Makalu | 2013 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A USA expedition to Makalu in 2013 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by David Abramczyk (Abramski). Summit reached on 24th May 2013. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8003
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA13103
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2013
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	David Abramczyk (Abramski)
Sponsor	Seven Summit Treks Makalu Expedition 2013
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	-
Approach	Tumlingtar
Basecamp Date	2013-04-05
Summit Date	2013-05-24
Summit Time	1100
Summit Days	49
Total Days	51
Termination Date	2013-05-26
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8485
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
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(05/04,5000m),ABC(07/04,5650m),C1(11/04,6600m),C2(15/04,7400m),C3(23/05,7900m),Smt(24/05)
Route Notes	BC 05 Apr 5000m ABC 07 Apr 5650m C1 11 Apr 6600m C2 15 Apr 7400m C4 23 Apr 7900m Smt 24 Apr by Abramcyzk, Ang Dawa at 11 am. Summit team left C4 at 1:30 am on 24 May. It was windy and clear. They carried on even though the fixed ropes ended just below the couloirs (a point where many people from Asian Trekking had stopped). There was some old fixed ropes in the couloirs, which they used but were not great. They spent about 20 minutes on the summit and descended to C4, where they arrived at 4:30 pm. On 25 May descended to BC. Abramczyk had also joined the first summit push during which Azim Gheichisaz, Yang Chun-Feng and Lhakpa Dendi summited on 23 April. They were attempting to summit from the Makalu La and the team, including Liu Xiang-Yang, left on 22 April at 3:30 pm. They reached C4 (7900m) at 7 pm. They saw that there were no fixed ropes and Abramczyk, Liu and Yang waited for about 3 hours for two Sherpas and Gheichisaz to fix some rope. The Sherpas were not very good at it, so Gheichisaz helped them. At about 10 pm, Abramczyk decided to leave and went back to the Makalu La, where he arrived at 11:30 pm. Oxygen: Taken and used from C4 to summit to C4 by Ang Dawa and Abramczyk Sherpa: Dawa (Ang Dawa), Walung, Makalu, 7/12/1959
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459395
Year	2013
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	58606
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA13103
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	David Jon
Last Name	Abramczyk
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Botnell, Washington
Occupation	Author
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2013-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C4 to smt to C4
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	Was known as David Abramski in Spring 2013
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438566
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david jon abramczyk
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	59368
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA13103
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Dawa (Ang Dawa)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2013-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C4 to smt to C4
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	aka Dhaulagiri Dawa
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434889
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa (ang dawa) sherpa
Year of Birth	1959
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
David Jon Abramczyk	M	1970	USA	Leader	Botnell, Washington	Author	Details Other expeditions
Dawa (Ang Dawa) Sherpa	M	1959	Nepal	H-A Worker	Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.