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Makalu

27°53′21″N87°05′20″E

Mahalangur Himal
Nepal · China

Altitude
8485 m
Date
Spring 2024
Summit day
12 May 2024
Partner
Oswald Rodrigo Pereira
Logistics
Seven Summit Treks

Ski descent from the summit
No supplemental oxygen
No personal Sherpa support

Descent · 3615 m of vertical NW SW Summit 8485 m Makalu La 7410 m Camp II 6600 m Base Camp 4870 m
A schematic drawing.

The line

Ascent GPX89 kB Descent GPX81 kB

1 km
From aboveN↑250 m contoursthe watch stopped on the Makalu La and was not started again — below that it is the same line from the earlier acclimatisation rotations.
8485 m 5729 m
17.7 km3615 m of vertical

The telling

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