Spanish mountaineer Carlos Soria has reached the summit of Manaslu (8,163 m), the world’s eighth-highest mountain, at 5:30 a.m. Nepal Time this morning, September 26, 2025, according to the expedition organiser Seven Summit Treks.

Aged 86, Soria becomes the oldest climber to stand on an 8,000-metre peak, marking his return to the Himalaya after nearly two years. The ascent holds special significance as it coincides with the 50th anniversary of the first Spanish expedition to Manaslu in 1975, in which he also participated.

Soria has now climbed 12 of the 14 eight-thousanders, leaving only Dhaulagiri and Shishapangma. Already the oldest person to summit K2, Makalu, Kangchenjunga, and Annapurna, his success on Manaslu at 86 further cements his legacy as the only mountaineer to have scaled ten 8,000ers after the age of 60.