Makalu II | 2001 SE Ridge
A France expedition to Makalu II in 2001 via SE Ridge, led by Jean Annequin. Summit reached on 21st October 2001. 10 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3951 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MAK201301 |
| Peak ID | MAK2 |
| Year | 2001 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Jean Annequin |
| Sponsor | French Kangchungtse Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 25th,26th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2001-10-09 |
| Summit Date | 2001-10-21 |
| Summit Time | 1050 |
| Summit Days | 12 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7678 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 8 |
| Summit Members | 6 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | False |
| O2 None | True |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(09/10,5400m),ABC(11/10,5850m),C1(13/10,6250m),C2(15/10,6800m),C3(20/10,7400m),Smt(21-22/10) |
| Route Notes | BC at Chago Glacier ABC on rocks near glacier C1 at flat area of Chago Glacier just below step section C2 at steep glacier C3 at Makalu La. From Makalu La climbed on Tibetan side of Kangchungtse's SE Ridge on SE Face about 100m to top. Left C3 at 8:30 on 21st by Challeat, Debrueres and Hohm and Pemba and Lhakpa Rita Sherpas and were on top at 10:50-11:00 am. Easy climb to top on hard snow. Down to C2 same day except Pemba. 22nd Bardou, Charpentier and Vuilenim and Pemba again; took 2-1/2 hours to top from C3 because very windy and down to C2. Sherpas: Pemba from Taksindu, Everest 1999 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Khumbi-ila Mt. & Trekking |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2455060 |
| Year | 2001 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | se ridge |
Members
10 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Christophe Annequin | M | 1970 | France | Leader | Servoz, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Michel Bardou | M | 1956 | France | Climber | Tassin, Rhone, France | Computer engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Pierrick Bonneau | M | 1972 | France | Climber | Paris, France | Bank staff member | Details Other expeditions |
| Ludovic Paul Nicolas Challeat | M | 1969 | France | Deputy Leader | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Christian Charpentier | M | 1956 | France | Climber | Maureville, Haute-Garonne, France | Financial investments consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Jacques Debrueres | M | 1954 | France | Climber | Lons-le-Saunier, Jura, France | Biologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicolas Hohm | M | 1974 | France | Climber | Brunswick, Victoria | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Gerard-Marie Vuilemin | M | 1974 | France | Climber | Paris, France | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Taksindu, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Rita Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAK201301 | HIGH | - | - | - | 239:76 (Oct 2002) | - |