Makalu | 2011 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A UK expedition to Makalu in 2011 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Robert Anderson. Summit reached on 17th May 2011. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7117
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAKA11102
Peak ID MAKA
Year 2011
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Robert Anderson
Sponsor Jagged Globe Makalu Expedition 2011
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Australia, S Africa, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2011-04-14
Summit Date 2011-05-17
Summit Time 1100
Summit Days 33
Total Days 29
Termination Date 2011-05-13
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8485
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 1800
Total Members 7
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
Summit Hired 4
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 Hillary-BC(14/04,4700m),BC(18/04,5700m),C1(25/04,6400m),C2(01/05,6600m),C3(15/05,7450m),C4(16/05,7500m),Smt(17/05)
Route Notes The expedition enjoyed good weather all the time they were on the mountain and "great weather for the summit" on their summit day. The summit party consisted of four members, Anderson, Griffiths, Nevile and Pennington and five Sherpas, Dawa Wangchuk, Funuru, Lhakpa Dorje, Lhakpa Ongyal and Ngima. They set out for the top on 16 May at 9:30 pm. At 7:00 am on the 17th, Griffiths turned back at 8170m because he was very tired, and Lhakpa Dorje went down with him to C3. All the others in the party continued to the summit and arrived there at 11:00 am on 17 May. They descended to C4 at 4:00 pm and were down in BC the next day. Other non-summiting members: Anson climbed to 7000m on about 3 May; there his heart was beating too rapidly, and he returned to BC the same day. Campbell got to 7300m on 4 May, then a respiratory infection sent him to BC the same day. Rutland went to 7200m on 15 May, then he too succumbed to a respiratory infection. All the members in the summit party, and also Campbell and Rutland, used oxygen from C2 to their high points to and in C3. The Sherpas used it from C4 to their high points to C4. Sherpas: Dawa Wangchuk/Dawa Ongchu, 17/12/72, Mathilow, Walung, Makalu-9, Everest X5, Kangch X4, Dhaulagiri X1, Annapurna X1 Nima/Ngima, 14/2/77 (3/11/2033), Makalu-5, Everest X1, Makalu X1 Phu Nuru/Funuru, 25/1/82 (12/10/2038), Jubing-10, Solu, no 8000ers Lhakpa Dorje, 22/10/66 (6/7/2023), Waku-9, Solu Lhakpa Ongyal/Wangel, 19/8/66, Nurbugaon, Makalu-9, Everest X1, Makalu X2, Manaslu X1
Accidents Anson heart problem and others respiratory infections
Achievement -
Agency Summit Nepal Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458655
Year 2011
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) makalu la-nw ridge

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Robert Mads Anderson M 1958 USA Leader Flower Mound, Texas Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jeremy Charles Anson M 1963 UK Climber Leeds, W Yorkshire, England Computer programmer Details Other expeditions
Mark Andrew Campbell M 1970 S Africa Climber Edgemead, S Africa Consultant on work at heights Details Other expeditions
James Alexander (Jim) Griffiths M 1963 UK Climber Weymouth, Dorset, England Firefighter Details Other expeditions
James Roy Lister Nevile M 1981 Australia Climber Brunswick East, Victoria, Australia Pharmacist Details Other expeditions
Adele Marie Pennington F 1966 UK Climber Dronfield, Derbyshire, England Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Ronald (Ron) Rutland M 1948 UK Climber Coniston, Cumbria, England Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Dawa Wangchuk (Dawa Ongchu) Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Ongyal (Lhakpa Wangel) Sherpa M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nima (Ngima) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Phu Nuru (Funuru) Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Jubing-7, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Waku-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MAKA11102 - - http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=37 - - -