Makalu | 2013 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A Serbia expedition to Makalu in 2013 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Dragan Celikovic. Summit reached on 23rd April 2013. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8005
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA13106
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2013
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Serbia
Leaders	Dragan Celikovic
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	Tumlingtar by air, Num by jeep, Yangla Kharka by heli, trek to BC
Basecamp Date	2013-04-05
Summit Date	2013-04-23
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	18
Total Days	25
Termination Date	2013-04-30
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6800m due to bad snow conditions
High Point (m)	6800
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	1000
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
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(05/04,5000m),ABC(08/04,5650m),C1(15/04,6600m),xxx(23/04,6800m)
Route Notes	On the 23rd of April, between 50 and 75 cms of fresh snow had fallen during the night. Sherpas themselves saying it was too difficult to establish the track, Celikovic decided to go back to the ABC. On 27th of April, Celikovic joined Hillary BC with Aschwanden and Vickers, where he waited 2 days for the helicopter (bad weather conditions). On the 30th of April, he with Aschwanden, Vickers, Gheischisaz and Yang flew back from High BC to Kathmandu by helicopter. Oxygen: Not used Sherpa: Lhakpa [Ongyal?], Walung, Makalu X2?
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459364
Year	2013
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	58608
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA13106
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Dragan
Last Name	Celikovic
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	57
Citizenship	Serbia
Status	Leader
Residence	Kragujevac, Serbia
Occupation	Physician
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)	6800
Summit Date 1	2013-04-23
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	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2433449
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dragan celikovic
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	58
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Dragan Celikovic	M	1955	Serbia	Leader	Kragujevac, Serbia	Physician	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.