Makalu II | 2005 S Ridge
A France expedition to Makalu II in 2005 via S Ridge, led by Liliane Grandadam. Summit reached on 18th October 2005. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5096 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MAK205301 |
| Peak ID | MAK2 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Liliane Grandadam |
| Sponsor | European Makalu II Expedition |
| Success 1 | False |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Germany |
| Approach | Tumlingtar->Num |
| Basecamp Date | 2005-10-07 |
| Summit Date | 2005-10-18 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 11 |
| Total Days | 17 |
| Termination Date | 2005-10-24 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7200m due to high winds (tents were blown off) |
| High Point (m) | 7200 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 250 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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 | True |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(07/10,4800m),ABC(09/10,5500m),C1(13/10,5900m),C2(18/10,7200m),xxx(18/10,7200m) |
| Route Notes | Team spent two days at C2 and waited for the wind to abate (Repelin, Wacker, Pasang Sherpa, Pemba Sherpa, Nga Temba). They descended to BC on 20 Oct as weather turned worse, snowfall. Granadam got to C1 on 17 Oct but returned to BC. Hofert did not get above BC due to lack of motivation. Beovardi got cerebral edema at 4800m on 8 Oct. He could hardly walk but waited until the next day to descend. Siebert descended with him to Langmale (4100m) on 9 Oct. But as Beovardi's condition deteriorated they descended further. On 3 Oct they called a helicopter, which picked him up at Yangle Kharka village (3500m). Siebert went back up and arrived at ABC on 18 Oct. However, he did not go farther up as other members came down. Wacker slipped on moraine (5600m), and landed on rock and broke a rib. Sherpas: Nga Temba Sherpa, Kharikhola, 1951, several times Everest, Makalu in 1978 Pasang Sherpa, Kharikhola, 1979, Everest X3 Pemba Lama Sherpa, Kharikhola, 1981, Everest, Kanchenjunga |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | South Asian Treks |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2456522 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | s ridge |
Members
6 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Beovardi | M | 1955 | France | Climber | Riedisheim, Haut-Rhin, France | University teacher of physics | Details Other expeditions |
| Liliane (Reiser) Grandadam | F | 1954 | France | Leader | Gros Rederching, Moselle, France | Administrative staff of law firm | Details Other expeditions |
| Henri Hofert | M | 1944 | France | Climber | Orbey, Haut-Rhin, France | Mechanical technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Alain Repellin | M | 1968 | France | Climber | Tignieu, Isere, France | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Bernard Siebert | M | 1966 | France | Climber | Melun, Seine et Marne, France | Printing press tecnical manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Reiner Wacker | M | 1961 | Germany | Climber | Steinheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Programmer for machine manufacturing company | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.