MAKALU


Meaning of MAKALU in English

Peak in the Himalayas , on the Nepalese-Tibetan border.

Located east-southeast of Mount Everest , it reaches 27,766 ft (8,463 m), making it one of the world's highest mountains. Attempts to ascend its steep, glacier-covered sides did not begin until 1954. On May 15, 1955, two French climbers

Jean Couzy and Lionel Terray

reached the summit, and seven more members of their party arrived within two days.

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