Makalu | 2005 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A Spain expedition to Makalu in 2005 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Angel Villan. Summit reached on 13th May 2005. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4992
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAKA05102
Peak ID MAKA
Year 2005
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Angel Villan
Sponsor Spaniards 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 2005-04-15
Summit Date 2005-05-13
Summit Time -
Summit Days 28
Total Days 30
Termination Date 2005-05-15
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8250m due to wind
High Point (m) 8250
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 400
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(15/04,5400m),C1(25/04,6500m),C2(04/05,7500m),xxx(13/05,8250m)
Route Notes BC north of glacier junction C1 east arm of Chago Glacier C2 above Makalu La High point at 8250m couloir. All 4 members in C2 site but only Goni and Reketa slept there while other 2 members and 1 Sherpa down to C1 after depositing gear. 5th Goni and Reketa joined them in BC. 4 members BC to C1 11 May; 12 May C1 to C2 but Goni and Julen tent blown away at C2 so slept in C1, while Lagunilla and Villan and Mukta Lhakpa Sherpa [stayed in C2]. 13 May 2:00 am Lagunilla, Villan and Sherpa up from C2 to 8250m couloir; now no rope to equip couloir and wind blowing and cloudy and slept in C2 while Goni and Reketa went to BC. 14th Lagunilla, Villan and Muktu Lhakpa to BC in wind and climb finished. Fixed 400m (and found old rope 6800-7500m); our rope fixed 100m below 6400m and 150m 6800-7500m and 150m about 8000m on glacier. Sherpa: Mukta Lhakpa (Tashigaon, Ev 5/96)
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456409
Year 2005
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
Francisco Javier (Patxi) Goni Lobera M 1964 Spain Climber Lumbier, Navarra, Spain Industrial vehicles mechanic Details Other expeditions
Julen Gotzon Requeta Anton M 1967 Spain Climber Llodio, Alava, Spain Mechanic in lift factory Details Other expeditions
Emilio Vicente (Tente) Lagunilla Alonso M 1961 Spain Climber Palencia City, Palencia, Spain Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Angel Villan Polo M 1961 Spain Leader Palencia, Spain Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Muktu Lhakpa (Muktuk) Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MAKA05102 - - http://tentelagunilla.es/makalu/expedicion.php - - -