Makalu | 2014 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A USA expedition to Makalu in 2014 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Will Cross. Summit reached on 22nd April 2014. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8432
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA14106
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	Will Cross
Sponsor	Cross on Makalu
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->Num->Hillary BC
Basecamp Date	2014-04-10
Summit Date	2014-04-22
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	12
Total Days	15
Termination Date	2014-04-25
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6400m due to not acclimatizing and diabetes
High Point (m)	6400
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
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	False
O2 Descent	True
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(10/04,5100m),ABC(12/04,5630m),C1(22/04,6400m),xxx(22/04,6400m)
Route Notes	BC 10/04 5100m ABC 12/04 5630m C1 22/04 6400m HPt 22/04 6400m by Cross Cross took about 6 hours from ABC to C1, which was very slow. He did not feel acclimatized and had to use oxygen on his descent from C1 to ABC. He decided to abandon the expedition due to his diabetes. Oxygen: Taken and used on descent from C1 to ABC by Cross
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459729
Year	2014
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	61439
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA14106
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	William Hayden Gregory (Will)
Last Name	Cross
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Motivational speaker
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)	6400
Summit Date 1	2014-04-22
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	False
O2 Descent	True
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Notes	From C1 to ABC
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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2437617
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	william hayden gregory (will) cross
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
William Hayden Gregory (Will) Cross	M	1967	USA	Leader	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Motivational speaker	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.