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Makalu 8463 m, Nepal - © Philippe Gatta

Makalu 8463 m, Nepal

Makalu is the fifth highest of the fourteen 8000m peaks. After several expeditions together, Philippe and Gombu teamed up to climb the French route. They reached the top of Makalu alone with amazing views of Everest and Lhotse in the background.

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Kangchenjunga 8586 m, Nepal - © Philippe Gatta

Kangchenjunga 8586 m, Nepal 

The Kangchenjunga is the second least climbed peak of the 14 peaks over 8,000 meters. Philippe joined a French-Swiss team to climb the Southwest face. They reached the summit on May 19th in challenging weather.

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Ama Dabam - © Philippe Gatta

Ama Dablam 6856 m, Nepal

Ama Dablam, 6856 m, is an spectacular Nepalse peak, just a few kilometers South of Everest. Philippe and Jean-Marc climbed the Southwest Ridge. AS often off season, they were less than 10 climbers on the mountain.

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Everest Skyrace - © Philippe Gatta

Everest Sky Race, Nepal

The Everest Sky Race is probably one of the nicest trail running races in the world. It takes place in the Khumbu regnio in Nepal, around famous 8000 meters; Cho Oyu (8153 m), Lhoste (8501 m), Lhoste Shar (8383 m), Makalu (8463 m) and Mt. Everest (8850 m).

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Everest- © Philippe Gatta

Mount Everest 8850 m, Tibet

Mount Everest is the highest summit on earth. Philippe joined an international team to climb the Northeast ridge on the Tibetan side. Despite strong winds and changing weather, they reached top on May 24th.

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Himal Race, Nepal - © Philippe Gatta

Himal Race, 1000 Km across Nepal

The Himal Race is an extreme running race which starts at the Annapurna Base camp, crosses the Himalayas to finish at the Mt. Everest base camp. The races covers a distance of 1,050 km with 80,000 meters of ascent in 23 days.

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