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Manaslu (Nepali: मनास्लु, also known as Kutang) is the eighth highest mountain in the world at above sea level. It is located in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in the west-central part of Nepal. Its name, which means "mountain of the spirit", comes from the Sanskrit word ''manasa'', meaning "intellect" or "soul". Manaslu was first climbed on May 9, 1956 by Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu, members of a Japanese expedition. It is said that "just as the British consider Everest their mountain, Manaslu has always been a Japanese mountain".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Manaslu Facts and History )〕〔Mayhew, p. 326〕〔Reynolds, pp. 11–15〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Manaslu )〕 Manaslu at above mean sea level (m.s.l) is the highest peak in the Lamjung District and is located about forty miles east of Annapurna. The mountain's long ridges and valley glaciers offer feasible approaches from all directions, and culminate in a peak that towers steeply above its surrounding landscape, and is a dominant feature when viewed from afar.〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Circuit )〕 The Manaslu region offers a variety of trekking options. The popular Manaslu trekking route of , skirts the Manaslu massif over the pass down to Annapurna. The Nepalese Government only permitted trekking of this circuit in 1991. The trekking trail follows an ancient salt-trading route along the Budhi Gandaki river. En route, 10 peaks over are visible, including a few over . The highest point reached along the trek route is the Larkya La at an elevation of . As of May 2008, the mountain has been climbed 297 times with 53 fatalities.〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Statistics for Manaslu )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Introducing Gorkha )〕 Manaslu Conservation Area has been established with the primary objective of achieving conservation and sustainable management of the delimited area, which includes Manaslu.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Manaslu Conservation Area Project (MCAP) )〕 ==General== Set in the northern Himalayan range in the Gorkha District of Nepal, Manaslu is a serrated "wall of snow and ice hanging in the sky". The three sides of the mountain fall in steps to terraces down below, which are sparsely inhabited with agricultural operations practiced on the land. Apart from climbing Manaslu, trekking is popular in this mountain region, as part of the Manaslu Circuit, a notable path by trekkers in Nepal.〔Reynolds, pp. 11-15〕 The Manaslu Conservation Area, declared as such in December 1998 under the National Parks and Wild Life Conservation Act, subsumes Manaslu within it. The area covered under the conservation zone is and is managed by the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) of Nepal. The status of "conservation area" applied to the Manaslu area or region was with the basic objective "To conserve and sustainable management of the natural resources and rich cultural heritage and to promote ecotourism to improve livelihood of the local people in the MCA region."〔 Manaslu Himal, as it is popularly known among trekkers, provides views of the snow-covered mountains of the Himalayas and allows close interaction with the different ethnic groups who live in hill villages scattered along the trek route.〔Reynolds, p. 9〕 The trekking route is through mountainous terrain prone to the consequences of monsoon rainfall, land slides and land falls. Encounters with passing yaks, and hypothermia and altitude sickness, are common. Trekking to Manaslu is thus a test of endurance.〔Reynolds, p. 8〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Manaslu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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