Makalu | 2014 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A Spain expedition to Makalu in 2014 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Javier Camacho. Summit reached on 25th May 2014. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8447
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAKA14121
Peak ID MAKA
Year 2014
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Javier Camacho
Sponsor Seven Summit Treks Makalu Expedition 2014 (Spanish Makalu Expedition)
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 -
Basecamp Date 2014-05-25
Summit Date 2014-05-25
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 2
Termination Date 2014-05-27
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7700m due to coldness (without oxygen)
High Point (m) 7700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(19/04,4900m),ABC(22/04,5700m),C2(28/04,6400m),C3(01/05,7400m),C4(24/05,7590m),xxx(25/05,7700m)
Route Notes BC 19/04 4900m ABC 22/04 5700m C1 -- C2 28/04 6400m C3 01/05 7400m C4 24/05 7590m HPt 25/05 7700m by Zarzuelo at 3 am. Zarzuelo left C4 at 1:20 am together with Richard Hidalgo, who was also with Seven Summit Treks. She was not using oxygen and even though the other teams with oxygen seemed fine, the weather was too cold and so she decided to turn back. She descended to C4, where she rested and then carried on to C2, where she arrived at 5pm. Camacho reached C3 on 1 May and 23 May. He had problems breathing and decided to abandon the expedition. He descended to ABC on 24 May. Nuin reached 7200m on 4 May during the first acclimatisation rotation. He also joined the team on the summit push but went he left C2 for C3 on 23 May he did not feel strong enough to continue and abandoned his summit attempt. He descended to ABC the same day. Fernandez reached C3 on 4 May on the first acclimatisation rotation. He was not feeling well during most of the expedition and left ABC on 20 May. Oxygen: Not 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 2459762
Year 2014
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) makalu la-nw ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Javier Enrique Camacho Gimeno M 1971 Spain Leader Pamplona, Navarra, Spain IT consultant & photographer Details Other expeditions
Alfredo Fernandez Fernandez M 1962 Spain Climber Oviedo, Asturias, Spain Engineer Details Other expeditions
Elliot Nuin Burgos M 1986 Spain Climber Pamplona, Navarra, Spain Sportscar mechanic Details Other expeditions
Eva Maria Zarzuelo Larisgoitia F 1971 Spain Climber Benasque, Huesca, Spain Sports shop assistant Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.