Editing Manaslu (section)

===1970s===
The next successful climb to the summit of Manaslu was in 1971. On May 17, 1971, Kazuharu Kohara and Motoki, part of an 11-man Japanese team, reached the summit via the north-west spur.<ref name=k2news/> Also in 1971, Kim Ho-sup led a [[Korea]]n expedition attempt via the north-east face. Kim Ki-sup fell to his death on May 4.<ref name=k2news/> In 1972, the south-west face was climbed for the first time by [[Reinhold Messner]] as part of an [[Austria]]n expedition.<ref name="aaj_1973_south"/><ref name=k2news/> In 1972, the Koreans attempted the north-east face. On April 10, an [[avalanche]] buried their camp at {{convert|6500|m|ft}}, killing fifteen climbers including ten [[Sherpa people|Sherpas]] and the Korean expedition leader Kim Ho-sup,<ref name="aaj_1973"/> and Kazunari Yasuhisa from Japan.<ref name=k2news/>  On April 22, 1973, Gerhard Schmatz, Sigi Hupfauer and a Sherpa climber reached the summit via the north-east face. In the same year, a Spanish expedition led by Jaume Garcia Orts could reach only to {{convert|6100|m|ft}}.<ref name=k2news/> The first Japanese women expedition led by Kyoko Sato was successful on May 4, 1974,<ref>{{cite journal |author=Naoko Nakaseko (Translation by [[Ichiro Yoshizawa]]) |title=Japanese women's expedition – Manaslu 1974 |journal=[[Alpine Journal]] |volume=1975 |pages=94–99 |url=https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1975_files/AJ%201975%2094-99%20Nakaseko%20Manaslu.pdf |access-date=21 September 2023 |language=en |quote=... We aimed to make the first ascent of an 8000 metre peak by women and at the same time to put all the climbers on the expedition on to the top. .... . The expedition members were as follows: Kyoko Sato, Mrs Tsune Kuroishi, Mrs Naoko Nakaseko, Michiko Sekita, Mrs Masako Uchida, Mieko Mori, Masako Itakura, Mutsumi Nakajima, Teiko Suzuki, Tomoko lto, Shizu Harada and Naoko Kuribayashi. Captain P. S. Rana was Liaison Officer and Il1a Tsering was Sherpa sirdar. .... Shortly after 5.30pm on 4 May 3 climbers and one Sherpa stood on the summit of Manaslu one by one. 'Yare, Yare' (Here we are at last) was my first impression. ...}}</ref> when all members reached the summit after a failed attempt from the east ridge. They thus became the first women to climb [[Eight-thousander|a peak higher than {{convert|8000|m|ft|0}}]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Voiland |first=Adam |url=https://www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/8000MeterPeaks |title=The Eight-Thousanders |website=Earth Observatory |publisher=[[NASA]] |date=16 December 2013 |access-date=21 September 2023}}</ref> However, one climber died on May 5 when she fell between camps 4 and 5.<ref name=k2news/>
[[File:Manaslu - Thulagi Chuli - Ngadi Chuli.jpg|left|thumb|Manaslu (L), Thulagi (M), Ngadi Chuli (Peak 29, R)]]