Makalu | 2008 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A UK expedition to Makalu in 2008 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Andrew Slater. Summit reached on 22nd October 2008. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6261
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAKA08302
Peak ID MAKA
Year 2008
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Andrew Slater
Sponsor Independent Briton on 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 Tumlingtar
Basecamp Date 2008-10-19
Summit Date 2008-10-22
Summit Time -
Summit Days 3
Total Days 4
Termination Date 2008-10-23
Termination Reason 12
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5650m due to was not intending to go higher
High Point (m) 5650
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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 Climbed Island Peak
Campsites BC(19/10,4900m),ABC(21/10,5200m),C1(22/10,5650m),xxx(22/10,5650m)
Route Notes High point team left ABC at 8 am on 22 Oct. Weather was good. They arrived at C1 at noon. They stayed one night or rather half a night as they left C1 again at 1 am to descend to Sherpani Col and on to West Col to Baruntse BC where they arrived at 7 pm on 23 Oct. They stayed the night there and continued to Amphu Laptsa the following day. Both Nawang and Pasang Pemba Sherpa were part of the Spanish Makalu expedition led by Juan Corro. Nawang reached 8200m with Spanish team. Sherpas: Pasang Pemba Sherpa, 20 years Nawang Sherpa, Lukla, 41 years, Everest X2, Makalu X3, Cho Oyu, Baruntse
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Sherpa Society
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457670
Year 2008
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) makalu la-nw ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Andrew Slater M 1963 UK Leader Somerton, Oxford, England Marketing manager for food products producer Details Other expeditions
Nawang Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Lukla, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Pemba Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.