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19th October 2011
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Things stack up – trying to speedride

Posted by Mal Haskins Manaslu 2011 Expedition Updates

12th – 13th October. Things start to stack up. It’s amazing just how quickly things can go pear shaped. At C4 we had made a plan for Ben and Phemba to descend to C2 and Sidi Mama and I would remain at C3 where we would pack up the gear and then I’d try to […]

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18th October 2011
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Summit Day – 12th October

Posted by Mal Haskins Manaslu 2011 Expedition Updates

2 am – 12th October Ben wakes me from my hypoxic daze …. "Mal – I’ve run out of oxygen …. What do I do?" I look at him a bit confused, "You’ll just need to deal with it bro, sit up, try to relax, don’t panic. You’ll be ok. We’ll be starting to get […]

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18th October 2011
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Basecamp to Camp 4

Posted by Mal Haskins Manaslu 2011 Expedition Updates

Setting up for the summit. 3 days of hard work. It had been essential that Ben and I had made the effort to reach camp 3 on our first cycle on the mountain. The first summit window had come and gone over the period 4th – 6th October and the winds on the upper mountain […]

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4th October 2011
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Icefalls, Altitude and Speedriding

Posted by Mal Haskins Manaslu 2011 Expedition Updates

4th October Ben and I are back down at basecamp after 6 days of hard work and effort on the lower mountain. Originally the plan was that we would only be on the mountain for 3 days, spending either 1 or 2 nights at camp 1 and climbing to touch camp 2. Instead, after reaching […]

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