Makalu | 2014 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A Canada expedition to Makalu in 2014 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Al Hancock. Summit reached on 18th May 2014. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8431
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAKA14105
Peak ID MAKA
Year 2014
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Canada
Leaders Al Hancock
Sponsor Al Hancock 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 Norway
Approach Num->Hillary BC
Basecamp Date 2014-04-13
Summit Date 2014-05-18
Summit Time 0839
Summit Days 35
Total Days 39
Termination Date 2014-05-22
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8485
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 3
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(13/04,4800m),ABC(15/04,5700m),C1(23/04,6400m),C2(25/04,6600m),C3(15/05,7400m),C4(17/05,7550m),Smt(18/05)
Route Notes BC 13/04 4800m ABC 15/04 5700m C1 23/04 6400m C2 25/04 6600m C3 15/05 7400m C4 17/05 7550m Smt 18/05 by Hancock, Richard, Lahit, Ang Dawa, Lhakpa Ongyal, Pasang Tenji at 8:39 am. Summit team left C4 at 9 pm on 17 May. Weather was cold, but calm. Just below the French Couloirs they collected some coils of rope, which had been carried up by the Seven Summit Sherpas, but had not been fixed. Ang Dawa fixed the section between the false summit and the summit. Otherwise, straightforward climb. They reached the summit at 8:39 am. They stayed for about 45 minutes on the summit to take photos. They descended to C4, where they stayed the night. On 19 May they descended to C2 and on 20 May to ABC. Oxygen: Taken and used from 6800m to summit to 6800m by Richard and Lahit Taken and used from 7200m to summit to 7800m by Hancock Taken and used from C3 to summit to C3 by Sherpas Sherpas: Ang Dawa, Makalu-Barun, 07/12/1959 Pasang Tenji Sherpa, Seduwa, Makalu, 23/03/1986, 1st 8000er Lhakpa Ongyal, Nurbugaon, Makalu, 19/08/1966
Accidents Broken rib from coughing by Richard
Achievement 1st Canadians on top of Manaslu
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459755
Year 2014
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) makalu la-nw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Adolphus Gordon (Al) Hancock M 1959 Canada Leader Edmonton, Alberta Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Arvid Lennard Lahti M 1957 Norway Climber Masfjorones, Nordland, Norway Manager Details Other expeditions
Monique Richard F 1975 Canada Climber Montreal, Quebec Postal carrier Details Other expeditions
Dawa (Ang Dawa) Sherpa M 1959 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tenji Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Sedua, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Ongyal (Lhakpa Wangel) Sherpa M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.