Makalu | 2022 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A Nepal expedition to Makalu in 2022 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Mingma Dorchi Sherpa, Sanu Sherpa. Summit reached on 9th May 2022. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10857
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAKA22103
Peak ID MAKA
Year 2022
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Nepal
Leaders Mingma Dorchi Sherpa, Sanu Sherpa
Sponsor Pioneer Adventure Makalu Expedition 2022
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 France, Germany, India, Mongolia, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2022-05-09
Summit Time 1015
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8485
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 10
Summit Members 9
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
Summit Hired 4
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,ABC,C1,C2,C3,Smt(09,15,24,28/05)
Route Notes Report from Sebastian Fuchs: Approach: Jeep to Num, trek to BC Route: NW Ridge BC 17/04 4800m ABC 18/04 5700m C1 23/04 6300m C2 25/04 6600m C3 09/05 7500m Smt 15/05 by Fuchs at 1:05 am. Fuchs left C3 at 6:50 pm on 14/05. Conditions were perfect. About -20 C. He was completely alone on the route. He summited earlier than expected and was in the dark. He took 6hr 15min to reach the summit. He saw lights on Everest. He spent a few minutes on the summit as his feet were very cold and descended to ABC. He reached C3 at 4 am, dismantled it; reached C2 at 8 am and dismantled it and reached ABC at about noon. Hess reached C3 on 09/05 during the acclimatization rotation. During the summit rotation she reached about 6900m and decided to abandon her summit push as she felt too weak to go to the summit. She turned around and collected her gear from C2 and descended to ABC. When Fuchs returned from the summit, Hess met him at crampon point. They left BC on 17/05 trekking to Num, jeep to Biratnagar. Sherpas: None Oxygen: Not taken, not used
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Pioneer Adventure
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2464206
Year 2022
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) makalu la-nw ridge

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mingma Dorchi Sherpa M 1987 Nepal Co-Leader Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Sanu Sherpa M 1975 Nepal Co-Leader Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Battogtokh Altangerel M 1981 Mongolia Climber Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia Engineer Details Other expeditions
Sebastian Daniel Georg Fuchs M 1985 Germany Climber Kufstein, Tirol, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Carolin Christine Hess F 1988 Germany Climber Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Savita Kanswal F 1995 India Climber Uttarkashi, India - Details Other expeditions
Jonathan Gabriel Gerard Lamy M 1996 France Climber Thoiry, Ain, France Volunteer firefighter, ski instructor Details Other expeditions
Lon Patrick Murphy M 1971 USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Khai Van Nguyen M 1972 USA/Canada Climber Union City, California Software engineer Details Other expeditions
Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita F 1984 Nepal Climber Gumela, Chaurikharka, Khumbu Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Dandu Bhote M 1995 Nepal H-A Worker Pawakhola-7, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ang Chhongbi Sherpa M 1994 Nepal H-A Worker Jubing-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kami Sherpa M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Sedua, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pem Lakpa Sherpa M 2002 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.