Makalu | 2009 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A India expedition to Makalu in 2009 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Shekhar Babu Bachinepally. Summit reached on 9th May 2009. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6477
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAKA09103
Peak ID MAKA
Year 2009
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality India
Leaders Shekhar Babu Bachinepally
Sponsor Makalu Expedition 2009
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->Bhotebase->Num->Sedua->Tashgar->Dobato->Ange->Merak
Basecamp Date 2009-04-07
Summit Date 2009-05-09
Summit Time -
Summit Days 32
Total Days 49
Termination Date 2009-05-26
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7600m due to bad weather and later left knee pain due to extended ligament
High Point (m) 7600
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 400
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(07/04,4700m),ABC(10/04,5700m),C1(15/04,6100m),C2(19/04,6900m),C3(06/05,7400m),xxx(09/05,7600m)
Route Notes Bachinepally on his first attempt started from C3 at 11 am on 8 May with Lhakpa Sherpa. They arrived at 7600m, very strong wind started picking up then turned around to C3 and next day to BC. On his second attempt went to C1 on 17 May with Lhakpa and slept there. They had to go down to BC as Bachinepally suffered from his left knee pain. The team returned to Kathmandu on 28 May by helicopter and will leave on 5 June. Fixed rope: 400m between C2 to C3. Sherpa: Lhakpa Dendi Sherpa, 22/11/74 (07/08/2031), Gudel-9, Makalu 18/5/08
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Arun Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457915
Year 2009
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) makalu la-nw ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Shekhar Babu Bachinepally M 1980 India Leader Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India Joint manager of Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation Details Other expeditions
Lakpa Dendi Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Gudel-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.