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.