20/07/2025
Trekking in the Manaslu region is quietly gaining the attention of seasoned hikers. This is where one discovers a slow, peculiar satisfaction, the kind that comes only when the world contracts to a narrow footpath and the company of strangers becomes unexpectedly dear.
The villages arrive without announcement, as if they had been waiting all along. The tea is too hot, the beds unapologetically firm, and the altitude just merciless enough to keep one humble. But these discomforts quickly lose their edge, softened by mountains that turn complaint into quiet, and silence into something that feels very close to grace.
Manaslu, for its part, remains aloof. It reveals itself sparingly, like a host with little interest in his guests. But when it does, at a bend in the trail, or in the early hour before sun touches the ridge, it offers a glimpse of something rare. Something you haven't quite seen before.
Walk the Manaslu Circuit, if you wish. But come prepared, for a slow reckoning with height, landscape, and your own persistence.
