Makalu

A group of sherpas by a bunch of colorful flags on the top of Makalu, the snowy ridge behind them.

Season’s First Summits on Makalu

Sherpas fixing the route on 8,485m Makalu reached the...
April 10, 2025
Pivtsov eats something while secured to an overhanging mixed face, his bivy tent at is feet

Makalu Retro Style: a Kazakh Veteran Tries to See If It’s Still Possible

It's not exactly alpine style up a new route,...
February 28, 2025
The last photo: a selfie of Jean-Christophe Lafaille, at 7,000m, on winter Makalu.

Flashback: Lafaille’s Death on Winter Makalu

Jean-Christophe Lafaille was well-known for his bold no-oxygen ascents...
February 13, 2025
Makalu covered in snow, in a clear day

Makalu Push Ends; No Summits on the 8,000m Peaks This Winter

The only remaining team on this winter's 8,000m peaks...
January 27, 2025
The climbers pose with an expedition banner at an airport lobby.

Commercial Expedition to Winter Makalu About to Begin

An unexpected expedition will attempt Makalu in winter. Abolfazl...
January 1, 2025
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

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