Makalu | 2008 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A France expedition to Makalu in 2008 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Ludovic Challeat. Summit reached on 18th May 2008. 16 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6076
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA08123
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Ludovic Challeat
Sponsor	French Makalu Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	102
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Tumlingtar->Num->Sedua->Tashigaon->Kongma->Mumbuk->Hillary BC
Basecamp Date	2008-04-20
Summit Date	2008-05-18
Summit Time	1100
Summit Days	28
Total Days	32
Termination Date	2008-05-22
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8485
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	400
Total Members	10
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	6
Summit Hired	5
Hired Deaths	1
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(20/04,4800m),ABC(21/04,5700m),C1(24/04,6300m),C2(25/04,6700m),C3(04/05,7300m),C4(10/05,7800m),Smt(18/05)
Route Notes	French Makalu Expedition 2008 Spring - Ludovic Challeat Bourgine, Challeat, Coudurier, Maural, Pemba Sherpa, Nil Prasad Gurung, Lhakpa Tangdel, Dorchi, Jaya Prakash Rai and Phurba left C4 at 5 am on 18 May. Challeat and Pemba reached summit at 11 am stayed there an hour. Both descended to C4. Bourgine and Maurel summited at 12:30 pm with Dorchi, Jaya and Phurba. They stayed on summit around 15 minutes then descended to C4. Coudurier and Nil reached summit at 2 pm, stayed on summit about 10 minutes, then descended to C4. Lhakpa Tangdel turned around from 8200m to C4 as he was very slow. Pemba, Dorchi, Jaya Prakash and Phurba went down to C3 slept there next day to BC. Members and Lhakpa Wangdel and Nil Prasad slept at C4. Next day to C3. Nil Prasad Gurung stayed with his friend (climbing teacher) Lhakpa who was with British expedition at their C4 400m. Lhakpa told Pemba that Nil slept around midnight and around 2 am of 20th when Lhakpa returned from toilet he found Nil dead. The body was buried about 50m below 7400m under a big rock. Detry suffered from cerebral edema and evacuated by helicopter from BC on 23 April; he climbed up to 6200m. De Fouchier was homesick and Segonne was very weak, both left BC on 24 April; both climbed up to 6200m. Dreyer, Rosset and Wojcik were exhausted; Dreyer and Rosset climbed up to 6900m; Wojcik climbed up to 7400m. The team trekked down to Yangri Kharka and took helicopter to Taplejung from there by plane to Kathmandu on 26 May and left on 27 May. Fixed rope: contributed 400m. Sherpas: Pemba Sherpa, 4/9/71 (19/05/2028), Taksindu-6 Lhakpa Wangdel Sherpa, 19/8/66 (03/05/2023), Makalu-5 Dorchi Sherpa, 1/12/79 (15/08/2036), Makalu-9, Walung, Lhotse 4/5/07 Jaya Prakash Rai, 28/3/79 (15/12/2030), Makalu-6 Phurba Sherpa, 10/3/73 (27/11/2029), Dharan-18 Nil Prasad Gurung, 18/11/74 (03/08/2031), Sardikhola-2, Khandarjung, Kaski
Accidents	Detry suffered from cerebral edema
Achievement	-
Agency	Expes.com Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457513
Year	2008
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	45564
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08123
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Jean-Francois M. G.
Last Name	Bourgine
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Prevanon, France
Occupation	Mechanical designer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2008-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	102
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 to smt to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438929
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jean-francois m. g. bourgine
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45565
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08123
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Ludovic Paul Nicolas
Last Name	Challeat
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Passy, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2008-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	102
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 to smt to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1969-2012) Died 23 Sept 2012 on Manaslu from avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438406
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ludovic paul nicolas challeat
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	45566
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08123
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Olivier
Last Name	Coudurier
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Pringy, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Project manager
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2008-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	102
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 to smt to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439140
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	olivier coudurier
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45567
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08123
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Arnaud Bertrand Marie Jacques
Last Name	De Fouchier
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	64
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Paris, France
Occupation	Retired printer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6200
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2428955
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	arnaud bertrand marie jacques de fouchier
Year of Birth	1943
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	65
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45568
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08123
Member ID	05
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Yves
Last Name	Detry
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	59
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Passy, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6200
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	1
Injury Height (m)	6200
Death Notes	Suffered from cerebral edema
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2430884
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yves detry
Year of Birth	1948
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	60
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45569
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08123
Member ID	06
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Marc Rene Raymond
Last Name	Dreyer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Bois D'Amont, Jura, France
Occupation	Watch designer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6900
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2437825
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marc rene raymond dreyer
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45570
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08123
Member ID	07
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Christian Michel
Last Name	Maurel
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Occupation	Electrical technician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2008-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	102
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 to smt to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435546
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christian michel maurel
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45571
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08123
Member ID	08
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Benoit Phillipe
Last Name	Rosset
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Divonne-les-Bains, Ain, France
Occupation	Computer engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6900
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2438777
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	benoit phillipe rosset
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45572
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08123
Member ID	09
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Thierry
Last Name	Segonne
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Passy, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Surveyor
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6200
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2440164
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thierry segonne
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45573
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08123
Member ID	10
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Jean-Marc Didier
Last Name	Wojcik
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Matoury, French Guyana
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2434148
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jean-marc didier wojcik
Year of Birth	1957
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45574
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08123
Member ID	15
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Pemba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Taksindu, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2008-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	102
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 to smt to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439066
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba sherpa
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	45575
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08123
Member ID	11
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Nil Prasad
Last Name	Gurung
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Sardikhola-2, Khandarjung, Kaski
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2008-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	102
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 to smt to C4
Death	True
Death Date	2008-05-20
Death Time	-
Death Type	1
Death Height (m)	7400
Death Class	5
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1974-2008) Died 20 May 2008 on Makalu from ******
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440234
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	nil prasad gurung
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	45576
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08123
Member ID	13
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Dorchi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2008-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	102
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 to smt to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442068
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dorchi sherpa
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	45577
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08123
Member ID	12
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Jaya Bahadur (Prakash)
Last Name	Rai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Makalu-6, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2008-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	102
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 to smt to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439999
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jaya bahadur (prakash) rai
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	45578
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08123
Member ID	16
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Phurba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Dharan-18, Sunsari
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2008-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	102
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 to smt to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439617
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phurba sherpa
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	45753
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08123
Member ID	14
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Ongyal (Lhakpa Wangel)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8200
Summit Date 1	2008-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 to 8200m to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	13
HCN	0
Checksum	2437307
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa ongyal (lhakpa wangel) sherpa
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Hired

16 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Jean-Francois M. G. Bourgine	M	1971	France	Climber	Prevanon, France	Mechanical designer	Details Other expeditions
Ludovic Paul Nicolas Challeat	M	1969	France	Leader	Passy, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Olivier Coudurier	M	1971	France	Climber	Pringy, Haute-Savoie, France	Project manager	Details Other expeditions
Arnaud Bertrand Marie Jacques De Fouchier	M	1943	France	Climber	Paris, France	Retired printer	Details Other expeditions
Yves Detry	M	1948	France	Climber	Passy, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Marc Rene Raymond Dreyer	M	1968	France	Climber	Bois D'Amont, Jura, France	Watch designer	Details Other expeditions
Christian Michel Maurel	M	1962	France	Climber	Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France	Electrical technician	Details Other expeditions
Benoit Phillipe Rosset	M	1970	France	Climber	Divonne-les-Bains, Ain, France	Computer engineer	Details Other expeditions
Thierry Segonne	M	1974	France	Climber	Passy, Haute-Savoie, France	Surveyor	Details Other expeditions
Jean-Marc Didier Wojcik	M	1957	France	Climber	Matoury, French Guyana	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Sherpa	M	1971	Nepal	H-A Worker	Taksindu, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Nil Prasad Gurung	M	1974	Nepal	H-A Worker	Sardikhola-2, Khandarjung, Kaski	-	Details Other expeditions
Dorchi Sherpa	M	1979	Nepal	H-A Worker	Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Jaya Bahadur (Prakash) Rai	M	1974	Nepal	H-A Worker	Makalu-6, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Phurba Sherpa	M	1973	Nepal	H-A Worker	Dharan-18, Sunsari	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Ongyal (Lhakpa Wangel) Sherpa	M	1966	Nepal	H-A Worker	Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.