City tour in Kathmandu

The Madison Mountaineering Manaslu expedition team spent the day touring the exciting city of Kathmandu, which is Nepal’s capitol city. Home to several UNESCO World Heritage sites, the team visited and learned about these sacred places and visited a popular painting school before turning in for the evening. With some more good sleep and the gear check behind us, the team is excited to continue the expedition soon! Expedition leader, Terray Sylvester checks in with this dispatch from Nepal:

Hello! This is Terray calling in for the 2024 Madison Mountaineering Manaslu (8156m/26,759ft) expedition – today is September 1st.

Today we had a nice tour around Kathmandu (1400m/4,600ft)! We visited two UNESCO World Heritage sites. We started at Pashupatinath, which is the most important Hindu temple in Nepal, and one of the more important Hindu temples out there anywhere. Then we headed over to Boudhanath Stupa where we visited Buddhist monasteries near the stupa and then visited a Thangka painting school which is a traditional kind of  Tibetan Buddhist painting.

We’ve been relaxing since then and we plan to wake up early and fly to Samagaun (3530m/11,581ft) at the base of the mountain tomorrow morning weather permitting. So, all is well here and we’ll be in touch tomorrow!

Touring Pashupatinath with our local cultural guide. (Photo by Terray Sylvester)

A boy swimming in the Bagmati River at Pashupatinath. (Photo by Terray Sylvester)

Butter lamps in a Buddhist monastery in Baudha, Kathmandu. (Photo by Terray Sylvester)

Pashupatinath temple. (Photo by Terray Sylvester)

Visiting a Thangka painting workshop near Boudhanath Stupa. (Photo by Terray Sylvester)

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