Makalu | 2025 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A Nepal expedition to Makalu in 2025 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Sherpa Rope-Fixing. Summit reached on 10th April 2025. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	11676
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA25101
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2025
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Nepal
Leaders	Sherpa Rope-Fixing
Sponsor	Sherpa Rope-Fixing Makalu 2025
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	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	2025-04-10
Summit Time	1020
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8485
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	8
Summit Hired	8
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(10/04)
Route Notes	A team of 8 Sherpas working for Seven Summit Treks summited at 10:20 pm fixing ropes to the top: Lakpa Sherpa Dawa Sherpa Pemba Tashi Sherpa Mingma Dorchi Sherpa Mingma Tenje Sherpa Pasang Dawa Sherpa Pasang Sherpa Pemba Dorchi Sherpa Along with fixing team, Ms. Kipa Lamu Sherpa also successfully summited Makalu.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2464601
Year	2025
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	92590
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA25101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2025
Season	1
First Name	Lakpa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Rope-Fixing Leader
Residence	Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	True
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	2025-04-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1020
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	6th ascent of Makalu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444674
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	lakpa sherpa
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2025
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	92591
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA25101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2025
Season	1
First Name	Kipa Lamu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1997
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climber
Residence	Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
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	2025-04-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1020
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	2448378
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	kipa lamu sherpa
Year of Birth	1997
Year	2025
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	92592
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA25101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2025
Season	1
First Name	Dawa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1995
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Rope-Fixing
Residence	Makalu-2, 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	2025-04-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1020
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	2447853
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	dawa sherpa
Year of Birth	1995
Year	2025
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	92593
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA25101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2025
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Rope-Fixing
Residence	Makalu-9, 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	2025-04-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1020
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	3rd ascent of Makalu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444371
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	mingma dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2025
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	92594
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA25101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2025
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Tenzing/Tenji
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Rope-Fixing
Residence	Makalu-9, 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	2025-04-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1020
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	3rd ascent of Makalu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444371
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	mingma tenzing/tenji sherpa
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2025
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	92595
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA25101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2025
Season	1
First Name	Pasang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1993
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Rope-Fixing
Residence	Makalu-5, 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	2025-04-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1020
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	2447036
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	pasang sherpa
Year of Birth	1993
Year	2025
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	92596
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA25101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2025
Season	1
First Name	Pasang Dawa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1994
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Rope-Fixing
Residence	Makalu-5, 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	2025-04-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1020
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	2nd ascent of Makalu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2447405
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	pasang dawa sherpa
Year of Birth	1994
Year	2025
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	92597
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA25101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2025
Season	1
First Name	Pemba Dorchi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1999
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Rope-Fixing
Residence	Makalu-2, 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	2025-04-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1020
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	2449225
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	pemba dorchi sherpa
Year of Birth	1999
Year	2025
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	92598
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA25101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2025
Season	1
First Name	Pemba Tashi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	2000
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Rope-Fixing
Residence	Makalu-9, 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	2025-04-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1020
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	2nd ascent of Makalu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2449805
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	pemba tashi sherpa
Year of Birth	2000
Year	2025
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Lakpa Sherpa	M	1986	Nepal	Rope-Fixing Leader	Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Kipa Lamu Sherpa	F	1997	Nepal	Climber	Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sherpa	M	1995	Nepal	Rope-Fixing	Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Dorje Sherpa	M	1986	Nepal	Rope-Fixing	Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tenzing/Tenji Sherpa	M	1986	Nepal	Rope-Fixing	Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa	M	1993	Nepal	Rope-Fixing	Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa Sherpa	M	1994	Nepal	Rope-Fixing	Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Dorchi Sherpa	M	1999	Nepal	Rope-Fixing	Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tashi Sherpa	M	2000	Nepal	Rope-Fixing	Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	16147
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MAKA25101
Reference ID	01
Year	2025
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/lakpa-breaks-his-own-record-route-to-makalu-summit-opens
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	16148
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MAKA25101
Reference ID	02
Year	2025
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://everestchronicle.com/makalu-records-seasons-first-ascent
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
MAKA25101	-	-	https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/lakpa-breaks-his-own-record-route-to-makalu-summit-opens	-	-	-
MAKA25101	-	-	https://everestchronicle.com/makalu-records-seasons-first-ascent	-	-	-