Steve House and Marko Prezelj, Makalu 2011: Safe, Healthy and Heading Home

Steve House / 1 Min Read / Climbing

Makalu_trekking_2009 Sitting on a warm piece of granite in front of a crystal-clear stream, Steve House called this morning on his way out from Makalu towards Kathmandu. The news you'll hear is both positive and somber. Everyone Steve traveled and climbed with are all safe and healthy. Unfortunately, he and Marko were asked to assist another party in which a Swiss climber died on the mountain.

Listen to Steve House – Makalu Call 3 – May 27, 2011
(9:08 – right-click to download MP3)

Stay tuned for some photos from this trip and a final report from Steve. Thanks for listening.

Previous posts from this trip:
Makalu 2011
Sweet and Sour

[The seventh day of trekking, along the Barun River (2009). Photo: © Steve House]

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Steve House

Reinhold Messner called Steve House “the best high-altitude climber in the world today.” But for Steve, climbing is about process, not achievement. He says, “The moment your mind wanders from the climbing at hand will be the moment you fall.” Steve has earned Messner’s praise by leading the charge to climb bigger routes, from the Himalaya’s to the Canadian Rockies, faster and with less equipment than anyone before. He is the author of two books: Beyond the Mountain and Training for the New Alpinism: A Manual for the Climber as Athlete (cowritten with Scott Johnston). In 2012, Steve and his wife Eva cofounded Alpine Mentors a non-profit organization to mentor young climbers to safely become better alpinists.