Makalu (8,463m)  Makalu was first climbed by a French party in 1955.
The peak was first mapped and photographed from the Tibetan side by the 1921 British Everest reconnaissance. Hillary and Shipton photographed Makalu during a side trip on the 1951 Everest reconnaissance. Hillary and others approached the peak a year later after the failure of their Cho Oyu expedition. The first attempt on Makalu was in 1954 by a US team, mostly from California, who trekked all the way from the Indian border near Biratnagar. At the same time a British team approached the mountain, but this expedition was abandoned when Hillary became seriously ill and had to be evacuated. In the autumn of 1954 a French team attempted the peak. In the following spring, successfull ascents were made by three teams of French climbers on successive days. In 1960 a large scientific and mountaineering expedition wintered at the foot of Ama Dablam, occupying the Green and Silver buts. In May 1961, the expedition trekked across the Mingbo La and other high passes to the foot off Makalu, where they planned to climb the French route. Sickness stopped the expedition, which became a heroic struggle for survival. The Japanese climbed Makalu in 1970, another French team climbed it in 1971 and a Yugoslav expedition reached the summit in 1975. In 1976 Spanish and Czechoslovakian teams joined up near the summit. Itinerary 01 Day 01: Arrive Kathmandu & transfer to hotel Day 02-03: Briefing in Tourism Ministry & prepare for expedition Day 04. Fly Biratnagar & drive to Hile Day 05. Hill - Hillepani Day 06. Hillepani - Tumlingtar Day 07. Tumlingtar - Kuwapani Day 08. Kuwapani - Chichila Day 09. Chichila - Num Day 10. Num- Seduwa Day 11. Seduwa - Tashigaun Day 12. Tashigaun - Khongma La (Danda) Day 13. Khongmadanda - Mumfuk Day 14. Mumfuk -Yangle Kharak Day 15. Yangle Khark -Merak Day 16. Merak -Sersung (half day rest) for acclimatize Day 17. Sersung - Makalu BC Day 18-42 Climbing Period for Makalu 1(8463m.) Day 43: Makalu BC - Mumbuck Day 44: Mumbuck - Khongma La (Danda) Day 45: Khongma La - Seduwa Day 46: Seduwa - Chichila Day 47: Chichila - Tumlingtar Day 48: Tumlingtar - Kathmandu Day 49: Kathmandu Valley Sightseeing
Day 50: Final Departure to Italy Itinerary 02 Day 01: Arrive Kathmandu & transfer to hotel Day 02-03: Briefing in Tourism Ministry & prepare for expedition Day 04. Fly to Tumlingtar Day 05. Tumlingtar - Kuwapani Day 06. Kuwapani - Chichila Day 07. Chichila - Num Day 08. Num- Seduwa Day 09. Seduwa - Tashigaun Day 10. Tashigaun - Khongmadanda Day 11. Khongmadanda - Mumfuk Day 12. Mumfuk -Yangle Kharak Day 13. Yangle Khark -Merak Day 14. Merak -Sersung (half day rest) for acclimatize Day 15. Sersung - Makalu BC Day 16-41 Climbing Period of Makalu 1 8463m. Day 42: Makalu BC - Mumbuck Day 43: Mumbuck - Khongma La (Danda) Day 44: Khongma La - Seduwa Day 45: Seduwa - Chichila Day 46: Chichila - Tumlingtar Day 47: Tumlingtar - Kathmandu Day 48-49: Kathmandu Valley Sightseeing
Day 50: final Departure
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