KATHMANDU: Mount Manaslu (8,163m), the world’s eighth-highest mountain, is seeing a sharp rise in climbing activity in recent years as more climbers choose the peak as their first 8,000-meter expedition. The number of climbing permits issued for Manaslu has more than doubled in the past six years, rising from 203 in 2021 to 480 in … Continue reading Once ‘killer mountain,’ Manaslu now a favorite among climbers