Asia, Nepal, Kangchungtse (Makalu II)
Publication Year: 1986.
Kangchungtse (Makalu II). A French expedition climbed the normal route, the west face to the south ridge, with four high camps. On April 22 leader Richard Jessup, Pierre de Montgolfier and Jean-François Porret reached the summit (7678 meters, 25,190 feet).
Michael J. Cheney, Himalayan Club, and Elizabeth Fawley