The world’s fourth highest unclimbed peak has just been climbed by German wunderkind Jost Kobusch. Mountaineering lore is populated with names like Reinhold Messner, Ueli Steck and Jeff Lowe―
Sources say two trekkers have died in Manaslu (west of epicentre) with several stranded, while more than 100 are still missing in the Langtang valley (east of epicentre) of Nepal.
Nepal’s famous Annapurna Circuit takes anything from 19 to 22 days to trek. The 300km route circumnavigates the entire Annapurna massif, crossing over Thorung La pass at 5,416m
