Makalu | 2008 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A Spain expedition to Makalu in 2008 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Jesus Calleja. Summit reached on 24th September 2008. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6263
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAKA08304
Peak ID MAKA
Year 2008
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Jesus Calleja
Sponsor Desafio Extremo Makalu 2008
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 Lukla
Basecamp Date 2008-09-14
Summit Date 2008-09-24
Summit Time -
Summit Days 10
Total Days 21
Termination Date 2008-10-05
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7000m due to too much snow, avalanche danger
High Point (m) 7000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 600
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
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(14/09,4900m),ABC(16/09,5700m),C1(20/09,6100m),C2(23/09,6700m),xxx(24/09,7000m)
Route Notes On 24 Sept team left C2 at 8 am. It was snowing. They reached high point at 7000m at 11 am. Snow was hip-deep and very loose. Team decided that carrying on would be too dangerous. They descended to ABC. On 27 Sept team ascended again to C2. Stayed 1 night and descended to ABC on 28 Sept. They remained at ABC and waited for the weather to improve. On 3 Oct they abandoned expedition as ascending again would have been too dangerous. Sherpas: Chhang Dawa, 30/7/82 (15/4/2039), Nurbu Chaur, Upper Walung, Makalu-9, Cho Oyu X1, Makalu, Lhotse X1 Pasang Temba, 20/1/83 (6/10/2039), Tashigaon, Makalu-5, Everest X1 Pasang Tshering, 27/12/73 (12/9/2030), Thami, Everest X2, Lhotse X1, Cho Oyu X1, K2 X1 Pemba Nuru, 3/2/73 (21/10/2039), Pare, Namche-6, Everest X3, Lhotse X1, Makalu X1 Tshering Wangchu, 16/3/83 (2/2/2039), Thamo, Everest X3, Lhotse X1
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457642
Year 2008
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) makalu la-nw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jesus Calleja Gonzalez M 1965 Spain Leader Golpejar Sobarriba, Leon, Spain Television show host Details Other expeditions
Emilio Terdoro Valdes Aller M 1968 Spain Climber Villaobispo, Leon, Spain Cameraman Details Other expeditions
Chhang Dawa Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbu Chaur, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tshering (Ang Pasang) Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Thamiteng, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Wangchu (Tshering Ongchuk) Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Thamo, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Nuru (Kaila) Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Pare, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.