Makalu | 2017 Makalu La-NW Ridge
A UK expedition to Makalu in 2017 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Phil Crampton. Summit reached on 10th May 2017. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9421 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MAKA17101 |
| Peak ID | MAKA |
| Year | 2017 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | Makalu La-NW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Phil Crampton |
| Sponsor | Altitude Junkies Makalu Expedition 2017 |
| 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 | Australia, France, Guatemala, S Africa, USA |
| Approach | Lukla->Namche->Pheriche, helicopter to BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2017-04-17 |
| Summit Date | 2017-05-10 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 23 |
| Total Days | 26 |
| Termination Date | 2017-05-13 |
| Termination Reason | 8 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 8450m due to lack of fixed ropes to true summit |
| High Point (m) | 8450 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 4800 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 6 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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(17/04,4800m),ABC(20/04,5600m),C1(27/04,6400m),C2(02/05,6600m),C3(08/05,7450m),xxx(10/05,8450m) |
| Route Notes | BC 17/04 4800m ABC 20/04 5600m C1 27/04 6400m (above the headwall) C2 02/05 6600m C3 08/05 7450m HPt 10/05 8450m by Crampton, Callahan, Laura Darlington, Benjamin Darlington, Pasang Ongchu, Kami Nuru, Karma Gyalzen, Pasang Nima, Pemba Chhiri at 10 am. High point team left C3 at 10 pm on 9 May. Snow in the French Couloirs was knee-deep and rope was fixed. When they got to the end of the French Couloirs, they were not sure whether that was the summit or not. They stopped as there were no fixed ropes as as the last section would have been too dangerous. They spent about half an hour on their fore-summit and descended to ABC, where they arrived between 2 pm and 6 pm. Carstens left on 25 April. His highest point was ABC. He had got a ham-string injury going from BC to ABC. Gernez only got to ABC. He did not feel good and left 30 April by helicopter. Padilla del Aguila reached about 7100m on 8 May. She was too slow to get to the Makalu La and decided to abandon the expedition. She descended to ABC. Fixed rope: 4,800m from C1 to fore-summit. Oxygen: taken and used from C3 to high pt to C3 by members and Sherpas. Sherpas: Pasang Ongchu Sherpa, Bung-9, Solukhumbu, 24/04/1978 Kami Nuru Sherpa, Chaurikharka-2, Solukhumbu, 26/08/1985 Karma Gyalzen Sherpa, Taksindu-7, Solukhumbu Pasang Nima Sherpa, Chaurikharka-2, Solukhumbu, 28/01/1974 Pemba Chhiri Sherpa, Pawai-2, Solukhumbu |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Expedition Himalaya |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2460846 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | makalu la-nw ridge |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip James (Phil) Crampton | M | 1970 | UK | Leader | Woodstock, New York | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Edward Manning (Ted) Callahan Jr. | M | 1974 | USA | Climber | Princeton, New Jersey | Medical anthropologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Louis Carstens | M | 1962 | S Africa | Climber | Johannesburg, S Africa | Psychologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Raphael Jenny Mario Gernez | M | 1963 | France/USA | Climber | Los Altos, California | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Barbara Padilla Del Aguila | F | 1985 | Guatemala | Climber | Guatemala City, Guatemala | Motovational speaker | Details Other expeditions |
| Laura Jane Darlington | F | 1984 | Australia | Climber | Aranda, ACT, Australia | Accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Benjamin Ian (Ben) Darlington | M | 1982 | Australia | Climber | Aranda, ACT, Australia | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Wangchu (Pasang Ongchhu) Sherpa | M | 1987 | Nepal | Sirdar | Cheremy, Bung-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kami Nuru Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chaurikharka-2, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Karma Gelgen (Karma Gyalzen) Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Taksindu-7, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Nima Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chaurikharka-2, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Chhiri Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pawai-2, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAKA17101 | - | - | http://www.altitudejunkies.com/dispatchmakalu17.html | - | - | - |