Mt. Makalu | 06 May 2025

Source: TH 

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