Andrew Lock, the Australian mountaineer and Mountain Hardwear athlete, summited Mt. Makalu ("8479 meters, world's 5th highest mountain, and the 13th summit in [Andrew's] quest to climb all 14 of the world's '8000ers') on May 21, 2008.
A steep, massive peak on the border between Tibet and Nepal, Makalu is considered a challenging climb. Only 5 of the first 16 attempts to summit Makalu were successful. In 1955, Jean Couzy and Lionel Terray claimed Makalu's first ascent.
Read about Andrew's 2008 expedition to Makalu Shisha Pangma on his blog.
Learn about Andrew's quest to climb the world's 14 8000-meter peaks.
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