Makalu is the fifth
highest mountain in the world and is considered the technical mountain
to climb. Normally,
four camps are set up in the approach excluding Advance base camp which
will be set up at 5,300m. We follow the lateral moraine, hike onto the
glacier and set up the camp I at a glacial plateau at 6,150m. We further
proceed the direction of the glacier plateau in the direction to Makalu
La, climbing stretches of steep slopes and arrive at the base of the Makalu
La to set up the camp II at 7,000m. We climb the Messner Headwall towards
the North West Ridge at Makalu La and the site of camp III at 7,300m.
Camp IV will be set up on the North Ridge at 7,850m and climb up the couloir
to gain the final ridge at the summit (8,462m).
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