Makalu | 2014 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A USA expedition to Makalu in 2014 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Chris Warner. Summit reached on 25th May 2014. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8430
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAKA14104
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 Chris Warner
Sponsor 2014 American Makalu Expedition
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 Num->Hillary BC
Basecamp Date 2014-04-21
Summit Date 2014-05-25
Summit Time 0512
Summit Days 34
Total Days 37
Termination Date 2014-05-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8485
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 1
Total Members 4
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
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(21/04,4800m),ABC(23/04,5700m),C1(28/04,6400m),C2(01/05,6630m),C3(23/05,7400m),C4(24/05,7590m),Smt(25/05)
Route Notes BC 21/04 4800m ABC 23/04 5700m C1 28/04 6400m C2 01/05 6630m C3 23/05 7400m C4 24/05 7590m Smt 25/05 by Luskey, Mingma Dukpa at 5:12 am. Luskey, Warner, Green, Siddhi and Ang Phurba left C4 at 9 pm on 24 May. Warner reached about 7800m at 10:20 pm. He had trouble breathing and he and Ang Phurba turned back to C4, where they arrived at 10:45 pm. They had a short rest and carried on all the way to ABC, where they arrived at 5:45 am. Once at ABC, Warner went to see Dr Joe of Himex; however, he was fine and Dr Joe could not find any symptoms of HAPE. Green reached about 8100m, when he realised that his right foot was getting cold. As he was worried about frostbite he turned back at about 12:45 am. On his way to C4 his arm-wrapped down the fixed rope just about where the seracs end. He took a fall and as his arm was still wrapped around the rope he broke his hand in two places. He reached C4 at 2 am. On 25 May he left C4 at 6 am and reached ABC at 2:30 pm. He saw Dr. Joe from Himex, who confirmed that the hand was broken. Luskey was the only member of the group to carry on together with Mingma Dukpa. Straightforward climb. They reached the summit at 5:12 am together with the Himex group. They stayed on the summit for about 10 minutes and descended to C4, where they arrived at 8:45 am. They rested for a while and continued to C2, where they arrived at 3:30 pm. Jenkins reached 7000m on 2 May during the first acclimatisation rotation. During the summit attempt, he reached about 6800m and abandoned the climb due to an upset stomach. Oxygen: Taken and used from C2 to summit/high point by Luskey and Green Taken and used from C4 to high point to C2 by Warner Taken and used from C4 to summit or high point by Sherpas Sherpas: Mingma Dukpa, 29/6/80, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun Siddhi Tamang, 7/6/1981, Dolakha Ang Phurba, 25/11/1985,Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun
Accidents Green fell on way down to C4 and broke hand
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
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

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
David Swiler Green M 1981 USA Climber Washington Mortgage consultant Details Other expeditions
John Daniel Jenkins M 1960 USA Climber Morrison, Colorado Director of climbing school & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Randolph Kidder (Randy) Luskey M 1968 USA Climber Englewood, Colorado Land conservationist Details Other expeditions
Christopher Bernard (Chris) Warner M 1964 USA Leader Golden, Colorado Guide & capitalist Details Other expeditions
Mingma Dukpa Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ang Phurba Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Siddhi Bahadur Tamang M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Simigaon, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.