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Mt. Makalu
- 06 May 2025
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The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) successfully scaled Mt. Makalu, the fifth highest peak in the world.
- Mt. Makalu: Resides in the Mahalangur range of the Nepal Himalayas, straddling the border between Nepal and Tibet, and is 8,485 meters above sea level.
- Located southeast of Mount Everest, Makalu is renowned for its striking pyramid shape with four sharp ridges.
- Mt. Makalu, located in Makalu Barun National Park, overlooks the scenic Barun Valley.
- Makalu also features two prominent subsidiary peaks, Makalu I and II, located about 3 km from the main summit. The Mt. Makalu was first ascended in 1955 by a French expedition led by Jean Franco.
- ITBP: The ITBP under the Ministry of Home Affairs, is a Central Armed Police Force specializing in high-altitude border guarding along the 3,488 km India-China border.
- ITBP has now climbed 6 of the world’s 14 ‘eight-thousanders’, and 229 peaks overall, including Mt. Everest, Mt. Kanchenjunga, Mt. Dhaulagiri, Mt. Lhotse, and Mt. Manaslu
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