Makalu | 2014 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A Germany expedition to Makalu in 2014 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Markus Seelos. Summit reached on 3rd May 2014. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8437
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA14111
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2014
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Germany
Leaders	Markus Seelos
Sponsor	Oberdiessen on Makalu 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	2014-04-25
Summit Date	2014-05-03
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	8
Total Days	14
Termination Date	2014-05-09
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6630m due to altitude sickness and not enough experience
High Point (m)	7100
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(25/04,4800m),ABC(28/04,5700m),C1(01/05,6400m),C2(02/05,6630m),xxx(03/05,7100m)
Route Notes	BC 25/04 4800m ABC 28/04 5700m C1 01/05 6400m C2 02/05 6630m HPt 03/05 7100m (below 2nd rockband) For his second acclimatization rotation, Seelos left ABC on 5 May, stayed one night at C1 and then continued to C2 on 6 May. On 7 May he was on his way to the Makalu La, however, at about 6800m he started feeling dizzy, light-headed and nauseous. He decided to go back down to ABC that day and abandoned the expedition. Another reason for abandoning the climb was the fact that Seelos had only climbed Mera Peak before and was not prepared for such a big mountain. Oxygen: Taken, not used
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Alpine Exodus Expeditions (Seven Summit Treks Pmt)
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459740
Year	2014
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	61449
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA14111
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Markus Josef
Last Name	Seelos
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Leader
Residence	Oberdiessen, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Project manager
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)	7100
Summit Date 1	2014-05-03
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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2441705
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	markus josef seelos
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Markus Josef Seelos	M	1978	Germany	Leader	Oberdiessen, Bavaria, Germany	Project manager	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.