Makalu | 2025 Makalu La-NW Ridge
A France expedition to Makalu in 2025 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Steve Corroyer. Summit reached on 9th May 2025. 20 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 11681 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MAKA25106 |
| Peak ID | MAKA |
| Year | 2025 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | Makalu La-NW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Steve Corroyer |
| Sponsor | Makalu Adventure 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 | Australia, Belgium, Canada, Italy, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Russia, Singapore, USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | - |
| Summit Date | 2025-05-09 |
| Summit Time | 0800 |
| 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 | 13 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 13 |
| Summit Hired | 7 |
| 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,C1,C2,C3,C4,Smt(09-11/05) |
| Route Notes | The other members were clients of other agencies on the Makalu Adventure permit: Patrick Mendriks, Zeng Xiao-Yun, Chang Li-Lan were clients of 8K Expeditions. The five Sherpa siblings from Tashigaon that summited on 9 May were sponsored by 8K Expeditions: Pasang Yangri Sherpa Muktu Lakpa Sherpa Nima Dorje Sherpa Pechhumbe Sherpa Ang Dawa Sherpa (on SST permit, now living in USA) Charles Page - 14 May 2025 Approach: Flight to Biratnagar, Jeep to Seduwa, 7-day trek to BC. BC 14/04 4870m ABC 16/04 5700m C1 20/04 6400m C2 21/04 6600m C3 02/05 7450m Smt 10/05 by Charles Page and Chhewang Sherpa at 9 am. First summit push on 03/05. Reached 7900m at 11:30 pm. Ropes were buried under a lot of snow and had to turn back. Down to C3, and after few hours of rest to BC. Only Australian climber Scholes pushed on and summited alone without oxygen at 12:40 pm. Page had rest days in BC from 05-07/05. On 08/05 he moved to C2, on 09/05 to C3. Demanding terrain in between C2 and C3. Had a few hours of rest in C3 and started summit push at 11 pm. It was very cold in the night, and he feared frostbiting his toes. Summit at 9 am by Page and Sherpa. Perfect weather, clear skies. Stayed on summit for 45 minutes. After summit down to C2 for the night. Arrival at C2 at 6pm. On 11/05 to BC and left BC on 12/05 by heli to Ktmdu. Polish Piotr Krzyzowski on the summit at the same time without supplemental oxygen. Remark of Charles Page: His friend William McCarvill in EVER-241-34 used supplemental oxygen from about 8300m to the summit (in database noted as no O2 ascent). He developed HAPE on the descent and was evacuated by helicopter from C2. Oxygen: Taken and used from 7100m to the summit and down to 7000m by Page and Sherpa. Members: Charles Page (S) Hired: Chhewang Rinzing Sherpa (S), Taksindu, DOB: 02/08/1971 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Makalu Adventure |
| 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
20 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Corroyer | M | 1986 | France | Leader | New Caledonia | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Li-Lan Cheng | M | 1965 | USA | Climber | Beijing, China | Management | Details Other expeditions |
| Oliver Phoenix Dee | M | 1992 | USA | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| David Thomas Gahan | M | 1982 | Australia | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Davide Mao | M | 1983 | Italy | Climber | Oriago Di Mira, Veneto, Italy | Electronics engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Patrick Francois J. Mendriks | M | 1972 | Belgium | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Charles Page | M | 1987 | Canada | Climber | Drummondville, Quebec | Businessman | Details Other expeditions |
| Vassily T. Pivtsov | M | 1975 | Kazakhstan | Climber | Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan | Sportsman | Details Other expeditions |
| Anima Sherpa | F | 2001 | Nepal | Climber | Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Yangji Sherpa | F | 1983 | Nepal | Climber | Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Petr Shulgin | M | 1983 | Russia | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mikhail Tarasov | M | 1982 | Russia | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Xiao-Yun (Vincere) Zeng | F | 1991 | Singapore | Climber | Singapore | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Chhewang Rinzing Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Taksindu-5, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Muktu Lhakpa (Muktuk) Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ngima Tashi Sherpa | M | 2005 | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Dorje Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pechhumbe (Chumbe) Sherpa | M | 1987 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pem Lakpa Sherpa | M | 2002 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAKA25106 | - | - | https://everestchronicle.com/five-sherpa-siblings-from-nepal-set-record-with-makalu-summit | - | - | - |
| MAKA25106 | - | - | https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/four-nepali-women-including-miss-sherpa-scale-mt-makalu | - | - | - |