Makalu | 2005 W Pillar

A Spain expedition to Makalu in 2005 via W Pillar, led by Alberto Ayora. Summit reached on 20th May 2005. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4991
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAKA05101
Peak ID MAKA
Year 2005
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Pillar
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Alberto Ayora
Sponsor Grupo Militar de Alta Montana (GMAM) West Pillar Makalu 2005
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 By helicopter Lukla->BC
Basecamp Date 2005-04-14
Summit Date 2005-05-20
Summit Time -
Summit Days 36
Total Days 51
Termination Date 2005-06-04
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7600m due to strong winds
High Point (m) 7600
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 10
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 1
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(14/04,5400m),C1(16/04,5800m),C2(23/04,6300m),C3(06/05,7300m),xxx(20/05,7600m)
Route Notes BC at west side of 2-glacier junction C1 at east of BC on moraine C2 in crevasse in snow covering pillar C3 on pillar at end of snow cover High point at West Pillar. Acclimatized with Khumbu Trek. Climbed West Pillar to 7600m at start of very difficult section: about 80 degrees and very bad weather with strong wind and snow, so down to BC. Stayed in BC waiting for better weather and on 30th May to C2; 31 May in C2 because of winds; 1 June to C3 (that night wind more than 90 km/hr). In C3 were Blanco, Borja, Callado and Latorre and Tika Sherpa (34, Khumbu) so down to C2 on 3 June and 4 June to BC and all team to Hillary BC at 4900m for helicopter pickup 5 and 6 June to KTM. Base camp kitchen boy, Sumba Sherpa from Junbesi, died 15 May very quickly from acute altitude sickness at base camp.
Accidents Only death of BC kitchen boy Sumba Sherpa
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456416
Year 2005
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w pillar

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Alberto Ayora Hirsch M 1963 Spain Leader Jaca, Huesca, Spain Army major Details Other expeditions
Fausto Manuel Blanco Alvarez M 1966 Spain Climber La Coruna, Galicia, Spain Army attorney Details Other expeditions
Francisco Borja Alvarez M 1976 Spain Climber Gijon, Asturias, Spain Alpinist as army corporal Details Other expeditions
Jon Alexander (Alex) Chicon Navarez M 1981 Spain Climber Lemona, Vizcaya, Spain Bricklayer Details Other expeditions
Eloy Callado Pallares M 1974 Spain Climber Barcelona, Spain Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Felix Criado Alonso M 1963 Spain Climber Coruna City, Coruna, Spain Army sergeant Details Other expeditions
Manuel (Manolo) Benito Manchado M 1975 Spain Climber Madrid, Spain Television cameraman Details Other expeditions
Fernando (Ferran) Latorre Torres M 1970 Spain Climber Barcelona, Spain Actor Details Other expeditions
Fermin Penarroya Prats M 1965 Spain Climber Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain Army Lieutenant Details Other expeditions
Santiago Jose Villanueva Serrano M 1962 Spain Exp Doctor Valencia City, Valencia, Spain Army doctor with rank of major Details Other expeditions
Sumba Sherpa M - Nepal Kitchen Boy Junbesi, Beni-8, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.