Makalu | 2023 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A Ecuador expedition to Makalu in 2023 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Oswaldo Freire Cartagena. Summit reached on 13th May 2023. 36 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 11145
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAKA23101
Peak ID MAKA
Year 2023
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Ecuador
Leaders Oswaldo Freire Cartagena
Sponsor Seven Summit Treks (SST) Makalu Expedition 2023
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 Australia, Chile, Czech Republic, Finland, India, Ireland, Iran, Israel, Japan, Romania, Russia, S Africa, Spain, UK, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2023-05-13
Summit Time 0835
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8485
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 21
Summit Members 10
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 21
Summit Hired 15
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,C1,C2,C3,C4,Smt(13-15,29/05)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2464531
Year 2023
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) makalu la-nw ridge

Members

36 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Oswaldo Aurielo Freire Cartagena M 1973 Ecuador Leader Quito, Ecuador Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jorge Egocheaga Rodriguez M 1968 Spain Climber Oviedo, Asturias, Spain Physician & alpinist Details Other expeditions
Jitendra Ramadas Gaware M 1977 India Climber Pune, Maharashtra, India Businessman (construction company owner) Details Other expeditions
Satish Raveendra Babu Gogineni M 1982 India Climber Hyderabad, Telangana, India - Details Other expeditions
Afsaneh Hesami Fard F 1976 Iran Climber Boujnord, Iran Physician (high altitude specialist) Details Other expeditions
George Justin Ionescu M 1976 Romania Climber Bucharest, Romania Geologist Details Other expeditions
Lukas Jasensky M 1992 Czech Republic Climber Zlin, Czech Republic - Details Other expeditions
Kamaldeep (Kam) Kaur F 1983 UK Climber Walsall, W Midlands, England Yoga teacher Details Other expeditions
Remy Simone Kloos F 1988 S Africa Climber Cape Town, S Africa Sustainability consultant, coach, speaker Details Other expeditions
Hernan David Leal Barrientos M 1966 Chile Climber Santiago, Chile Entrepeneur for Contact Centre Details Other expeditions
Anri Mine F 1993 Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Alina Pekova F 1993 Russia Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Alessandra Kate (Allie) Pepper F 1975 Australia Climber Hazelbrook, NSW, Australia Outdoor activities instructor Details Other expeditions
Jonathan Duke Ruane M 1979 Ireland Climber Dublin, Ireland Professor at Boston University Details Other expeditions
Gina Marie Rzucidlo F 1978 USA Climber New York, New York Self-employed (make-up artist) Details Other expeditions
Paula Birgitta Strengell F 1968 Finland Climber Helsinki, Finland Physician Details Other expeditions
Travis Dean Van Overbeke M 1986 USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Prakriti Varshney F 1995 India Climber Delhi, India - Details Other expeditions
Naoko Watanabe F 1981 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Nurse Details Other expeditions
Danielle Wolfson F 1977 Israel Climber Tel Aviv, Israel Attorney Details Other expeditions
Chieko Yamaguchi F 1964 Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Sherpa M 1978 Nepal Rope-Fixing Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ang Demba Sherpa M 1969 Nepal Rope-Fixing Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Chhiring Namgyal/Namgel Sherpa M 1991 Nepal Rope-Fixing Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dorchi Sherpa M 2001 Nepal Rope-Fixing Makalu-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Fur Temba Sherpa M 1981 Nepal Rope-Fixing Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Furtenji (Furba Tenjing) Sherpa M 1990 Nepal H-A Worker Jubing-3, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Chhiri (Sonam) Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Thinduk/Thendu Sherpa M 1999 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ming Temba Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Gelu Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-4, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nima Nurbu Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Thamiteng, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tenje Sherpa M 1999 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pema Sherpa M 2004 Nepal Rope-Fixing Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Sherpa M 1990 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Jeevan Tamang M 1993 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-5, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MAKA23101 - - https://explorersweb.com/kristin-harila-summits-makalu-with-the-rope-fixing-team/ - - -