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Interesting Facts about Mt. Makalu - 5th Highest Mountain in the world

20 April, 2021
Makalu Adventure

Climbing Mt. Makalu is one of the adventure experiences for climbers and expedition leaders across the globe. As Mt. Makalu Is the 5th highest mountain residing in the Mahalangur Himalayas, 19 KM (12 miles) South East of the world's highest peak Mt. Everest, this mountain attracts famous Mountain Climbers and Expedition Adventure loving leaders.

Some of the interesting facts about Mt. Makalu are:

  • ​Mt. Makalu is the 5th Highest Mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,485 meters (27,838 ft)
  • Mt. Makalu resides 19 KM (12 miles) South East of Mt. Everest.
  • Mt. Makalu is one of the eight-thousanders and an isolated peak whose shape is a four-sided pyramid on the border between Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
  • Kangchungtse, or Makalu II (7,678& m) and Chomo Lonzo (7,804 m) are the two notable subsidiary peaks of Mt. Makalu.
  • Lionel Terray and Jean Couzy as a French expedition led by Jean Franco first climbed Mt. Makalu successfully on May 15, 1955.
  • Mt. Makalu was first climbed in winter on February 9, 2009 by Italian Simone Moro and Kazakh Denis Urubko.
  • Even the legendary Expedition Climbers consider Mt. Makalu as one of the most difficult mountains in the world to climb as Makalu has steep pitches and knife-edged ridges.
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