Makalu | 2000 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A Germany expedition to Makalu in 2000 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Peter Guggemos. Summit reached on 6th May 2000. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3602
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAKA00104
Peak ID MAKA
Year 2000
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Peter Guggemos
Sponsor -
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 Austria, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2000-04-14
Summit Date 2000-05-06
Summit Time -
Summit Days 22
Total Days 30
Termination Date 2000-05-14
Termination Reason 6
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7600m due to accident in tent with boiling water
High Point (m) 7600
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 200
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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(14/04,4800m),ABC(16/04,5600m),C1(20/04,6500m),C2(05/05,7400m),C3(06/05,7600m),xxx(06/05,7600m)
Route Notes ABC at present normal BC site C1 on glacier below couloir and steep section C2 at Makalu La C3 below icefall High point at C3. Down from C3 on 7 May because of wind and snowfall. On 8th to BC. 12th up from BC to C1, at C1 on afternoon of 12th Porsche's upper leg hit by boiling water from overturning alumunium pot. On 13th to BC for helicopter which brought Guggemos and Porsche to KTM. Porsche left KTM for Germany this morning for German hospital. 18th Rickert and Zeugswetter tried to go to summit but gave up at 6800m because of exhaustion.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454571
Year 2000
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) makalu la-nw ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Peter Guggemos M 1958 Germany Leader Marktoberdorf, Bavaria, Germany Construction company worker Details Other expeditions
Dieter Albin Porsche M 1955 Germany Climber Herrenberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Engineer Details Other expeditions
Hjordis H. Rickert M 1977 USA Climber Goleta, California Student Details Other expeditions
Bernd Zeugswetter M 1979 Austria Climber Flinsbach, Lower Austria, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Nima Dorje Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MAKA00104 HIGH - - - 218:76 (Jan 2001) -