Makalu | 2008 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A India expedition to Makalu in 2008 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Shekhar Babu Bachinepally. Summit reached on 28th September 2008. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6265
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA08306
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	India
Leaders	Shekhar Babu Bachinepally
Sponsor	Indian 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->Num->Sedua->Tashigaon->Kongma->Dobatu->Yangle->La
Basecamp Date	2008-09-20
Summit Date	2008-09-28
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	8
Total Days	19
Termination Date	2008-10-09
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6900m due to deep snow conditions
High Point (m)	6900
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	600
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	True
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(20/09,4700m),ABC(23/09,5700m),C2(27/09,6800m),xxx(28/09,6900m)
Route Notes	On 28 Sept Bachinepally, Nima Nuru, and Kusang Sherpa left C2 to put up C3. They reached up to 6900m and could not go beyond that point due to deep snow condition. It was very cold and descended to BC. Next four days the weather was very bad. Bachinepally decided to give up the climbing. The team returned to Kathmandu on 11 Oct and Bachinepally to leave on 17 Oct. Sherpas: Nima Nuru Sherpa, 15/10/81 (29/06/2038), Phurte, Namche-4 Kusang Tenzing Sherpa, 16/5/86 (02/02/2043), Lelep-4, Taplejung, Everest 21/5/08
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Arun Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457646
Year	2008
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	46859
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08306
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Shekhar Babu
Last Name	Bachinepally
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	India
Status	Leader
Residence	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation	Official of Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development corporation
Leader	True
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6900
Summit Date 1	2008-09-28
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	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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2442425
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shekhar babu bachinepally
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	46860
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08306
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Nima Nuru
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phurte, Khumbu
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6900
Summit Date 1	2008-09-28
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	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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2442825
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima nuru sherpa
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	46861
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08306
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Kusang Tenzing
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6900
Summit Date 1	2008-09-28
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	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	Brother of Pemba Norbu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2444494
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kusang tenzing sherpa
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	22
Role	Hired

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Shekhar Babu Bachinepally	M	1980	India	Leader	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India	Official of Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development corporation	Details Other expeditions
Nima Nuru Sherpa	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phurte, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Kusang Tenzing Sherpa	M	1986	Nepal	H-A Worker	Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.