Makalu

[ muhk-uh-loo ]

/ ˈmʌk əˌlu /

a mountain in the Himalayas, on the boundary between Nepal and Tibet. 27,790 feet (8470 meters).

Example sentences from the Web for makalu

Lakpa was born in Makalu, a village in southeast Nepal near a 27,766-foot mountain by the same name.

Breaking Mount Everest’s Glass Ceiling |Amanda Padoan, Peter Zuckerman |March 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Her first job was as a “kitchen boy,” carrying pots and pans to Makalu.

Breaking Mount Everest’s Glass Ceiling |Amanda Padoan, Peter Zuckerman |March 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It was easy to conclude that one valley, this one, must come up on the North side of Makalu all the way to Everest.

Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 |Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
Over the top of this snowy chain appeared the great rocky crests of Makalu.

Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 |Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury

To the South-east towered up the immense cliffs of Makalu, far the more beautiful mountain of the two.

Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 |Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
Makalu was immediately opposite us with its colossal precipices.

Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 |Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
We thought that this would be our last chance of a view of the Everest and Makalu group, but it turned out not to be so.

Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 |Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury

Makalu

/ (ˈmʌkəˌluː) /

a massif in NE Nepal, on the border with Tibet in the Himalayas