Mount Manaslu, located in the Nepalese Himalayas, towers 8,163 meters (26,781 feet) above sea level and ranks as the highest peak in the Gorkha District. Its name comes from the Sanskrit word manasa, meaning "intellect" or "soul," and means "mountain of the spirit." It was the height and magnitude of the mountain that inspired Jeannette McGill MS '07, PhD '10 to make the climb in September 2018, becoming the first South African woman to summit the peak.
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