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Published : 03 May 2026, 08:15 PM
Bangladeshi mountaineer Babar Ali has set his sights on climbing the remaining nine peaks above 8,000m after successfully summiting Mount Makalu, the world’s fifth-highest mountain.
In a 51-second video message from the base camp on Sunday afternoon, he outlined his goal of scaling all 14 eight-thousanders.
Babar, who has been pursuing this ambition for several years, has now climbed five of the world’s peaks above 8,000 metres: the highest number achieved by any Bangladeshi climber.
The Chattogram-born mountaineer, who is a doctor by profession, has successfully summited all five peaks he has attempted so far.
He is also the first Bangladeshi to reach the summit of Makalu.
Earlier, Babar became the first Bangladeshi to climb Ama Dablam in 2022.
In 2024, he summited both Mount Everest and Mount Lhotse during the same expedition, a feat unmatched by any other Bangladeshi climber.
In April 2025, he became the first Bangladeshi to scale Annapurna I.
Later in September that year, he climbed Mount Manaslu without using an oxygen tank, another first for a Bangladeshi on an 8,000-metre peak.
His latest summit of Makalu, at 8,485m (27,838ft), came on Saturday.
Located in Nepal’s Mahalangur Himal, the mountain is also known as the “Great Black One”.
Babar began his expedition on Apr 7, departing Bangladesh for Nepal to attempt the climb.
