The 1955 French Makalu expedition was the first to successfully climb Makalu, the Himalayan mountain 12 miles to the southeast of Mount Everest, on the border between Nepal and Tibet. At 8,485 metres
Makalu (centre) and Kangchungtse (Makalu II) with the low point at Makalu Col crossing the northwest ridge between them
Howard-Bury's 1921 photograph looking southeast showing Kangchungtse, Makalu, and Chago (left to right)
Barun River valley looking towards Makalu
After World War II, with Tibet closing its borders and Nepal becoming considerably more open, Mount Everest reconnaissance from Nepal became possible for the first time culminating in the successful a
Tilman's photograph (cropped) with South Col not visible and South Pillar (sloping down from top left) obscuring the Southeast ridge
Photograph from summit of Kala Pattar showing South Col
Everest kalapatthar crop