 Makalu (8463m.) 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, successfully ascents were made by three teams of French climbers on successive days.
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| Day 01 |
Arrival in Kathmandu Airport & Transfer to Hotel |
| Day 02 |
Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu. Necessary preparations for the expedition |
| Day 03 |
Necessary preparations for the expedition |
| Day 04 |
KATHMANDU-TUMLINGTAR, TREK TO KHADBARI DAY |
| Day 05 |
TREK TO CHICHILA |
| Day 06 |
TREK TO NUM |
| Day 07 |
TREK TO SEDUA |
| Day 08 |
TREK TO TASHI GAON |
| Day 09 |
TREK TO KAUMA |
| Day 10 |
REST DAY AT KAUMA |
| Day 11 |
TREK TO MUMBUK |
| Day 12 |
TREK TONHE KHARKA |
| Day 13 |
TREK TO SHERSON |
| Day 14 |
TREK TO MAKALU BASE CAMP |
| Day 15 |
REST DAY AT MAKALU BASE CAMP (FOR THE NECESSARY ACCLIMATIZATION & ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE HIGH CAMP). |
| Day 16 |
Makalu (Higher) Base Camp (5600m). |
| Day 17-46 |
Climbing Period for Makalu 1(8463m.) |
| Day 47 |
Makalu BC – Mumbuk |
| Day 48 |
Mumbuk – Khongma La (Danda) |
| Day 49 |
Khongma La – Seduwa |
| Day 50 |
Seduwa – Chichila. |
| Day 51 |
Chichila – Tumlingtar. |
| Day 52 |
Tumlingtar – Kathmandu. |
| Day 53 |
In Kathmandu. (Process for the refund of Garbage Deposit.) |
| Day 54 |
Free day in Kathmandu. |
| Day 55 |
Final Departure. |
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