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.