Makalu | 2012 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A Iran expedition to Makalu in 2012 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Mahmoud Shoaei. Summit reached on 10th May 2012. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7596
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAKA12102
Peak ID MAKA
Year 2012
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Iran
Leaders Mahmoud Shoaei
Sponsor Iranian Makalu 2012
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
Basecamp Date 2012-04-16
Summit Date 2012-05-10
Summit Time 1615
Summit Days 24
Total Days 27
Termination Date 2012-05-13
Termination Reason 9
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8420m due to too late, cold weather
High Point (m) 8420
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
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 False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(16/04,4870m),ABC(18/04,5700m),C2(29/04,6700m),C3(07/05,7400m),C4(08/05,7600m),xxx(10/05,8420m)
Route Notes BC 16 Apr 4870m ABC 18 Apr 5700m C2 29 Apr 6700m C3 07 May 7400m C4 08 May 7600m HPt 10 May 8420m by Shoaei and Lhakpa Wangel at 4:15 pm. Team left C4 at 2 am on 10 May. Weather was very changeable - clear, snowy and windy. Snow conditions were very good; however, they decided to turn back as it was quite late in the day. They returned to C4, where they arrived at 11:30 pm. Prestige Adventure and Seven Summit Treks were also on their summit push. On 11 May they descended to C2 and on 12 May they descended to base camp. On 13 Shoaei took a helicopter to Lukla. Oxygen: Taken and used from C4 to high point to C4. Sherpa: Lhakpa Ongyal (Lhakpa Wangel), Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun, 19/8/66, Everest 29/5/2004 (Dan Mazur)
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459015
Year 2012
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
Mahmoud Shoaei M 1962 Iran Leader Tehran, Iran - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Ongyal (Lhakpa Wangel) Sherpa M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.