Makalu
Americannoun
noun
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Whatever the actual price, it wasn’t too high for Shelley Johannesen, a family friend who died on May 11 shortly after summiting Makalu, in Nepal, the world’s fifth-highest peak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
A US and a Czech climber died on Mount Makalu earlier this month.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
Lhakpa took both her daughters to the Makalu base camp.
From BBC ● May 12, 2022
In 1980, they joined with two other Spokane Mountaineers, Kim Momb and Jim States, for an alpine-style expedition that put Roskelley on the top of Makalu, the world’s fifth-highest peak.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 12, 2015
A little later, Fischer and Lopsang were resting when they were overtaken by Makalu Gau and his two Sherpas, Mingma Tshering and Ngima Gombu.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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