Makalu | 2001 Makalu La-NW Ridge
A Iran expedition to Makalu in 2001 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Sadegh Aghajani. Summit reached on 13th May 2001. 17 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3851 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MAKA01109 |
| Peak ID | MAKA |
| Year | 2001 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | Makalu La-NW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Iran |
| Leaders | Sadegh Aghajani |
| Sponsor | I.R. Iran Makalu Expedition Nepal 2001 |
| Success 1 | False |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | True |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2001-04-10 |
| Summit Date | 2001-05-13 |
| Summit Time | 1740 |
| Summit Days | 33 |
| Total Days | 37 |
| Termination Date | 2001-05-17 |
| Termination Reason | 7 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at fore-summit |
| High Point (m) | 8440 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 1000 |
| Total Members | 15 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(10/04,4800m),ABC(13/04,5250m),C1(21/04,6100m),C2(28/04,6500m),C3(02/05,7400m),C4(12/05,7600m),xxx(13/05,8440m) |
| Route Notes | BC near Barun Pokhari ABC just beyond and above glacier's junction C1 at field of rock in Chago Glacier C2 at wall right of rock C3 at Makalu La C4 on glacier just to North of NW Ridge. Mixed climbing above C4 with difficult rock especially at about 8300m and mixed ice and rock above C4. Left C4 at 3:00 am made the route and on top at 5:40 pm. Left top 6:15 pm. Returned C4 10:00 pm, but no frostbite or other health problems (had headlamps). Chileans - 21 May: Iranians never fixed any rope. Took bowls from Chileans tent, took Chilean's ice axe and maybe took other items from various teams. Guy Cotter, New Zealand leader - 20 May: When Cotter returned to his tent at C2, he found Iranians inside and threw them out. Iranians then went into empty Austrian tent and stayed there. Iranians left large amount of rubbish around camps. Summit Sherpas: Lhakpa, Khumjung, 39, 1st 8000er (not 1990 Makalu summiter) Lhakpa Ongyal, Tumlingtar, Makalu VDC-5, 35 Parvaneh Kazemi - 15 Feb 2015 The Iranian team did not summit according to a subsequent book written by Reza Zarei. [In Iran, they are credited with only reaching the fore-summit 8440m.] |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking (Parajuli) |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2454944 |
| Year | 2001 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | makalu la-nw ridge |
Members
17 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eghbal Aflaki Aghbelagh | M | 1954 | Iran | Climber | Tehran, Iran | Refrigeration engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Sadegh Aghajani Kalkhoran | M | 1960 | Iran | Leader | Tehran, Iran | Clerk | Details Other expeditions |
| Amir Akbari | M | 1972 | Iran | Climber | Hamadan, Iran | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Jalal Cheshmeh Ghasabani | M | 1959 | Iran | Climber | Hamadan, Iran | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Mahdi Ghemipour | M | 1980 | Iran | Climber | Naghadeh, Iran | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Ali Rezo Jalali | M | 1968 | Iran | Climber | Tabriz, Iran | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Hosein Jamalran | M | 1971 | Iran | Climber | Tehran, Iran | College student | Details Other expeditions |
| Abosfazl Javadi | M | 1961 | Iran | Exp Doctor | Tehran, Iran | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Davoud Khadem Asl | M | 1957 | Iran | Climber | Tehran, Iran | Printer | Details Other expeditions |
| Akbar Kazem Mehdizadeh | M | 1975 | Iran | Climber | Tehran, Iran | College student | Details Other expeditions |
| Hamid Mosnedian | M | 1966 | Iran | Exp Doctor | Tehran, Iran | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Mohammad Hassan Najarian | M | 1965 | Iran | Climber | Zanjan, Iran | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Mohammad Oraz | M | 1969 | Iran | Climber | Tehran, Iran | College student | Details Other expeditions |
| Pooria Parchami Araghi | M | 1974 | Iran | Climber | Tehran, Iran | College student | Details Other expeditions |
| Reza Zarei Toudeshki | M | 1969 | Iran | Climber | Tehran, Iran | Sports student | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa (Lhakpa Nuru) Sherpa | M | 1960 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Ongyal (Lhakpa Wangel) Sherpa | M | 1966 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAKA01109 | HIGH | - | - | - | 231:78-79 (Feb 2002) | - |