202550th Anniversary of the Ascent of Makalu by Slovene Climbers - First Day Cover

The first Slovene expeditions in the 1960s (Trisual 1960, Kangbachen 1965 and Annapurna IV 1969) laid the groundwork for Slovene alpinism in the Himalayas. With the experience gained on these expeditions, and in view of the fact that all 14 eight thousanders had already been conquered, Slovene climbers came to the realisation that simply climbing these mountains by the routes taken by their first ascenders was not a worthwhile aim, and that it was necessary to look for new challenges.