Makalu
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Coordinates:
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27° 53′ 03″ N 87° 05′ 20″ E
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First ascent:
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May 15 1955 by a
French team
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route:
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Makalu is the fifth highest
mountain in the world and is located 22
km (14 mi) east of
Mount Everest. Makalu is an isolated peak whose shape is a four-sided pyramid. Rising just north of the higher summit, separated by a narrow
saddle, is Chomo Lonzo (7,818m/25,650') a subsidiary peak of Makalu.
Makalu was first climbed on
May 15,
1955 by
Lionel Terray and Jean Couzy of a
French expedition led by Jean Franco, after the team's first attempt failed in
1954. Franco and two other climbers summitted the next day. The French team climbed Makalu by the north face and NE ridge.
The first attempt on Makalu was made by an
American team in the spring of 1954. They attempted to reach the top via the SE ridge but were turned back at 7,100 metres by a constant barrage of storms. The
first ascent by the SE ridge was made by two climbers from a
Japanese expedition on
May 23,
1970.
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See also: Makalu, 1954, 1955, 1970
