Makalu | 2014 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Makalu in 2014 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Frederic Roux. Summit reached on 17th May 2014. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8451
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA14126
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2014
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Switzerland
Leaders	Frederic Roux
Sponsor	Swiss 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	Num->Hillary BC
Basecamp Date	2014-04-16
Summit Date	2014-05-17
Summit Time	1034
Summit Days	31
Total Days	33
Termination Date	2014-05-19
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8485
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
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(16/04,4800m),ABC(19/04,5700m),C2(22/04,6800m),C3(29/04,7400m),C4(18/05,7870m),Smt(17/05)
Route Notes	BC 16/04 4800m ABC 19/04 5700m C1 -- C2 22/04 6800m C3 29/04 7400m C4 18/05 7870m by Horn on the descent after summitting Smt 17/05 by Roux at 10:34 am; Horn at 4:20 pm. Like many other teams, Horn and Roux reached C2 on 15 May. While most other climbers returned to ABC due to high winds on the route to the Makalu La on 16 May, they waited until midday and ascended to the Makalu La, where they arrived at around 5 pm. They started for their summit attempt from C3 at 11 pm. It was clear, but very cold. As Roux was a lot faster than Horn, they separated and Roux went ahead. In front of him were the rope-fixing Sherpas from Seven Summit Treks and four Indians; however, they ran out of rope at about 200m below the summit and turned back at around 9 am. Roux went on and used some of the old fixed rope and reached the summit at 10:34 am. He only stayed on the summit for about one minute ans started his descent. At about midday he bumped into Horn and the German climber Florian Huebschenberger, who had just reached the bottom of the French Couloir. As Roux started to have problems breathing, it was important to him to get down as quickly as possible and went all the way down to ABC, where he arrived at 9 pm. Horn reached the summit at 4:20 pm and spent about one hour on the summit to take photos and film. On the way down, Horn stayed at C4 (in Al Hancock's tent of Seven Summits), where he arrived at around 8 pm. On 18 May Horn descended to ABC, where he arrived at 2 pm. Oxygen: Not taken, not used
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Sherpa & Swiss Adventures (Seven Summit Treks pmt)
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459754
Year	2014
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	61497
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA14126
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Michael Fredrick
Last Name	Horn
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Lausanne, Switzerland
Occupation	Explorer
Leader	False
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	2014-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1620
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437275
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael fredrick horn
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	61498
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA14126
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Frederic George Gilbert
Last Name	Roux
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Leader
Residence	Vens, Valais, Switzerland
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	2014-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1034
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439595
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	frederic george gilbert roux
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Michael Fredrick Horn	M	1966	Switzerland	Climber	Lausanne, Switzerland	Explorer	Details Other expeditions
Frederic George Gilbert Roux	M	1972	Switzerland	Leader	Vens, Valais, Switzerland	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.