Makalu | 2015 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A Japan expedition to Makalu in 2015 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Kenichi Kubo. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8873
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAKA15110
Peak ID MAKA
Year 2015
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Kenichi Kubo
Sponsor Seven Summit Treks 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 China, India
Approach Tumlingtar->Num->Makalu BC
Basecamp Date 2015-04-18
Summit Date -
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 15
Termination Date 2015-05-03
Termination Reason 14
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5700m due to earthquake
High Point (m) 0
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
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(18/04,4900m),ABC(20/04,5700m)
Route Notes Vajpai and the rest of the team were at ABC when the earthquake struck. After discussing the situation the following day, the team abandoned the expedition on 26 April. The Seven Summit Treks members left by helicopter on 3 May.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2960
Year 2015
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) makalu la-nw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Kenichi Kubo M 1949 Japan Leader Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan - Details Other expeditions
Hideki Nakayama M 1954 Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Keisuke Kitamura M 1979 Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Ya-Ping He M 1971 China Climber Shanghai, China - Details Other expeditions
Xiao-Yan Fan F 1985 China Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Arjun Vajpai M 1993 India Climber Noida, UP, India Alpinist & speaker Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MAKA15110 - - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgsxgGa3Cvs - - -
MAKA15110 - - http://www.outdoorjournal.in/news-2/nepal-earthquake-stubs-indian-mountaineer-arjun-vajpais-3rd-attempt-of-makalu/ - - -