Makalu
Americannoun
noun
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The night before their descent, according to an account in Outside magazine, more than 30 inches of snow fell on Makalu and winds blew 60 miles an hour.
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
The research, published in Nature Geoscience, adds that this upward pushing force is causing Everest and other neighbouring summits, including the world’s fourth and fifth highest peaks, Lhotse and Makalu, to move upward.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2024
Tekieli was a climbing instructor who climbed in the Himalayas on the Makalu, the fifth highest mountain in the world, and on Broad Peak, as well as in the Alps.
From Washington Times ● May 18, 2023
Around this time two Sherpas on the Taiwanese team arrived, followed soon thereafter by Makalu Gau.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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