Autumn 2025: Stranded Tourists, Manaslu Summits and More

Everest – Ski Attempt?

As just noted, there is a ski attempt on Everest. Over was Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel, 37,  who completed the first-ever ski descent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen on September 22, and  American runner Tyler Andrews, 35, came up short on setting a no O’s Fastest Known Time (FKT) for an Everest climb.

Manaslu – MORE Summits, Over?

So far, 457 climbers from 47 expedition teams—including 347 men and 110 women—have received permits. With so many teams and good weather, there was a massive wave of summits. At least 192 members were supported by 195 Sherpas, totalling 387 summits. The five Sherpa rope team reached the summit on September 20, 2025.

• 7 Summits Club: 14 members, NO Sherpa name listed.
• 8K Expeditions: 31 members, 30 Sherpas
• 14 Peaks: 14 members, 20 Sherpas
• Alpine Ascents International: 4 members, 6 Sherpas
• Ascent Himalaya: 1 member, 1 Sherpa
• Dreamers Destination: 1 member, 3 Sherpas
• Elete Expeditions: 12 members, 14 Sherpas
• Expedition Himalaya: 1 member, 1 Sherpa
• Imagine Nepal: 17 members, 18 Sherpas
• Kaitu Expeditions: 8 members, 10 Sherpas
• Makalu Adventure: 5 members, 5 Sherpas
• Makalu Extreme: 7? members, 7? Sherpas
• Pioneer Adventures: 12 members, 14 Sherpas
• Satori Adventures: 7 members, 9 Sherpas
• Seven Summits Treks: 50 members, 49 Sherpas

Additional Summits:

• Climbing the Seven Summits: 3 members, 3 Sherpas
• Imagine Nepal: 3 members, 3 Sherpas
• Furtenbach Adventures
• Summit Climb: 2 members, 2 Sherpas

Spanish climber, Carlos Soria, 86, was helicoptered off Manaslu from Camp 3 after his battered body began to fail him. He suffered a serious broken leg on Dhaulagiri in 2023 and has had knee replacements, plus other surgeries. He’s safe in Kathmandu now.

It appears the Manaslu season has ended, but you never know.

Cho Oyu – Summits & Climbing

A couple of teams summited before the storm hit, while Adventure Consultants waited out the storm at Advanced Base Camp. Madison Mountaineering was in Tingri during the storm but planning to return to continue their climb. Garrett told me on Monday, October 6, 2025, from Tingri:

“Greetings from Tingri! We’ve been here the last few days waiting out this massive snowstorm (4 feet in ABC), will head back up to ABC tomorrow if we can.”

Summits

• Imagine Nepal: 2 members, 2 Sherpas
• Furtenbach Adventures

Makalu

Belarus climbers Denis Aleksenko of Russia and Artem Tsentsevitsky arrived at Makalu Base Camp. You can follow them on Telegram. They last reported:

We’ve dug up! The weather is gorgeous! Complete calm and sun.  We’ve been doing household chores all morning: digging up, washing, washing. Now we’re resting in tents. For the first time in a long time, you can lie in your underwear and have a dander

Dhaulagiri – Ropes to Summit

Ama Dablam – Climbing

There is also activity on the popular pointy peak, Ama Dablam.

Shishapangma – Closed

There are no climbers scheduled to climb the only 8000er entirely within Tibet.

Safe climbing to all.