Makalu | 2015 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A Slovakia expedition to Makalu in 2015 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Tibor Hromadka. Summit reached on 1st May 2015. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8872
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA15109
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2015
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Slovakia
Leaders	Tibor Hromadka
Sponsor	Slovak Mountain Guides Makalu Expedition 2015
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	2015-04-18
Summit Date	2015-05-01
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	13
Total Days	17
Termination Date	2015-05-05
Termination Reason	14
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6550m due to exhaustion and lack of support
High Point (m)	6550
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	9
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(18/04,4850m),ABC(20/04,5800m),C1(30/04,6350m),C2(01/05,6550m),xxx
Route Notes	Two members (Slezak and Trgina) were evacuated from base camp by helicopter on April 20. After the earthquake, Hromadka, Packo, Knizka, Pekarcik and Seleksky departed the expedition. Matej and Suchy stayed on and were able to climb to C2 before giving up.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Cho Oyu Trekking
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460104
Year	2015
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	64449
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA15109
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	Tibor
Last Name	Hromadka
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	Slovakia
Status	Leader
Residence	Kosice, Slovakia
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5700
Summit Date 1	2015-04-20
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	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2436897
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tibor hromadka
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	64450
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA15109
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	Milan
Last Name	Packo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	Slovakia
Status	Climber
Residence	Brezno, Slovakia
Occupation	Building company owner
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5800
Summit Date 1	2015-04-20
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	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2436607
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	milan packo
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	51
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	64451
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA15109
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	Ondrej
Last Name	Matej
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Slovakia
Status	Climber
Residence	Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
Occupation	-
Leader	False
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)	6550
Summit Date 1	2015-05-01
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	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2438486
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ondrej matej
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	64452
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA15109
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	Miki
Last Name	Knizka
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Slovakia
Status	Climber
Residence	Poprad, Slovakia
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5800
Summit Date 1	2015-04-20
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	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2441014
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	miki knizka
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	39
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	64453
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA15109
Member ID	05
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	Pavol
Last Name	Pekarcik
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Slovakia
Status	Climber
Residence	Poprad, Slovakia
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5800
Summit Date 1	2015-04-20
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	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2439475
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pavol pekarcik
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	43
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	64454
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA15109
Member ID	06
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	Michal
Last Name	Sekelsky
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Slovakia
Status	Climber
Residence	Brezno, Slovakia
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5800
Summit Date 1	2015-04-20
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	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2441257
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michal sekelsky
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	38
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	64455
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA15109
Member ID	07
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	Igor
Last Name	Slezak
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	Slovakia
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Bratislava, Slovakia
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	4850
Summit Date 1	2015-04-18
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	True
Injury Date	2015-04-19
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	1
Injury Height (m)	5700
Death Notes	Evacuated by heli from ABC with pulmonary edema
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2436668
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	igor slezak
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	51
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	64456
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA15109
Member ID	08
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	Anton
Last Name	Suchy
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Slovakia
Status	Climber
Residence	Poprad, Slovakia
Occupation	-
Leader	False
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)	6550
Summit Date 1	2015-05-01
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	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2441759
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	anton suchy
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	64457
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA15109
Member ID	09
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	Igor
Last Name	Trgina
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	Slovakia
Status	Climber
Residence	Handlova, Slovakia
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	4850
Summit Date 1	2015-04-18
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	True
Injury Date	2015-04-19
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	10
Injury Height (m)	5700
Death Notes	Evacuated by heli from ABC with dehyration
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2438233
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	igor trgina
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	47
Role	BC Only

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Tibor Hromadka	M	1965	Slovakia	Leader	Kosice, Slovakia	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Milan Packo	M	1964	Slovakia	Climber	Brezno, Slovakia	Building company owner	Details Other expeditions
Ondrej Matej	M	1969	Slovakia	Climber	Banska Bystrica, Slovakia	-	Details Other expeditions
Miki Knizka	M	1976	Slovakia	Climber	Poprad, Slovakia	-	Details Other expeditions
Pavol Pekarcik	M	1972	Slovakia	Climber	Poprad, Slovakia	-	Details Other expeditions
Michal Sekelsky	M	1977	Slovakia	Climber	Brezno, Slovakia	-	Details Other expeditions
Igor Slezak	M	1964	Slovakia	Exp Doctor	Bratislava, Slovakia	-	Details Other expeditions
Anton Suchy	M	1978	Slovakia	Climber	Poprad, Slovakia	-	Details Other expeditions
Igor Trgina	M	1968	Slovakia	Climber	Handlova, Slovakia	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	9336
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MAKA15109
Reference ID	01
Year	2015
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.expedition.sk/rozhovory/item/496-tibor-hromadka-o-expedicii-makalu-2015
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	Slovak
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	9337
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MAKA15109
Reference ID	02
Year	2015
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.makalu2015.sk/expedicny-tim.html
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	Slovak
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
MAKA15109	-	-	http://www.expedition.sk/rozhovory/item/496-tibor-hromadka-o-expedicii-makalu-2015	-	-	-
MAKA15109	-	-	http://www.makalu2015.sk/expedicny-tim.html	-	-	-