Makalu | 2019 Makalu La-NW Ridge
A India expedition to Makalu in 2019 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Manoj Joshi. Summit reached on 16th May 2019. 31 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 10302 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MAKA19103 |
| Peak ID | MAKA |
| Year | 2019 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | Makalu La-NW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | India |
| Leaders | Manoj Joshi |
| Sponsor | Indian Army Mountaineering Expedition to Makalu 2019 |
| 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 | Trekked from Num |
| Basecamp Date | 2019-04-15 |
| Summit Date | 2019-05-16 |
| Summit Time | 0630 |
| Summit Days | 31 |
| Total Days | 33 |
| Termination Date | 2019-05-18 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8485 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 18 |
| Summit Members | 16 |
| Member Deaths | 1 |
| Total Hired | 15 |
| Summit Hired | 13 |
| 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 | ABC(15/04,5600m),C2(24/04,6600m),C3(14/05,7400m),Smt(16/05) |
| Route Notes | BC 15/04 5600m C1 -- never slept at C1 C2 24/04 6600m C3 14/05 7400m Smt 16/05 by 16 members (all except Manoj Joshi and Arun Kumar). Team started from C3 at 5:30 pm on 15/05. First summit at 6:30 am. Everyone on the summit within 3 hours. Summit is narrow so it took long time. Weather was fair on summit day. Coming back weather deteriorated. Two members got frostbitten on descent. Back to C3 between 3 pm-11:30 pm. Next day (17/05) everyone to BC. Narayan Singh died at 8200m on 16/05 descending from the summit because of altitude issues. Sherpas will try to bring his body down soon. Three members flown from BC to CIWEC hospital in KTM on 18/05, two members flown on 19/05. Rest of team to lower BC on 19/05. They will trek out next week. Manoj Joshi (leader) had pneumonia. He got back to KTM by heli from lower BC (4800m) on 07/05. He reached his HPt at C2 on 24/04. Balwant Singh and Harjas Singh Gill at CIWEC now frostbitten. Balwant frostbite (blisters) on fingers and on one toe; Harjas one finger frostbitten and foot (all toes). Sunil Rai frostbite on 5 fingers. Team left BC on 18/05. Sherpas above BC: 1 Sherpa per member Oxygen: Used by everyone from 7400m to summit to 7400m. |
| Accidents | Narayan Singh died on descent on 16/05 at an altitude of approximately 8200m. Seveal members with frostbite. |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Seven Summit Treks |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2462979 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | makalu la-nw ridge |
Members
31 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manoj Joshi | M | 1985 | India | Leader | Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India | Major, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Indar Singh Adhikari | M | 1982 | India | Climber | - | Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Sanjay Kumar Chaudhary | M | 1985 | India | Climber | - | Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Pankaj Gaur | M | 1991 | India | Climber | - | Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Dhane Karki | M | 1983 | India | Climber | - | Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Arun Kumar | M | 1982 | India | Exp Docter | - | Physician, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Deepak Kumar | M | 1987 | India | Climber | - | Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Dinesh Kumar | M | 1986 | India | Climber | - | Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Ram Bahadur Mall | M | 1975 | India | Climber | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Makak Mehta | M | 1989 | India | Climber | - | Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Jigmat Namgail | M | 1987 | India | Climber | - | Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Sunil Kumar Rai | M | 1990 | India | Climber | - | Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Ankur Rawat | M | 1985 | India | Climber | Roorkee, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India | Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Devendra Singh | M | 1984 | India | Climber | - | Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Narayan Singh | M | 1984 | India | Climber | Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India | Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Harjas Singh Gill | M | 1994 | India | Climber | - | Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Balwant Singh Negi | M | 1976 | India | Climber | Kamru, Kinnour, HP, India | Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Jaypal Singh Rawat | M | 1987 | India | Climber | - | Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Demba Sherpa | M | 1969 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Fur Temba Sherpa | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lakpa Sherpa | M | 1989 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lakpa Sherpa | M | 1996 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Dorchi Sherpa | M | 1992 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Temba Sherpa | M | 1998 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima (Ngima) Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nurbu Sherpa | M | 1988 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-4, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pem Lakpa Sherpa | M | 2002 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tashi Sherpa | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tashi Sherpa | M | 2000 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-1, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenjing Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAKA19103 | - | - | https://www.sify.com/news/ace-mountaineer-dipankar-ghosh-goes-missing-on-mt-makalu-in-nepal-news-international-tfwx89ifahjdi.html | - | - | - |
| MAKA19103 | - | - | http://www.dreamwanderlust.com/news/shocking-sherpa-died-on-rescue-mission-of-dipankar-and-narayan-on-makalu | - | - | - |