Makalu | 2023 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A UK expedition to Makalu in 2023 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Nirmal Purja. Summit reached on 23rd May 2023. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	11151
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA23107
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2023
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Nirmal Purja
Sponsor	Elite Exped 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	Qatar, USA
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	2023-05-23
Summit Time	0700
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	4
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	5
Summit Hired	5
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	Smt(23/05,05/06)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Elite Exped (Satori Adventures pmt)
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2464541
Year	2023
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	85163
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA23107
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Nirmal
Last Name	Purja Pun Magar
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1983
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	UK/Nepal
Status	Leader
Residence	Dana-3, Myagdi
Occupation	British army (retired)
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2023-06-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	3rd ascent of Makalu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443496
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	nirmal purja pun magar
Year of Birth	1983
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	85164
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA23107
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Asmaa Thani A. M.
Last Name	Al Thani
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1989
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Qatar
Status	Climber
Residence	Doha, Qatar
Occupation	Director of marketing
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2445716
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	asmaa thani a. m. al thani
Year of Birth	1989
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	85165
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA23107
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Tejan
Last Name	Gurung
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1995
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	UK/Nepal
Status	Climber
Residence	Hong Kong
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2023-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0700
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2447700
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	tejan gurung
Year of Birth	1995
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	85166
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA23107
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Anna
Last Name	Gutu
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1990
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	USA/Ukraine
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2023-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0700
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1990-2023) Died 7 Oct 2023 on Shishapangma from avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2446075
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	anna gutu
Year of Birth	1990
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	85167
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA23107
Member ID	05
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Pur Bahadur (Yukta)
Last Name	Gurung
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1988
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Laprak-3, Gorkha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2023-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0700
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2445469
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	pur bahadur (yukta) gurung
Year of Birth	1988
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	85168
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA23107
Member ID	06
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Lakpa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1999
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2023-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0700
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	1st 8000er
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2449348
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	lakpa sherpa
Year of Birth	1999
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	85169
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA23107
Member ID	07
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Mingmar
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1995
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tapting-5, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2023-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0700
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1995-2023) Died 7 Oct 2023 on Shishapangma from avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2447985
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	mingmar sherpa
Year of Birth	1995
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	85170
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA23107
Member ID	08
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Pasang Chhiri (Pasang Tshering)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1993
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Namche Bazar, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2023-06-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2447167
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	pasang chhiri (pasang tshering) sherpa
Year of Birth	1993
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	85171
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA23107
Member ID	09
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Pasang Tendi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1988
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Yilajung, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2023-06-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2445323
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	pasang tendi sherpa
Year of Birth	1988
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Nirmal Purja Pun Magar	M	1983	UK/Nepal	Leader	Dana-3, Myagdi	British army (retired)	Details Other expeditions
Asmaa Thani A. M. Al Thani	F	1989	Qatar	Climber	Doha, Qatar	Director of marketing	Details Other expeditions
Tejan Gurung	M	1995	UK/Nepal	Climber	Hong Kong	-	Details Other expeditions
Anna Gutu	F	1990	USA/Ukraine	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Pur Bahadur (Yukta) Gurung	M	1988	Nepal	H-A Worker	Laprak-3, Gorkha	-	Details Other expeditions
Lakpa Sherpa	M	1999	Nepal	H-A Worker	Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingmar Sherpa	M	1995	Nepal	H-A Worker	Tapting-5, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Chhiri (Pasang Tshering) Sherpa	M	1993	Nepal	H-A Worker	Namche Bazar, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tendi Sherpa	M	1988	Nepal	H-A Worker	Yilajung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.