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Makalu Retro Style: a Kazakh Veteran Tries to See If It's Still Possible
It's not exactly alpine style up a new route, but Vassiliy Pivtso, 49, and his small team will try to make their Makalu climb ...
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Three New Expeditions to the Himalaya
An unsupported attempt on Makalu and an 83-year-old on Annapurna I are two of the more unusual Himalayan expeditions this ...
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Flashback: Lafaille's Death on Winter Makalu
Pierre Beghin survived two avalanches on Makalu but died three years later on ... Photo: Wikipedia During their descent, Beghin fell approximately 1,500m into the void when a rappel anchor failed.
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Makalu II, new route for Vince Anderson and Marko Prezelj
Vincent Anderson and Marko Prezelj have carried out the first ascent of the unclimbed West Face of Makalu II (7678 m). On Friday 17 October Vincent Anderson from America and Marko Prezelj from ...
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Himalayan ascents, Everest, Makalu and Annapurna
The good weather spell that started last week seems to be holding out enabling many mountaineers to reach the various summits including Everest and Makalu. Jean-Christophe Lafaille and Inurrategi ...