Makalu | 2014 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A Greece expedition to Makalu in 2014 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Alexandros Aravidis. Summit reached on 19th May 2014. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8439
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA14113
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2014
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Greece
Leaders	Alexandros Aravidis
Sponsor	Seven Summit Treks Makalu Expedition 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	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2014-04-07
Summit Date	2014-05-19
Summit Time	0645
Summit Days	42
Total Days	44
Termination Date	2014-05-21
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8485
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
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(07/04,4800m),ABC(09/04,5700m),C1(6400m),C2(20/04,6600m),C3(30/04,7500m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes	BC 07/04 4800m ABC 09/04 5700m C1 --- 6400m C2 20/04 6600m C3 30/04 7500m Smt 19/05 by Aravidis, Sangay Phuri Sherpa at 6:45 am. Summit team reached the Makalu La (C3) from C2 at around 1 pm on 18 May. They rested for a while and started their summit bid from c3 at 6:30 pm. It was clear and not windy. Straightforward climb. They stayed about 20 minutes on the summit. Good views of Kangchenjunga, Everest and Lhotse. On the way down, Sangay and Aravidis collected their material from the other camps and descended all the way to ABC, where they arrived at 5:30 pm. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to summit to C3 by Aravidis and Sangay Phuri Sherpas: Sangay Phuri, Makalu-9, 24/11/1970
Accidents	-
Achievement	1st Greek on the top of Makalu
Agency	Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459756
Year	2014
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	61452
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA14113
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Alexandros
Last Name	Aravidis
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Greece
Status	Leader
Residence	Athens, Greece
Occupation	Packaging worker
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2014-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0645
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	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3 to smt to C3
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440358
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alexandros aravidis
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	61453
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA14113
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Sangay Phuri (Sangay Furi)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2014-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0645
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	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3 to smt to C3
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438863
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sangay phuri (sangay furi) sherpa
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Alexandros Aravidis	M	1975	Greece	Leader	Athens, Greece	Packaging worker	Details Other expeditions
Sangay Phuri (Sangay Furi) Sherpa	M	1970	Nepal	H-A Worker	Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.