Rising about 5 km (3 mi) north-northeast of the main summit across a broad plateau, and connected to Kangchungtse by a narrow, 7,200 m saddle, is Chomo Lonzo (7,804 m).

A New Zealand team including Sir Edmund Hillary was also active in the spring, but did not get very high due to injury and illness.

Franco, Guido Magnone and Gyalzen Norbu Sherpa summitted the next day, followed by Jean Bouvier, Serge Coupé, Pierre Leroux and André Vialatte on the 17th.

Prior to this, summits were reached by one to two expedition members at most, with the rest of teams providing logistical support before turning around and heading home.

[citation needed] Makalu Peak is referenced in the animated X-Men: Evolution series episode titled "Dark Horizon – Part 2".