Makalu | 2017 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A France expedition to Makalu in 2017 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Elisabeth Revol. Summit reached on 10th May 2017. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9429
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAKA17109
Peak ID MAKA
Year 2017
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Elisabeth Revol
Sponsor Revol Makalu-Everest-Lhotse 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 -
Approach Tumlingtar, Jeep to Num, trekked to BC
Basecamp Date 2017-04-16
Summit Date 2017-05-10
Summit Time -
Summit Days 24
Total Days 26
Termination Date 2017-05-12
Termination Reason 8
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8445m due to lack of fixed rope
High Point (m) 8445
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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 Summited Lhotse (LHOT-171-14), attempted Everest (EVER-171-41)
Campsites BC(16/04,4800m),ABC(17/04,5600m),C1(19/04,6400m),C2(24/04,6600m),C3(08/05,7450m),xxx(10/05,8445m)
Route Notes BC 16/04 4800m ABC 17/04 5600m C1 19/04 6400m (above the headwall) C2 24/04 6600m C3 08/05 7450m HPt 10/05 8445m (false summit) by Revol at 10 am (stopped at the pinnacle at the end of the French Couloirs as the rope was not fixed all the way to the true summit). Revol left C3 at 10 pm on 9 May. Straightforward climb. She spent about 15 minutes on the false summit and descended to ABC, where she arrived at 7 pm. Oxygen: Not taken, not used.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Satori Adventures (Himalayan Guides pmt)
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 None
Route (lowercase) makalu la-nw ridge

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Elisabeth Marie Bernadette Revol F 1979 France Leader Saou, Drome, France Sport teacher Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MAKA17109 - - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgHBzeFvtNs - - -