Makalu | 2014 Makalu-La-NW Ridge

A USA expedition to Makalu in 2014 via Makalu-La-NW Ridge, led by Willi Benegas. Summit reached on 25th May 2014. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8458
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA14101
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2014
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu-La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Willi Benegas
Sponsor	Benegas Brothers Expeditions (BBE) Makalu 2014
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	Ktm to ABC by helicopter
Basecamp Date	2014-05-22
Summit Date	2014-05-25
Summit Time	0400
Summit Days	3
Total Days	6
Termination Date	2014-05-28
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8485
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	60
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
Summit Hired	2
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	Summited Cho Oyu on 17 May (CHOY-141-02)
Campsites	ABC(22/05,5700m),C2(23/05,6600m),C3(25/05,7400m),Smt(25/05)
Route Notes	ABC 22/05 5700m C1 -- C2 23/05 6600m C3 24/05 7400m Smt 25/05 by Benegas, Moniz, Nima (Thame), Pemba (Khumjung) at 4 am. Team started from C3 at 9 pm on 24 May. Straightforward climb. Just below the summit, Moniz's regulator exploded and Benegas exchanged it with his spare regulator. When they arrived on the summit, Benegas' regulator also exploded and he fixed it, however, he was not getting the usual 3l but maybe about 1l. They stayed on the summit for about 5 minutes. It was still dark. They descended all the way to ABC, where they arrived at 3:30 pm. Fixed rope: 60m inside French Couloirs Oxygen: Taken and used from C2 to summit to C2 by members and Sherpas
Accidents	-
Achievement	Moniz is youngest person on top of Makalu
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459762
Year	2014
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	makalu-la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	61531
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA14101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Guillermo (Willie)
Last Name	Benegas
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Sandy, Utah
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	2014-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0400
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	From C2 to smt to C2
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438050
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	guillermo (willie) benegas
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	61532
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA14101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Matthew Joseph
Last Name	Moniz
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1998
Calculated Age	16
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
Occupation	Student
Leader	False
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	2014-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0400
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	From C2 to smt to C2
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2448778
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	matthew joseph moniz
Year of Birth	1998
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	16
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	61533
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA14101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Nima Kancha
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pare, Khumbu
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	2014-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0400
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	From C2 to smt to C2
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441195
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima kancha sherpa
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	61534
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA14101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Pemba Tshering
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, Khumbu
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	2014-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0400
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	From C2 to smt to C2
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441921
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba tshering sherpa
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Guillermo (Willie) Benegas	M	1968	USA	Leader	Sandy, Utah	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Matthew Joseph Moniz	M	1998	USA	Climber	Boulder, Colorado	Student	Details Other expeditions
Nima Kancha Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pare, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tshering Sherpa	M	1979	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.