Makalu | 2014 Makalu La-NW Ridge

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

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8443
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA14117
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2014
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Naoko Watanabe
Sponsor	Seven Summit Treks Makalu Expedition 2014 (A Japanese on Makalu)
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	Num->Hillary BC
Basecamp Date	2014-04-11
Summit Date	2014-05-19
Summit Time	0645
Summit Days	38
Total Days	40
Termination Date	2014-05-21
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8485
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
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(11/04,4800m),ABC(13/04,5700m),C1(19/04,6400m),C2(20/04,6600m),C3(18/05,7500m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes	BC 11/04 4800m ABC 13/04 5700m C1 19/04 6400m C2 20/04 6600m C3 18/05 7500m Smt 19/05 by Watanabe, Tawa Chhiri at 6:45 am. Summit team reached Makalu La from C2 at around 1 pm on 18 May. They rested for a while and started summit bid from C3 at 6:15 pm. It was clear and not windy. Straightforward climb. They stayed for about 20 minutes on the summit. Good views of Kangchenjunga, Everest and Lhotse. They descended to C3 where they arrived at 1:15 pm and stayed the night. They descended to ABC on 20 May. Naoko was climbing with Swee Chiow-Khoo from Singapore and Alexander Aravidis from Greece. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to summit to C4 by Naoko From C4 to summit to C4 by Tawa Chhiri Sherpa: Tawa Chhiri, 26/1/79, Charwo, Sotang, Solu
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
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	61463
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA14117
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Naoko
Last Name	Watanabe
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Onojo, Fukuoka, Japan
Occupation	Nurse
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	2442842
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	naoko watanabe
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	61464
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA14117
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Tawa Chhiri
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Charwo, Sotang-6, Solukhumbu
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 C4 to smt to C4
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	2441839
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tawa chhiri sherpa
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Naoko Watanabe	F	1981	Japan	Leader	Onojo, Fukuoka, Japan	Nurse	Details Other expeditions
Tawa Chhiri Sherpa	M	1979	Nepal	H-A Worker	Charwo, Sotang-6, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.