Romanian climber Horia Colibasanu reaches Manaslu peak in Himalaya at 8,163m

Horia Colibasanu has reached the Manaslu peak in Himalaya on May 10, after a 13 hour ascent from 7,100m.

He was joined by Slovak climber Peter Hámor. They have used a route that was opened by the Japanese in 1956.

“SUMMIT! Hour 1.00 Nepal. Wind between 40-50km/h”, said Colibasanu in an SMS from his satellite phone. He added this was the most exhausting day to reach the peak.

The two climbers got to base camp on April 14 and started to head for the summit on May 4. Colibasanu and Hámor had to deal with very difficult weather conditions.

“I have never swam in so much snow in 18 years of expeditions,” said the Romanian, during the expedition.

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They will prepare now to descend from the top of the mountain. The expedition will be considered successful if they are able to reach base camp without any assistance.

This was the second time that Colibasanu has reached the Manaslu peak, after another expedition in 2006. At that time, he made the final accession together with Spanish climber Iňaki Ochoa de Olza (1967-2008).

Manaslu is the eight highest mountain in the world and one of the most dangerous in the same time. Its mortality rate stands at 10 percent, which is three times bigger than that of Everest, which is the highest and most promoted mountain in the world.

Colibasanu, 39, works as a dentist in Timisoara. He has climbed seven mountain peaks over 8,000 meters, including K2, Annapurna and Dhaulagiri.

In his expeditions, the Romanian climber doesn’t use artificial oxygen, nor sherpa.

Ovidiu Posirca

Photo source: http://horiacolibasanu.com/ro/comunicat-colibasanu-din-nou-pe-vf-manaslu/