Makalu | 2009 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A Australia expedition to Makalu in 2009 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Mick Parker. Summit reached on 21st May 2009. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6475
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAKA09101
Peak ID MAKA
Year 2009
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Australia
Leaders Mick Parker
Sponsor Aussie-Anglo Makalu 2009
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 115
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2009-04-07
Summit Date 2009-05-21
Summit Time 1600
Summit Days 44
Total Days 46
Termination Date 2009-05-23
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8485
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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(07/04,5650m),C1(13/04,6500m),C2(30/04,7300m),C3(20/05,7900m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes Summit team left C3 at 6 am. They left so late as they did not have a working stove, so brewing water took a long time. Weather was warm and calm. They used rope fixed by Koreans, spent 20 min on summit. Descended to C3, arrived at about 7 pm. On 22 May C1 where they were hit by a storm on 23 May BC. Hudson reached 7300m on 30 April, which was supposed to be first summit push. They abandoned it due to high winds. They spent two nights at C2 and then returned to BC. Back at BC Hudson decided that he had to leave as he had to go back to work. He left BC on 16 May. Michael Parker died 4 June in Kathmandu from edema after returning from Makalu.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Arun Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457927
Year 2009
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) makalu la-nw ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Paul Patrick Hudson M 1966 Australia Climber Sydney, NSW, Australia IT consultant Details Other expeditions
Roland Stuart Hunter M 1974 UK Climber London, England Tour operator Details Other expeditions
Michael (Mick) Parker M 1973 Australia Leader Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Visual artist Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.