On Makalu, the route between Camp 1 and Camp 2 was particularly hard because of strong, cold winds. “I’ve never experienced such cold temperatures,” Kiani said. “And the terrain was all ...

Makalu is a famously windy mountain, and as we noted in yesterday’s Everest update, the dry winter has created hard climbing conditions on the area’s 8,000m peaks.On Makalu, Polish skier ...

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.

They plan to arrive at Base Camp on 26 May and their return to Italy should be in mid-July. Makalu (8475m) The Aquile di San Martino returned to Kathmandu on 20 May after 45 days of hard work on the ...

"Owners of 8K Expeditions – Lakpa Sherpa and Pemba Sherpa, received special honour on the occasion as their company provided ambulance support to the ward-1 of Makalu Rural Municipality," the ...

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 ...