Makalu is the fifth-highest mountain on Earth, with a summit at an elevation of 8,485 metres AMSL. It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas 19 km southeast of Mount Everest, on the China–Nepal border. From Wikipedia
The 39-year-old, a brain tumor survivor battling leukemia, passed away at Camp II of the Himalayan peak from suspected cardiac arrest.
