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Season-by-season route advice from the Kathmandu ops desk — permit changes, conditions and post-walk dispatches. Dated, signed.

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Manaslu Circuit permits in 2026: RAP + MCAP + ACAP — the honest cost breakdown

Three permits, season-priced RAP, no solo trekkers allowed. What you'll pay in 2026 (USD + NPR), where each is issued, and the four mistakes that cost trekkers their entire booking.

Anjana Shrestha · Ops Lead, Kathmandu · 27 May 2026 · 8 min

Crossing Larkya La (5,160 m): hour-by-hour from a guide who's done it 50 times

The full pass day, minute by minute — 03:30 wake at Dharmasala, summit by 10:00, Bimthang by 16:00. Failure modes, kit list, and the single acclimatisation decision that decides whether you make it.manaslu · 7 min23 May 2026

Larkya La — the 5,106 m pass nobody warns you about

Manaslu Circuits high point. The climb itself is straightforward — the descent is where ankles go.manaslu · 1 min16 May 2026

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