Makalu

A climber at the end of a rope progressing up a sharp snow ridge.

Russians on Cho Oyu, Ukrainians on Makalu

Only two teams remain on 8,000m peaks in the...
October 16, 2024
the climbers with gear and helmets still on at an aerport

Ukrainian Piolet D’Or Pair To Attempt New Route on Makalu

Some days ago, we wondered about the identities of...
October 6, 2024
Andrews descends down an ice ledge on an otherwise vertical section of the Khumbu Icefall

FKT Runners to Attempt Lhotse This Weekend

Ultra-runners Tyler Andrews and Chris Fisher came to the...
May 14, 2024
Ziemski climbing on vertical ice with fixed ropes on Makalu, skis on his back

Another Makalu Fatality and a Partial Ski Descent

News of another fatality on Makalu passed unreported for...
May 13, 2024
Makalu slopes, mainly on rock, a wind plume rising

A Sherpa Dies on Makalu, Reopening Debate

Again this year, the first death of the season...
May 8, 2024
Allie Pepper poses in front of the board at Makalu Base Camp

Makalu: Allie Pepper Summits at 3 PM; Now in Camp 3

Allie Pepper of Australia summited Makalu today at 3...
May 6, 2024
The Sherpa wears supplementary Oxygen on the summit of Makalu, mountains in background.

Makalu: Summiters Reach Camp 3 in the Dark

There were more summits on Makalu today, but their...
May 5, 2024
Makalu from the rocky morain terrain at Advanced Base Camp

Makalu: One Group Summits, More On the Way

Climbers on Makalu have reached Camp 3 while battling...
May 4, 2024
Two helicopters fly toward Everest Base Camp.

Drones, More Helicopters Than Ever Buzz Over Everest Skies

Two months ago, it seemed that authorities were going...
April 29, 2024
Close shot of Anna Tybor with mirrowed sunglasses

Anna Tybor to Ski Dhaulagiri and Nanga Parbat

Another Pole is skiing down two more 8,000m peaks...
April 18, 2024
Skier descending on a mountain landscape.

Two Poles Will Climb Kangchenjunga and Makalu No-O2. One Will Then Ski Down

Last year, Bartek Ziemski and Oswald Rodrigo Pereira of...
April 12, 2024
Makalu on a sunny day

2024’s First Summits on Makalu

Surprisingly, Annapurna was not the first 8,000m peak summited...
April 11, 2024
Makalu.

More No-O2 Expeditions to Everest and Makalu

Two mountaineers will climb without supplementary oxygen or personal...
March 29, 2024
Basak looking very tired with the o2 mask at the side of her face, in high-altitude gear on a summit.

Makalu: High Winds Thwart Piyali Basak’s Evacuation

Two days after she fell ill and was unable...
May 19, 2023
Piyali Basak at camp.

Makalu: Piyali Basak Rescue Underway

Over 24 hours after she was reported missing, Indian...
May 18, 2023
Piyali in a tent, with bare head but otherwise dressed with a high-altitude down suit.

Annapurna Drama Repeats on Makalu: No-O2 Indian Woman Stranded

Piyali Basak of India is stranded on Makalu, unable...
May 17, 2023
Close shot of Harila smiling, with a high altitude red jacket with hood on.

Kristin Harila Summits Makalu With the Rope-Fixing Team

As expected, the rope-fixing team summited Makalu today. Kristin...
May 13, 2023
The barren South Col, snow and wind-swept rocky terrain, with some tents and climbers in the area, and Everest's summit in background.

Summit Pushes on Everest, Makalu, Cho Oyu, and Dhaulagiri

The rope fixers have reached Everest's Camp 4 and...
May 12, 2023
Kristin Harila’s tracker

Kristin Harila’s Next Stop: Makalu

After a few days resting in Kathmandu -- and...
May 11, 2023
Kami smiles at watching his cellphone screen, laying back in an armchair inside a BC mess tent.

Good Weather Returns to Nepal, Summits Pending on Pumori, Makalu

Sunshine has finally come to the Himalaya, and summit...
May 5, 2023
Evening light on Makalu and Kangchungtse.

Bad Weather, Tough Decisions: Kangchungtse, 1985

Makalu, the world's fifth-highest mountain at 8,481m, has two...
March 24, 2023

Carla Perez: ‘Altitude Stops the Moment You Switch on the O2’

The Ecuadorian admits that she only begins to struggle...
May 31, 2022

Makalu Wrap-up

All climbers on the mountain successfully summited Makalu today....
May 28, 2022

Makalu Updated: Harila is Safely Back in ABC; More Summits

Kristine Harila has reached Advanced Base Camp, according to...
May 27, 2022

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