Makalu | 2018 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A China expedition to Makalu in 2018 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Zhang Jing-Chuan. Summit reached on 14th May 2018. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9929
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAKA18102
Peak ID MAKA
Year 2018
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality China
Leaders Zhang Jing-Chuan
Sponsor Fourteen Peaks 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 Tumlingtar, Jeep to Num, heli to Yangle and then heli to BC
Basecamp Date 2018-04-16
Summit Date 2018-05-14
Summit Time 0200
Summit Days 28
Total Days 30
Termination Date 2018-05-16
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8485
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 8
Summit Hired 7
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(16/04,4800m),ABC(19/04,5700m),C1(24/04,6000m),C2(24/04,6600m),C3(27/04,7500m),C4(28/04,7600m),Smt(14/05)
Route Notes BC 16/04 4800m ABC 19/04 5700m C1 24/04 6000m C2 24/04 6600m C3 27/04 7500m by He Jing to acclimatize C4 28/04 7600m by He Jing to acclimatize Smt 14/05 by Ge and Pemba at 2 am, Ren and Ang Dawa at 3 am, Long and Halung, Ang Tenji, at 5:30 am, Li and Sona, Pasang, at 7 am, and Je Jing (without O2) and Pasang at 9 am. The team started their summit push from C3. They left C3 at 3 pm on 13/05. Straightforward climb. Long descended to ABC. Jing He descended to C2. On the descent, Li noticed that his feet were very cold and he had lost the feeling in his toes. He descended to C3, where he stayed the night and was long-lined by helicopter rescue on 15/05. Ding reached 8000m 14/05. She was exhausted and turned back. Zhang reached C2. He got altitude sick and returned to China. Yang reached C2. He felt sick and had no time and returned to China. On acclimatization He Jing stayed up on the mountain between C2, C3 and C4 for about 8 days to acclimatize well for her non-02 ascents. Team left BC on 16/05 by heli. Fixed rope: from ABC to top of French Couloirs. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to top to C3 by all members and Sherpas, apart from He who did NOT use oxygen. Sherpas: Pemba Ang Dawa Halung Ang Tenji Sona Pasang Pasang
Accidents Li frostbite on both feet, two toes
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462926
Year 2018
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) makalu la-nw ridge

Members

15 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jing-Chuan Zhang M 1971 China Leader Kunming, Yunnan, China Government official Details Other expeditions
Guo-Fang Ding F 1968 China Climber Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China Business owner Details Other expeditions
Shui-Qin Ge F 1975 China Climber Guangzhou, China Housewife Details Other expeditions
Jing He F 1988 China Climber Xi’an, Shaanxi, China Accountant Details Other expeditions
Yong-Sheng Li M 1965 China Climber Kunming, Yunnan, China Restaurant owner Details Other expeditions
Jiang Long M 1963 China Climber Kunming, Yunnan, China Manager of mining company Details Other expeditions
Rui-Jin Ren M 1963 China Climber Tianjin, China Civil servant Details Other expeditions
Wei-Bin Yang M 1974 China Climber Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Import/export manager Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dorchi (Halung Dorje) Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Nurbu Sherpa M 1990 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Chumpi (Pema Chhumbi) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Thinduk Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Sona Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Chheskam-2, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tenjing (Ang Tenjing) Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-4, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.