Chomo Lonzo
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Chomo Lonzo is a mountain in Tibet, 5 km northeast of Makalu in the Mahalungur or Khumbu Himalayas. Alternate spellings of the same name include Chomolonzo, Chomolönzo, Chomo Lönzo, Jomolönzo, and Lha
Chomo Lonzo (left), Lhotse and Mt. Everest (right)
Southern and northern climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. (The names on the photo are links to corresponding pages.)
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