Avalanche on Manaslu Base Camp this morning- update: death toll risen to 19

Dang ! Not good

Hmm the guy at the end in blue parka trying to hold up or brace at that big tent…maybe not a great place to be?

Only one person died apparently

Yikes

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More of this video....at the very end a body takes a sleigh ride

Death tole risen to 19 so far

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Truly sad news.

19.

Why would you camp in a hollow like that.
Can't anyone think for themselves anymore!
SOTF. Survival of the fittest.

is this a different snow-down event to the 9-23 one?

I think there’s been 4 recently.

Those tents looked like microdots compared to the white wave.

dates locations? Any at Mardi - this is quick:



from grenadier shooting at kingsheath of raven/crow corbel korbel:


53.424075 , -2.8789391 = MGR 341690 , 392280 Kingsheath

28.789391 in decimal coverts to 28'47'21.8''N
put dms as decimal here


28.472180, 84.557917
Dharapani note Manaslu

28.472194, 84.924583


2.29km distance from 28.472194 , 83.922800 to:

Mardi Himal Base Camp
28.463970 , 83.901267


Manaslu Base Camp
28.601573, 84.621284

15km from base camp cross sections latitude also for Mardi


Put it all on a map and you will see the base camp locations and coordinate matches.

Last Edited by HairyBarbarian on 10/07/2022 08:45 AM