In spring 2006 Sergey Bogomolov (summited 11 highest peaks from 14 world 8-thousanders) is going to open an expedition on Manaslu, 8163 m, Himalaya, Nepal, under the project developed by The Fifteenth Anniversary of The Kazakhstan Independence: Summiting of All 14 Highest Mountains by National Kazakhstan Team.

It's his second attempt. The last year he managed to set camp I (5600 m) and camp II (6900 m) but after many days snowfall and a blizzard at 6900 m the team lost all their and had to bail hardly solved the developed situation.

The spring of 2006 is the time of celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the First ascent of Manaslu. It was first climbed in 1956 by a Japanese expedition.