What it's like to climb up and ski down Makalu, the world's 5th-highest mountain

Dec 23 2022 by Business Insider

 
Adrian Ballinger in May became the first person to ski from the summit of Makalu.

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Adrian Ballinger is a high-altitude-mountain guide who has led climbers to the top of Mount Everest. In May, he became the first person to ski from the top of Makalu, the world's fifth-highest peak. Ballinger talked to Insider about what his climb to the top and nine-hour ski down were like.

In May, after 10 years of planning, as well as trying and failing twice, the American

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