Manaslu (मनास्लु, Kutang) Standing majestically at 8,163 metres (26,781 ft) above sea level, Manaslu commands respect as the eighth-highest mountain in the world. This towering giant, whose name translates to “mountain of the spirit” from the Sanskrit word manasa meaning “intellect” or “soul,” rises like a sentinel in the Mansiri Himal range of west-central Nepal. …