Makalu II | 1992 S Ridge

A Spain expedition to Makalu II in 1992 via S Ridge, led by Josa Ramon Aguirre. Summit reached on 24th September 1992. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1178
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAK292301
Peak ID	MAK2
Year	1992
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Spain
Leaders	Josa Ramon Aguirre
Sponsor	Grierri Kangchungtse Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	21st
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1992-09-01
Summit Date	1992-09-24
Summit Time	1130
Summit Days	23
Total Days	33
Termination Date	1992-10-04
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7678
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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(01/09,5550m),C1(06/09,6100m),C2(09/09,6900m),C3(23/09,7400m),Smt(24/09)
Route Notes	BC at higher site near glaciers' junction (some expedition's ABC) C3 at Makalu La. Summit party left C3 7 am for top and on top 11:30 am on ridge of very soft snow which made ascent difficult; slept in C3. Others for top 28th Sept from BC to C2, but very windy and decided to stop attack.
Accidents	1 member slightly frostbitten toe
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2451782
Year	1992
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	s ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	17154
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAK292301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAK2
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Jose Ramon
Last Name	Agirre Begiristain
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Leader
Residence	Ataum, Guipuzcoa, Spain
Occupation	Electrician
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7678
Summit Date 1	1992-09-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	21
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434680
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jose ramon agirre begiristain
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	17155
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAK292301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MAK2
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Ramon
Last Name	Baztarrika Aldasoro
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Lazkao, Guipuzcoa, Spain
Occupation	Teacher, mentally retarded adults
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7678
Summit Date 1	1992-09-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	21
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437691
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ramon baztarrika aldasoro
Year of Birth	1967
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	17156
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAK292301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MAK2
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Imanol
Last Name	Lasa Esnaola
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Lazkao, Guipuzcoa, Spain
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6900
Summit Date 1	1992-09-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2434678
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	imanol lasa esnaola
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	17157
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAK292301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MAK2
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Jon
Last Name	Lasa Esnaola
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Lazkao, Guipuzcoa, Spain
Occupation	Truck driver
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6900
Summit Date 1	1992-09-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2436272
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jon lasa esnaola
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	17158
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAK292301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	MAK2
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Mikel
Last Name	Saez de Uragain
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Ordizia, Guipuzcoa, Spain
Occupation	Alpine instructor
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7678
Summit Date 1	1992-09-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	21
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437893
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mikel saez de uragain
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	17159
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAK292301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	MAK2
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Jose (Inaki)
Last Name	Urteaga Erausquin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Lazkao, Guipuzcoa, Spain
Occupation	Teacher
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6900
Summit Date 1	1992-09-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2437637
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jose (inaki) urteaga erausquin
Year of Birth	1967
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

6 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Jose Ramon Agirre Begiristain	M	1959	Spain	Leader	Ataum, Guipuzcoa, Spain	Electrician	Details Other expeditions
Ramon Baztarrika Aldasoro	M	1967	Spain	Climber	Lazkao, Guipuzcoa, Spain	Teacher, mentally retarded adults	Details Other expeditions
Imanol Lasa Esnaola	M	1959	Spain	Climber	Lazkao, Guipuzcoa, Spain	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Jon Lasa Esnaola	M	1963	Spain	Climber	Lazkao, Guipuzcoa, Spain	Truck driver	Details Other expeditions
Mikel Saez de Uragain	M	1968	Spain	Climber	Ordizia, Guipuzcoa, Spain	Alpine instructor	Details Other expeditions
Jose (Inaki) Urteaga Erausquin	M	1967	Spain	Climber	Lazkao, Guipuzcoa, Spain	Teacher	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2562
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MAK292301
Reference ID	01
Year	1992
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1993
Language	-
Citation	67:209 (1993)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11267
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MAK292301
Reference ID	02
Year	1992
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199320902/Asia-Nepal-Kangchungtse-Post-Monsoon-Ascents
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
MAK292301	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	67:209 (1993)	-
MAK292301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199320902/Asia-Nepal-Kangchungtse-Post-Monsoon-Ascents	-	-	-