Two Climbers Died When an Avalanche Buried Their Tent at Manaslu Camp III, and It Is the Fourth Death This Autumn

Breaking · Safety & Advisories An Indian-born German climber and his Nepali Sherpa guide were found under about seven feet of snow on 20 September, in a season with record permits. By Laxman Rawal · Sep 21, 2026 Read the full story

Key facts Two climbers were found dead in their tent at Camp III on Manaslu on 20 September. They were Dhruba Jyoti Guha , a German national of Indian origin, and Sherpa guide Phursemba Sherpa from the Makalu region. The tent was buried under about seven feet… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

What happened

Guha and Phursemba Sherpa were on an expedition run by Makalu Adventure. They were at Camp III, at roughly 6,800 metres, on Saturday evening for an early summit attempt. Contact with the expedition team was lost the next day. Operator Mohan Lamsal told… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

A small slab, directly above the tents

The avalanche that killed them appears to have been small, and that is exactly what makes it a warning. Drone footage taken at 4:38pm on Sunday showed what the Everest Chronicle described as a small area of disturbed snow above Camp III — a broken slab rather… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

Calls for caution from the mountain's veterans

Some of the most experienced people on Manaslu are urging climbers to wait. The Italian mountaineer Simone Moro, on the mountain for the seventh time, turned back from Camp III on Saturday with more snow forecast, and urged the roughly 400 people at base camp… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

A hard season on a busy mountain

This autumn Nepal issued a record number of Manaslu permits. Radio Nepal puts it at 480 mountaineers, while another report cites 493, so treat the exact figure as approximate. Either way it is the most crowded Manaslu has been. The earlier two deaths were… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

What to do next

If you are planning the circuit later this autumn, the useful questions are about the trail, not the summit: what is the state of the path between Soti Khola and Samagaon, which alternative days are built in, and how would a helicopter evacuation work if a… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

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