Makalu | 2013 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A India expedition to Makalu in 2013 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Dipankar Ghosh. Summit reached on 22nd May 2013. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8009
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA13110
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2013
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	India
Leaders	Dipankar Ghosh
Sponsor	West Bengal 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	-
Basecamp Date	2013-04-24
Summit Date	2013-05-22
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	28
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	8
Termination Notes	Abanonded at 8300m due to lack of fixed ropes
High Point (m)	8300
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(24/04),ABC(26/04),C1(01/05,6300m),C2(02/05,6600m),C3(19/05,7300m),C4(21/05,7900m),xxx(22/05,8300m)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Loben Expeditions (Snowy Horizon pmt)
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459393
Year	2013
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Field	Value
ID	58612
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA13110
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Dipankar
Last Name	Ghosh
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	India
Status	Leader
Residence	Howrah, West Bengal, India
Occupation	Business consultancy & trading
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)	8300
Summit Date 1	2013-05-22
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
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	4
Summit Term	10
HCN	0
Checksum	2437042
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dipankar ghosh
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Dipankar Ghosh	M	1965	India	Leader	Howrah, West Bengal, India	Business consultancy & trading	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

Field	Value
ID	8783
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MAKA13110
Reference ID	01
Year	2013
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-22/kolkata/40133866_1_west-virginia-home-topher-grace-thomas-haden-church
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
MAKA13110	-	-	http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-22/kolkata/40133866_1_west-virginia-home-topher-grace-thomas-haden-church	-	-	-