What do the names Manaslu and Skil Brum have in common?
Manaslu Manaslu (Nepali: मनास्लु, also known as Kutang) is the eighth highest mountain in the world at 8163 m above sea level. It is located in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in the west-central part of Nepal. Its name, which means "mountain of the spirit", comes from the Sanskrit word "manasa", meaning "intellect" or "soul". Manaslu was first climbed on May 9, 1956 by Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu, members of a Japanese expedition. It is said that "just as the British consider Everest their mountain, Manaslu has always been a Japanese mountain".
Bjørn Ousland Bjørn Ousland (born May 14, 1959) is a Norwegian illustrator, children's writer and comics writer. His breakthrough was the album series "Solruns saga" from 1988 to 1993. Among his later albums are "Mumle Gåsegg" from 1999, "Soria Moria slott" from 2000, and "Grimsborken" from 2002, all adapted from Norwegian fairy tales. He was awarded the Brage Prize (open class) in 2007.