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 A Photo Gallery of Mount Manaslu ( 8163m )the world's eighth highest mountain and neighbouring Peaks in the Nepal Himalaya Manaslu was first climbed in 1956
by a Japanese expedition. 
      Its name comes from the Sanskrit word "Manasa", meaning 'intellect' or 'soul'. Just as the British considered Everest to be their mountain, Manaslu has always been a 'Japanese' mountain. The record on Manaslu in 2002 was 175 summiteers, 120 expeditions and 49 deaths. 
 
 
 
 
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