Makalu | 2025 Makalu La-NW Ridge
A UK expedition to Makalu in 2025 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Guy Bolton. Summit reached on 9th May 2025. 14 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 11679 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MAKA25104 |
| Peak ID | MAKA |
| Year | 2025 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | Makalu La-NW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Guy Bolton |
| Sponsor | 14 Peaks Makalu Expedition 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 | China, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Mongolia, Russia, Ukraine |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | - |
| Summit Date | 2025-05-09 |
| Summit Time | 0900 |
| 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 | 11 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 7 |
| Summit Hired | 3 |
| 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(09-10/05) |
| Route Notes | Antonina Samoilova - 26 May 2025 Approach: By heli from Everest BC to Makalu BC BC 27/04 5700m C1 -- C2 30/04 6400m C3 08/05 7400m Smt 09/05 by all members and Sherpas at 9 am. Trekking to EBC for acclimatization. Satkauskas summited ANN1 on 07/04, was already acclimatized. Summit push started from C3 at 9 pm on 08/05. Tiny summit, they had to sit and wait on summit ridge for 40 minutes for other climbers to clear the summit. Quite busy on the summit this morning. On the top for 30-40 minutes, amazing weather. Down to BC same day, paused at C3 for some rest and arrived at BC at 2 am on 10/05. Left BC on by heli from BC to KTM on 10/05 for some rest and then on to Kangchenjunga. Oxygen: Taken and used from 6900m to summit and down to C2 by members, from C3 to summit and down to C3 by Sherpas. Members: Mindaugaus Satkauskas (S) Antonina Samoilova (S) Hired: Dendi Sherpa (S), 30 years old Mingmar Jangbu Sherpa (S), 23 years old |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | 14 Peaks Expedition |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2464630 |
| Year | 2025 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Robert William Bolton | M | 1992 | UK | Leader | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ariunzul Chuluunbaatar | F | 1973 | Mongolia | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tobias Esser | M | 1995 | Germany | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Yong Hou | M | 1979 | China | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Andras Kaasik | M | 1971 | Estonia | Climber | Tallinn, Estonia | Timber company manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Maria Kim | F | 1985 | Russia | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Antonina Samoilova | F | 1988 | Ukraine | Climber | Kyiv, Ukraine | Interior designer & restaurant owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Mindaugas Satkauskas | M | 1985 | Lithuania | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Chun-Qi Yan | M | 1995 | China | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lin-Shan You | F | 1980 | China | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Xian-Jie Zeng | M | 1982 | China | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Chhiri (Sonam) Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dendi Sherpa | M | 1995 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Mali-8, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Jangbu Sherpa | M | 2002 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.