By Nepalko on October 11, 2017

Makalu  is the fifth highest mountain  in the world at 8,485 metres (27,838 ft). It is located in the Mahalangur   Himalayas 19 km (12 mi) southeast of Mount Everest , on the border between Nepal  and China . One of the eight-thousanders , Makalu is an isolated peak whose shape is a four-sided pyramid . Makalu has two notable subsidiary peaks. Kangchungtse, or Makalu II (7,678 m) lies about 3 km (2 mi) north-northwest of the main summit. Rising about 5 km (3.1 mi) north-northeast of ...