Makalu II | 1996 Makalu La-S Ridge

A Japan expedition to Makalu II in 1996 via Makalu La-S Ridge, led by Yasuyuki Shinno. Summit reached on 17th May 1996. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1769
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAK296101
Peak ID MAK2
Year 1996
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 Makalu La-S Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Yasuyuki Shinno
Sponsor 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 1996-05-01
Summit Date 1996-05-17
Summit Time -
Summit Days 16
Total Days 19
Termination Date 1996-05-20
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7200m due to high winds, then no food left for later attempt
High Point (m) 7200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 800
Total Members 3
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(01/05,5300m),C1(07/05,6000m),C2(13/05,6400m),xxx(17/05,7200m)
Route Notes BC at site for some Makalu teams ABC at south end of Chago Glacier High point below Makalu La. Could not reach site for C3 at Makalu La (7400m) because wind was very strong, so back to C2 17 May. Back to BC 18 May and climb finished. No food left. Fixed rope between C1 and C2 (400m) and above C2 400m more.
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453117
Year 1996
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) makalu la-s ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Yasuyuki Shinno M 1965 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan Formerly city employee; now no job Details Other expeditions
Kenji Yoshida M 1973 Japan Climber Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan Window washer of tall buildings Details Other expeditions
Seiji Yoshida M 1973 Japan Climber Hoya, Tokyo, Japan Window washer of tall buildings Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MAK296101 HIGH - - - 167:68 (Oct 1996) -