Makalu | 2014 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A China expedition to Makalu in 2014 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Dong Hong-Juan. Summit reached on 23rd April 2014. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8435
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA14109
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2014
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	China
Leaders	Dong Hong-Juan
Sponsor	Seven Summit Treks Makalu Expedition 2014
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	2014-04-06
Summit Date	2014-04-23
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	17
Total Days	41
Termination Date	2014-05-17
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6670m due to high wind and no time to wait any longer
High Point (m)	6670
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	True
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(06/04,4800m),ABC(08/04,5700m),C1(21/04,6400m),C2(23/04,6670m),xxx(23/04,15/05,6670m)
Route Notes	BC 06/04 4800m ABC 08/04 5700m C1 21/04 6400m C2 23/04 6670m HPt 23/04+15/05 6670m Dong reached C2 during an acclimatization rotation and during her summit attempt on 15 May. As the weather was too windy on 16 May to climb to the Makalu La, she descended to ABC on 16 May and decided to abandon the expedition as she had already waited enough and needed to get back to China. She left ABC on 17 May by helicopter. Oxygen: Taken, not used
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459730
Year	2014
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	61447
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA14109
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Hong-Juan
Last Name	Dong
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	China
Status	Leader
Residence	Beijing, China
Occupation	Administrative employee
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	2014-04-23
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
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	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2442557
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hong-juan dong
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Hong-Juan Dong	F	1980	China	Leader	Beijing, China	Administrative employee	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.