It's not exactly alpine style up a new route, but Vassiliy Pivtso, 49, and his small team will try to make their Makalu climb ...

Photo: Bernard Richard In the spring of 2004, Lafaille attempted Makalu solo and without bottled oxygen, approaching the peak from Tibet over Makalu II. His route was via the Northwest Ridge-North ...

Join an unforgettable excursion that brings together Nepal’s finest hiking routes and height ascents. Scale Island height, ...

Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, an Austrian-born mountaineer, became the first woman to climb the world's 14 highest peaks without ...

While Lhotse is frequently climbed as part of an Everest expedition, it remains a formidable peak in its own right. Makalu, the world’s fifth-highest mountain, rises to 8,485 meters (27,838 feet).

The good weather spell that started last week seems to be holding out enabling many mountaineers to reach the various summits including Everest and Makalu. Jean-Christophe Lafaille and Inurrategi ...