Makalu II | 1993 S Ridge

A France expedition to Makalu II in 1993 via S Ridge, led by Pierre Thevenard. Summit reached on 16th October 1993. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1296
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Expedition ID MAK293302
Peak ID MAK2
Year 1993
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Pierre Thevenard
Sponsor Thevenard French 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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1993-10-05
Summit Date 1993-10-16
Summit Time -
Summit Days 11
Total Days 12
Termination Date 1993-10-17
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7200m due to cold winds
High Point (m) 7200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(05/10,5400m),C1(07/10,5900m),C2(12/10,6500m),C3(15/10,6900m),xxx(16/10,7200m)
Route Notes BC at Chago Glacier below some ABC's C1 same as Coudray C2 at Chago Glacier High point below Makalu La. Only a Sherpa reached Makalu La. Very cold and strong wind. Sherpas collected tent left there by Czechs for this team (for sale). Members reached only 7200m after difficult night at C3 with 80 kph winds blowing snow. There was an attempt for summit by Thevenard, Blanchard and Nima Tamang. Polge on 17th also tried and got only to 7000m.
Accidents Nothing serious
Achievement -
Agency Tip & Top Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2452170
Year 1993
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Pierre Blanchard M 1951 France Climber Thenay, Indre, France Postmaster Details Other expeditions
Jean-Louis Polge M 1955 France Exp Doctor Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France Physician Details Other expeditions
Sylvie Roupillard F 1958 France Climber Montrichard, Loir-et-Cher, France Postmistress Details Other expeditions
Pierre Thevenard M 1956 France Leader St. Nicolas-de-Veroce, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Nima Tamang M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MAK293302 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 68:206 (1994) -
MAK293302 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199420601/Asia-Nepal-Kangchungtse-Makalu-II-Attempts - - -