Sherpas fixing the route on 8,485m Makalu reached the top today. A group of climbers will follow as soon as the weather permits.
The rope-fixing team was again led by Lakpa Sherpa, a native of the valley below the mountain and known as Makalu Lakpa because of his wide experience on the fifth-highest peak on Earth.
Angela Benavides graduated university in journalism and specializes in high-altitude mountaineering and expedition news. She has been writing about climbing and mountaineering, adventure and outdoor sports for 20+ years.
Prior to that, Angela Benavides spent time at/worked at a number of local and international media. She is also experienced in outdoor-sport consultancy for sponsoring corporations, press manager and communication executive, and a published author.
