Photo via NZ HeraldCarl Hayman is back in Taradise, as the locals say, seeking anyone to climb Mt Taranaki with him. Located 19km southeast of Mt Everest in the Himalayas, Mt Makalu's four-sided pyramid features the world's fifth-highest peak, standing 8481 metres. "I've done a bit of mountaineering in my time but nothing of that level," Hayman, 39, says. On that trip he met Samara president Franck Candelier, one climber who will join him in attempting to tackle Makalu. All going well, Hayman will continue climbing after this expedition before eventually returning home to settle.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 05, 2019 01:30 UTC