Everest? No, Manaslu Circuit Trek all day 🏔️🇳🇵 tallest mountain in the world → Everest 8,849m 8th highest in the world → Manaslu 8,163m everest base camp → 17,598 ft manaslu base camp → 15,748 ft yearly trekkers on everest → 30,000+ yearly trekkers on manaslu → less than 7,000 everest base camp trail → heavily crowded highway manaslu circuit → restricted permit only 🔒 length of everest base camp → ~80 miles length of manaslu circuit → ~110 miles highest pass on everest route → 18,159 ft (cho la) highest pass on manaslu → 16,930 ft (larkya la) you retrace your steps on everest → manaslu is a full loop, you never walk the same trail twice ✨ cultural zone on everest → sherpa / khumbu cultural zone on manaslu → tibetan buddhist nubri people opened to foreign trekkers → everest 1953 / manaslu 1991 most people have heard of everest → almost nobody has heard of manaslu that’s exactly why I came here 🏔️ 🎥 @paige_tingey thanks for helping me with this one! 🧭 @ecuatraveling