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Lau Wee Seng, 50, died on 17 September near 6,000m while descending from Camp II on an acclimatisation rotation. He is the second death there this…
By Laxman Rawal · Sep 19, 2026
Lau Wee Seng, a 50-year-old climber from Singapore, died on Manaslu on Wednesday 17 September while descending from Camp II at about 6,000 metres. He had spent the night at Camp II on an acclimatisation rotation and was on his way back down towards Base Camp…
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He died during the routine part of an expedition, not on a summit push. Lau reached Samagaun, the village below Manaslu Base Camp, on 7 September. On 16 September he climbed to Camp II and spent the night there, the usual way climbers teach their bodies to…
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Earlier this season a young Nepali porter died at Base Camp. Tashi Sherpa, 20, died in his tent at Manaslu Base Camp, the climbing magazine Gripped reported. Lau's death is the second on the mountain this autumn, and the first of a foreign climber.
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Manaslu is Nepal's busiest mountain in autumn, and this year it has been harder than usual to reach and to climb. The Department of Tourism had issued permits to 466 foreign climbers, 342 men and 124 women, by 17 September, and the rope-fixing teams had…
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A death on a mountain is a loss to a family first, and everything else comes after that. We extend our condolences to Lau Wee Seng's family and friends, to his climbing team, and to the family of Tashi Sherpa. We will update this report if the authorities…
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