Makalu | 2022 Makalu La-NW Ridge
A India expedition to Makalu in 2022 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Baljeet Kaur. Summit reached on 28th May 2022. 2 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 10860 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MAKA22106 |
| Peak ID | MAKA |
| Year | 2022 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | Makalu La-NW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | India |
| Leaders | Baljeet Kaur |
| Sponsor | Baljeet Kaur's 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 | - |
| Approach | By helicopter to ABC |
| Basecamp Date | 2022-05-26 |
| Summit Date | 2022-05-28 |
| Summit Time | 0705 |
| Summit Days | 2 |
| Total Days | 3 |
| Termination Date | 2022-05-29 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8485 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 1 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| 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(26/05,5700m),C2(26/05,6600m),C3(27/05,7500m,Smt(28/05) |
| Route Notes | Report from Baljeet Kaur: ABC 26/05 5700m (stopped here for 5 hours) C1 6300m (skipped this stage) C2 26/05 6600m C3 27/05 7500m Smt 28/05 by Kaur and Mingma Thindu Sherpa at 7:05 am. Oxygen: Kaur used from C3 and Sherpa from C3. Left BC on 29 May. We took a helicopter from Makalu BC to Kathmandu airport. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Peak Promotion |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2464225 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | makalu la-nw ridge |
Members
2 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baljeet Kaur | F | 1995 | India | Leader | Mamligh, Solan, HP, India | Armed forces of India | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Thindu (Hapsi) Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAKA22106 | - | - | https://www.theweek.in/theweek/leisure/2022/07/01/baljeet-kaur-joins-league-of-faster-and-higher-conquerors-of-death-zone-mountains.html | - | - | - |