The view from the top of Makalu is of unparalleled beauty. Some of the prominent peaks seen include Everest (8848m), Lhotse ( 8516m), Cho Oyu (8201 ), Chamalang (7,319 m), Baruntse (7,129 m) and Mera (6,654 m) peaks. 

Makalu (8485m) is the fifth highest mountain in the world and lies in eastern Nepal along the border between Nepal and China. It is just 19km away from Everest and is part of Mahalangur Himalaya. 

Considered as one of the most technically challenging and difficult mountains to climb, Makalu mountain was first climbed in 1955 by French expedition members Lionel Terray and Jean Couzy. Since then it has been attempted and climbed by numerous expeditions. Makalu has a unique pyramid structure at the top with four faces with sharp ridges on all sides and a solid rock formation. This along with storms, ice rock walls, high altitude, and unpredictable climate can make the climb a bit overwhelming. 

The standard route for climbing Makalu is via north face and northeast ridge which crosses over the saddle between Makalu and Kangchungtse or Makalu-La. However, other routes such as Southeast Ridge, West Pillar route, South pillar route, and even winter expeditions have been successfully tried on Makalu. The base camp is located at around 4600m with at least four camps before the summit with bivouacs in between.  

The view from the top of Makalu is of unparalleled beauty. Some of the prominent peaks seen include Everest (8848m), Lhotse ( 8516m), Cho Oyu (8201 ), Chamalang (7,319 m), Baruntse (7,129 m) and Mera (6,654 m) peaks. 

Makalu falls within the Makalu Barun National Park, one of the pristine ecosystems in the Himalayas, that share ecological corridor with Qomolangma National Nature Preserve. It features tropical to alpine forests of rhododendrons, orchids, bamboos, primroses, juniper and oaks that offer suitable habitat for snow leopards, kingfisher, musk deer, spiny babblers, red panda, black bear among others. The ethnic inhabitants of the area are Rai, Limbus, and Sherpas.