Makalu | 2013 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A Australia expedition to Makalu in 2013 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Gavin Vickers. Summit reached on 21st April 2013. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8004
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA13104
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2013
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Australia
Leaders	Gavin Vickers
Sponsor	Seven Summit Treks Makalu Expedition 2013
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	Barun Valley via helicopter (too much snow on the pass)
Basecamp Date	2013-04-04
Summit Date	2013-04-21
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	17
Total Days	26
Termination Date	2013-04-30
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7200m due to respiratory problems
High Point (m)	7200
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
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(04/04,6700m),ABC(07/04,5900m),C1(20/04,6600m),xxx(21/04,7200m)
Route Notes	On 21st April, Gavin Vickers left after a freezing cold night at C1, then reached almost to the Makalu La, around 7200m. Then he had some respiratory problems and begun to get frozen fingers, so descended back to C1 that day. The day after, he was back to the ABC and reached Hillary BC on the 27th where he waited 2 days for the helicopter (bad weather conditions). On the 30th April he with Aschwanden, Celikovic, Gheichisaz and Yang flew back from BC to Kathmandu by helicopter. Vickers had [Lhakpa] Dendi Sherpa assigned to him as a part of the cost of the expedition, but did not use him. Dendi later summited with the Azim Gheichisaz group on 23 April.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459362
Year	2013
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	58607
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA13104
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Gavin Roy
Last Name	Vickers
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Leader
Residence	Thornton, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Fitter/mechanic
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7200
Summit Date 1	2013-04-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2438732
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gavin roy vickers
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Gavin Roy Vickers	M	1970	Australia	Leader	Thornton, NSW, Australia	Fitter/mechanic	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.