Makalu | 2003 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Makalu in 2003 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Daniel Schliefsteiner. Summit reached on 27th September 2003. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4500
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAKA03301
Peak ID MAKA
Year 2003
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Daniel Schliefsteiner
Sponsor Swiss Murmeli Expedition to Makalu
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 2003-08-31
Summit Date 2003-09-27
Summit Time -
Summit Days 27
Total Days 35
Termination Date 2003-10-05
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7800m due to avalanching
High Point (m) 7800
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
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(31/08,5400m),C1(09/09,6100m),C2(15/09,6400m),C3(26/09,7400m),xxx(27/09,7800m)
Route Notes BC at 5400m "British camp" below and before base of Chago Glacier C1 at 6100m right side of glacier C2 at 6400m from left side of glacier C3 at 7400m Makalu La High point at northeast side of ridge from Makalu La. Met Maoists at Sedua on trek to BC: politely requested Rs 5000 per memberm Rs 500 for cook and Rs 50 for each party; Swiss paid for themselves and sirdar paid for Nepalese staff. Left C2 26 Sept with small tent (all members except) and got to Makalu La at 4:00 and 5:00 pm and set up tent; had planned to get to Makalu La at 2:00 pm rest in tent there 4 hours and then go for top from 6:00 pm but lot of snow made trail-breaking too slow so it was that night. 27 Sept Jordan and Schliefsteiner up from C3 at 6:00 pm for top while others had gone down to C2; at 7:00 pm at 7500m first slab avalanche came down (1st warning we had) and at 10:30 pm at 7800m big and little avalanche came down on them from above. Jordan heard it coming, shouted to leader and both ran to correct direction and only a small avalanche hit them and carried them down to 40m but not injured: now decided to rest to C3 for night 28 Sept to BC. With weather continuing to be bad, did not go up again through Schliefsteiner did want to try again, but no others did. Devrient got only to 5800m - weak from diarrhea and then cerebral edema.
Accidents Devrient diarrhea throughout expedition and cerebral edema
Achievement -
Agency Khumbi-ila Mt. & Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455813
Year 2003
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
Sebastien Edouard Devrient M 1972 Switzerland Climber Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Frederic (Fred) Jordan M 1977 Switzerland Climber Lausanne, Switzerland Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Emmanuelle Rion F 1979 Switzerland Climber Glovelier, Jura, Switzerland Social worker Details Other expeditions
Patrice Rouiller M 1974 Switzerland Climber Geneva, Switzerland Engineer Details Other expeditions
Daniel Schliefsteiner M 1971 Switzerland Leader St. Legier, Vaud, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.