Located to the east of Annapurna, Manaslu gets its name from the Sanskrit word “manasa” meaning the soul. Travelling in this region is hence a spiritually revealing experiencing besides the adventure and thrill this less-travelled route has to offer. The trekking route follows one of the anci...
—but it wasn’t until Mel and I snuck across Tibet in 2006 that borders took on sinister new meaning in a social justice sense. We had relative freedom on the plateau that first trip, despite our illegal status, while Tibetans were controlled and restricted at every turn, which seemed the...