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In 1st summit bid on 1 May avalanches whistled around our ears and we were hit by one at 22,400 ft to N Col of Manaslu which took out all our marker poles but no one injured. Parsnos, Keelan, Last and Hattersley in this party and went down. Evacuated mountain for 3 days to let it clear.

Then set in motion fast assault. No summit push after success of 10th because weather continued bad - heavy snowfall. On successful ascent, ridge more technically difficult, 1 km long and continuous pitch climbing mostly rock with cornices on E and 7000 ft on west. Started 4 am from C3 and on top 12 noon, returned to C3 site at 6 pm to find camp gone in avalanche and descended in dark to snow cave where spent dark hours after having recovered sleeping bags from debris of C3.

4 peaks in general areas including one near Tibet border after ascent of Manaslu North.


Keelan - 28 May 83

British scaled a separate peak dominated by Manaslu about 2 and 1/2 minutes or 3 minutes north and slightly west of Manaslu. Altitude 23,400 ft seems correct. Seems Dutch were on a different peak north of this peak. Don't know where Czechs went. Thus possible British were first on this peak this spring.