, and mountaineering, he suffered from fulminant meningitis with meningococcal sepsis in 2015 at the age of just 29 that took both his legs and seven fingers of his hands away.
Andrea is here in Nepal to climb Mt. Manaslu in this Autumn 2026 to join the Satori Manaslu Expedition Autumn 2026, after his successful Everest expedition with us in May 2022. His extraordinary achievement of summiting Mount Everest (8,849 m) with Luca Montanari made him the first person with multiple amputations to summit Everest.
With his remarkable power of resilience and determination, once he began climbing the mountains again after this life-changing incident in 2015, he has achieved great mountaineering accomplishments. It includes, Mount Rosa (4,634 m) in Italy on 31 July 2018; Chimborazo Volcano (6,268 m) in Ecuador on 6 January 2019; Putha Hiunchuli (7,246 m) in Nepal on 26 October 2019; Mont Blanc (4,810 m) on 1 August 2020; Matterhorn (4,478 m) on 7 September 2020; Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) on 22 August 2022; Mount Kenya (5,199 m) on 27 August 2022; Aconcagua (6,961 m) on 22 January 2023; Denali (6,190 m) on 26 May 2024; Mount Elbrus (5,564 m) on 17 August 2025; and Ojos del Salado (6,893 m) in Chile on 16 February 2026.
And with all these, in 2026, he returns to Nepal to attempt Manaslu (8,163 m), further expanding an already remarkable high-altitude mountaineering career.
Satori Adventures is proud to be part of Andrea Lanfri’s great mountaineering journey in the Himalayas, and we wish him all the very best for his safe and successful Manaslu climb.
Expedition Members Depart for Manaslu Base Camp
Except for Ryszard Juliusz Manteuffel, all the other climbers depart for Base Camp today in two jeeps. Due to the flood and the road blockade to Besisahar from normal route i.e. Kathmandu-Muglin-Besisahar, we had to reroute the journey via Hetauda-Narayanghat-Muglin-Dumre-Besisahar.
Today, along with our climbers, the equipment, baggage, and other logistics are also transported to Base Camp.
02 September 2026
Expedition Leader Attends Briefing at DOT
Our expedition leader, Keval Hiren Kakka, participates in the briefing conducted by the Department of Tourism, Mountaineering Section in the morning.
And, we obtain the permit for the Manaslu Expedition for this season in the late afternoon. We also obtain other required permits, including the Restricted Area Entry Permit from the Department of Immigration, the Annapurna Conservation Area Entry Permit, and the Manaslu Conservation Area Permit.
The final preparation of equipment, packaging, and everything else is completed by the evening, and we are ready to begin the trek to Manaslu Base Camp.
30 August - 02 September
More Expedition Members Arrive in Kathmandu
The remaining batches of the expedition begin to arrive in Kathmandu. We welcome Anthony Alan White and Andrea Lanfri on August 30.
Similarly, we welcome Keval Hiren Kakka, the expedition leader of the Satori Manaslu Expedition Autumn 2026, and Tanish Rasik Chheda, both from India, along with Piotr Leon Manteuffel from Poland, on September 1.
We welcome Suranjana Vaibhav Kumaresh and Lukasz Marek Lubelski on September 2.
28 August 2026
Larke Peak Climbing Team Departs for Pre-Manaslu Acclimatization
The Larke Peak (6,010 m/19,718 ft) climbing team consisting of climber, Mr. Wade Sahni, and their climbing guides Lakpa Tasi Sherpa, Pem Chhiri Sherpa, and Thuktang Sherpa leaves Kathmandu in the late afternoon.
As the devastating flood damaged and blocked the road to Besisahar in the Kathmandu-Mugling section, they drive via the alternate Hetauda-Narayangarh-Muglin-Besisahar-Gowa route. They will then follow the route to Bhimthang-Phedi-Larke Pass-Larke Base Camp.
After climbing the peak, they join Manaslu climbing group at the Base Camp.
26 August 2026
Third Batch of Manaslu Expedition Member Arrives
The second batch of our Manaslu climber, Mr. Wade Sahni, arrives in Kathmandu and, like the earlier batch, he is also heading for an acclimatization climb prior to the Manaslu expedition as acclimatization climb. They are attempting to climb Larke La Peak.
Satori Adventures’ Manaslu Expedition 2026 Sherpa leader and guide, Lakpa Tasi Sherpa, will lead the climb with the support of Pem Chhiri Sherpa and Thuktang Sherpa.
25 August 2026
Chulu Far East Climbing Team Leaves for Pre-Manaslu Acclimatization
The Chulu Far East climbing group, consisting of Evelyn Krosing of Estonia, Ligal Dror of Israel, and guides leaves Kathmandu for Dharapani via Besisahar. Nima Sherpa, Satori Adventures’ acclaimed climbing guide, also known as “Speed Nima” for his accomplished climbs of many peaks in a short time, leads the group. Nima Sherpa, Pemba Oingdi Sherpa, and four porters depart together.
23-24 August 2026
Satori Adventures Deploys Three Sherpa Guides for Manaslu Rope-Fixing
Satori Adventures contributes three Sherpa guides to the Rope Fixing Team of Manaslu on behalf of the Expedition Operators Association of Nepal (EOA-Nepal) and Nepal Mountaineering Association. In the formal ceremony and handover program, conducted by Satori Adventures’ Managing Director Mr. Rishi Ram Bhandari, also the General Secretary of EOA-Nepal, summit flag and ropes formally handed over to the team. Three Satori Adventures rope-fixing team member of seven members team are Lopsang Bhote, Ngima Sherpa, and Pasang Gyaljen Sherpa.
They leave for the Manaslu Base Camp on 24 August, 2026.
23 August 2026
Second Manaslu Expedition Member Arrives
We welcome our second member of the Manaslu Expedition today. Ligal Dror from Israel arrives in Kathmandu and will head to climb Chulu Far East (6,059 m/19,878 ft) as a pre-Manaslu acclimatization climb to prepare for the Mt. Manaslu.
21 August 2026
We Welcome the first Manaslu Expedition Member in Kathmandu
Evelyn Krosing, as the first batch of Manaslu expedition member arrives in Kathmandu. She with other climbing partner will head to climb Chulu Far East (6,059 m/19,878 ft) as a pre-Manaslu acclimatization climb to prepare for the Mt. Manaslu.
20 August 2026
Manaslu Base Camp Setup Progresses
Pema Sherpa, Palchen Tamang, Ongdak Sherpa, Pasang Norbu Sherpa, Mingmar Tamang, and Ngima Dorjee Tamang who left Kathmandu on the 15th of August arrive at the Base Camp.
They begin to support the Base Camp team lead by Furte Sherpa and Lankaram Tamang, who was already there from 07th August, and expedite the Base Camp establishment.
Significant progress can be seen already as Furte Sherpa and Lankaram Tamang employed some ten local villagers in making the Base Camp site comfortable.
Tents start to stand. Grounds are now stable, flat, and comfortable.
17 August 2026
First Manaslu Expedition Logistics Reach Base Camp
First batch of the logistics arrive at the Base Camp.
15 August 2026
Manaslu Expedition Logistics Head Toward Base Camp
From Tilije, Prem Kumar and Gelje Tamang load the logistics onto around 90 mules, and about fifteen human porters facilitated by the Satori Adventures operation team in Kathmandu and head towards Base Camp via Bhimthang-Phedi-Samdo-Samagaon route.
The fragile items which needs to handle with care are carried by human porters and supposed to reach the Manaslu Base Camp in 8-10 days from here.
15 August 2026
First Sherpa Team Heads to Manaslu Base Camp for Camp Setup
Sherpa climbing guides, including Pema Sherpa, Palchen Tamang, Ongdak Sherpa, and Pasang Norbu Sherpa, along with two cooks, Mingmar Tamang and Ngima Dorjee Tamang, leave Kathmandu to the Manaslu Base Camp. They are primarily the first support team to establish the Base Camp.
Because of the rain, and still monsoon, they will also follow the Besisahar-Dharapani-Goa-Bimthang-Phedi-Dharmashala-Samdo-Samagaon route to Base Camp.
14 August 2026
4,500 kg of Logistics Prepared for the Manaslu Expedition
Satori Manaslu Autumn Expedition 2026 staffs carefully replace the packed items into safe expedition barrels and bags. They put the items into around 60 barrels as it fits, and the others into jute bags and duffel bags according to their size and type.
The total logistics amounted to approximately 4,500 kg.
Just a small note, this is the initial supply, and we have hundreds of kilograms of additional supplies not accounted for here, which will be sent later.
Our staffs then carefully load these bags, barrels, and packs onto the trucks to be transported to Manaslu Base Camp.
Our Manaslu Base Camp kitchen staff, Gelje Tamang and Prem Kumar Tamang, board each truck and drive to Dharapani, reaching Tilche, sometimes spelled Tilije, the next morning.
11 August 2026
Manaslu Expedition Food and Equipment Prepared
Satori Adventures’ kitchen staff pack all the kitchen articles, which include serving plates, cups, soup bowls, sweet/dessert bowls, kitchen knives, tablecloths, thermos flasks to keep the water warm, a generator for electricity, solar panels and accessories, gas cylinders, kerosene and petrol fuel, toilet tents, shower tents, kitchen tents, dining tents, store-room tents, socializing area tents, climbers’ individual tents, high-altitude tents, ropes etc. All these materials are newly to be transported on top of our existing logistics in Samagaon.
The kitchen/meal purchase was completed in the earlier days, and they pack all the food items today. These include tea/coffee, milk powder, muesli, flakes, granola, rice, dal, pasta, sugar, beans, spices, cooking oil, butter, cheese, ghee, bread, biscuits, dry fruits, chocolates, canned fruits, juice, wine and rum, honey, butter, syrups, flavored toppings, dry vegetables, cleaning materials, and other items. Around 300 different items are included and packed today.
Sherpa climbers also pack and send their baggage to Base Camp along with the logistics. Their equipment includes a down suit, sleeping bag, mattress, boots (for peak climbing and expedition climbing), lightweight crampons, down pants/warm pants, down jacket, gloves, two types of goggles and layers, thermal clothing, trekking clothing, personal equipment, a 50-meter guide rope, two types of Jumar ascenders, harness, locking and non-locking carabiners, personal ice screws, rock pitons, 8-finger ascenders, helmet, ice axe, and other necessary equipment.
And, the logistics is ready now to move.
09 August, 2026.
Oxygen and Safety Equipment Ready for Manaslu
Our climbing staff begin packing the necessary climbing and safety items to be transported by trucks and then by mules (there are no yaks in this region). The items packed included are 80 oxygen cylinders and required O2 masks, O2 regulators with contingency and extra at the Base Camp, Radio sets, and Radio set chargers in required numbers.
Other equipment prepared included guide ropes, ice screws, locking carabiners, MSR burners, MSR pots, normal burners, normal pots, high shawls, and others.
07 August, 2026
First Field Team Reaches Manaslu Base Camp
Furte Sherpa and Lankaram Tamang reach the Base Camp of Manaslu via Beshisahar - Thoche - Surke Khola - Phedi - Samdo - Samagaon. They open the store located in Samagoan, and begin to check the kitchen utensils and other minor equipment stored from the last season. And, they climb to Base Camp to find a spot on the 8th August.
They begin to make daily trips to the Base Camp to make the site from Samagaon, where they sleep.
06 August, 2026
Manaslu Sherpa Leader Checks Climbing Equipment
Lakpa Tasi Sherpa, Sherpa leader of the Manaslu Expedition Autumn 2026, returns to Kathmandu to check his gear and prepare for the climb after returning home following last season’s Everest climb. He re-evaluated all the oxygen masks, regulators, satellite phones, GPS devices, and other climbing gear.
Likewise, our Base Camp cook, Indraman Tamang, also returns after a short home visit to check and prepare food-list for the expedition. He also prepares the exclusive list of fresh fruit and vegetables items to be transported around September 10-12, 2026.
August 03, 2026
Manaslu Base Camp Reconnaissance Mission Begins
As the first field team, Furte Sherpa and Lankaram Tamang departs from Kathmandu on August 3 to conduct a reconnaissance (recce) mission for Base Camp site selection.
These two brave Sherpas travel from Kathmandu to Besisahar and Dharapani on a rainy day. From Dharapani, they continue on foot through Tilche, Bhimthang, Larke La Phedi, and across Larke La Pass before reaching Samdo and Samagaon, and eventually making their way to the Base Camp.
August 02, 2026
Manaslu Expedition Staff Documentation Begins
Documentation of Sherpa guides and other Manaslu climbing staffs begins. Our Sherpa climbing staff, support staff, Base Camp staff, and kitchen staff begin filling out the required forms for insurance, family member details for emergency contacts, and climbing permits. By this time, Satori Adventures begins designating the respective Sherpas to guide on different mountain peaks.
July 25-26, 2026
Manaslu Expedition Equipment Inspection and Preparation
Our climbing Sherpas and kitchen staff thoroughly check the condition of the tents, oxygen cylinders, masks, regulators, kitchen utensils, and other camp equipment and climbing materials. Since our store is also located in Samagaon, where a significant quantity of kitchen and camp equipment is already stored, the team carefully assess the available materials and identifies the additional items required from Kathmandu for transportation to Base Camp.
They make sure that all the materials are in good condition and are properly organized, helping to ensure safe climbing operations and contribute to the success of the expedition.
