Makalu | 2018 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A China expedition to Makalu in 2018 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Gao Xiao-Dan. Summit reached on 3rd May 2018. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9932
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAKA18105
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 Gao Xiao-Dan
Sponsor Chinese Makalu Expedition 2018
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 Lukla->EverBC->Island Peak->Dingboche->Heli to Makalu BC
Basecamp Date 2018-04-18
Summit Date 2018-05-03
Summit Time 0900
Summit Days 15
Total Days 27
Termination Date 2018-05-15
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8485
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 5
Fixed Rope (m) 1200
Total Members 2
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 3
Hired Deaths 1
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 ABC(18/04,5700m),C1(23/04,6100m),C2(24/04,6600m),C3(30/04,7400m),C4(01/05,7700m),C5(02/05,8000m),Smt(03,13/05)
Route Notes ABC 18/04 5700m by helicopter from Island Peak C1 23/04 6100m C2 24/04 6600m C3 30/04 7400m C4 01/05 7700m C5 02/05 8000m Smt 03/05 by Gao, Nima Gyalzen, Ang Dawa, Jit Bahadur at 9 am Smt 13/05 by Miao, Ang Dawa and Jit Bahadur (again) at 6 am. 03/05 Summit team left C5 at 1 am. Weather good, slightly windy. Little snow. Good conditions. Nima and Jit Bahadur had fixed the rope from C4 to 8400m previously. They spent about 20 min on the summit and descended to C4, where they arrived at 1 pm. They descended to BC on 04/05. 13/05 summit team left C5 at 1 am. Good conditions. They spent about 20 minutes on the summit. Miao and Jit Bahadur descended to ABC, where they arrived at 9 pm. Ang Dawa descended to C2 as he was having a stomach ache. On 14/05, Jit Bahadur and Dendi from SST went to C2 to help Ang Dawa down as he was still unwell. They had to drag him down and arrived at ABC at 10 pm. They gave him drink and food and a Spanish doctor gave him some medicine. He lay in his tent and seemed fine and went to sleep. He died at around 2 am on 15/05. Apparently from a burst ulcer. Team left BC on 15/05. Fixed rope: 1200m from C4 Oxygen: Taken and used from C5 to summit to C5 by Nima Gyalzen, Jit Bahadur and Ang Dawa Gao did NOT use oxygen Sherpas: Nima Gyalzen, Beding, 09/08/1985 Jit Bahadur, Khare-5, Dolakha, 30/07/1978 Ang Dawa Sherpa, Kerung, Solukhumbu, 2043/07/28
Accidents Ang Dawa died at BC, possibly from a burst ulcer
Achievement -
Agency Trekking Sherpa Expedition
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462915
Year 2018
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) makalu la-nw ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Xiao-Dan Gao F 1982 China Leader Xi'an, Shaanxi, China Sales manager for Nestle Details Other expeditions
Yan-Yu Miao M 1980 China Climber Maanshan, Anhui, China - Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Kerung-2, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Jit Bahadur (Thile) Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Khare-5, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Nima Gyalzen Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.