Makalu | 1961 Makalu La-N Face
A New Zealand expedition to Makalu in 1961 via Makalu La-N Face, led by Edmund Hillary. Summit reached on 18th May 1961. 18 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2951 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MAKA61101 |
| Peak ID | MAKA |
| Year | 1961 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | Makalu La-N Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Leaders | Edmund Hillary |
| Sponsor | Himalayan Scientific and Mountaineering Expedition |
| Success 1 | False |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | UK, USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1961-04-17 |
| Summit Date | 1961-05-18 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 31 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 7 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 8350m due to alititude sickness |
| High Point (m) | 8350 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 7 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 17 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 50 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | True |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | Climbed Ombigaichen (OMBG-603-01) and Island Peak (IMJA-603-01), recon Lhotse Shar (LSHR-603-01) and Shartse (SHAR-603-01); climbed Ama Dablam (AMAD-611-01) |
| Campsites | BC.C1(17/04,5180m),C2(5940m),C3(6475m),C4(01/05,7000m),C5(7450m),C6(7860m),C7(8230m),xxx(18/05,8350m) |
| Route Notes | - |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2440344 |
| Year | 1961 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | makalu la-n face |
Members
18 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Percival Hillary | M | 1919 | New Zealand | Leader | Auckland, New Zealand | Apiarist & alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter David Mulgrew | M | 1927 | New Zealand | Climber | Auckland, New Zealand | Electrical officer (on leave without pay), New Zealand Navy | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas O. (Tom) Nevison | M | 1929 | USA | Climber/Scientist | Brooks Air Force Base, Texas | Space physiologist & US Air Force Captain | Details Other expeditions |
| Annulu Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Leigh Natus Ortenburger | M | 1929 | USA | Climber | Palo Alto, California | Mathematician | Details Other expeditions |
| Walter S. (Wally) Romanes | M | 1931 | New Zealand | Climber | Hastings, New Zealand | Building contractor | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Bedford Gill | M | 1937 | New Zealand | Climber | Otago, New Zealand | Physiologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Phelps Ward | M | 1925 | UK | Climber | Petworth, W Sussex, England | Surgeon | Details Other expeditions |
| John Burnard West | M | 1928 | UK | Exp Doctor | London, England | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| James Sibree (Jim) Milledge | M | 1930 | UK | Exp Doctor | England | Physician (physiologist) | Details Other expeditions |
| Norman David Hardie | M | 1924 | New Zealand | Deputy Leader | Christchurch, New Zealand | Civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| H. P. (Pat) Barcham | M | 1934 | New Zealand | Climber | Dunedin, New Zealand | Electrical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Barry Chapman Bishop | M | 1932 | USA | Climber | Washington, DC | Glaciologist & photographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Desmond Doig | M | 1921 | UK | Reporter | Calcutta, India | Assistant editor of the Statesman newspaper | Details Other expeditions |
| John Harrison | M | - | New Zealand | Climber | Christchurch, New Zealand | Advertising agency | Details Other expeditions |
| Wallace George Lowe | M | 1924 | New Zealand | Climber | Repton School, England | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Richard Marlin Perkins | M | 1905 | USA | Scientist | Chicago, Illinois | Zoologist, Director of Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago) | Details Other expeditions |
| Lawrence Wesley (Larry) Swan | M | 1922 | UK/USA | Scientist | San Francisco, California | Biologist | Details Other expeditions |
References
24 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAKA61101 | - | Mulgrew, Peter | No Place for Men | Reed, Wellington, New Zealand | - | M541 |
| MAKA61101 | - | Mulgrew, Peter | I Hold the Heights | Doubleday, New York | - | M541 |
| MAKA61101 | - | Gill, Michael | Mountain Midsummer | Hodder & Stoughton, London | - | G116 |
| MAKA61101 | - | Temple, Philip | The World at their Feet | Whitcombe & Tombs, Christchurch, New Zealand | - | T61 |
| MAKA61101 | - | Ward, Michael | In This Short Span | Gollancz, London | - | W56 |
| MAKA61101 | - | Hillary, Edmund & Doig, Desmond | High Into the Thin Cold Air | Doubleday, New York | - | H318 |
| MAKA61101 | - | Hardie, Norman | On My Own Two Feet | Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, NZ | - | - |
| MAKA61101 | AAJ | Nevison, Thomas O. | - | - | 35:411-412 (1961) | - |
| MAKA61101 | AAJ | Bishop, Barry C., et al | The Himalayan Scientific and Mountaineering Exped, 1960-61 | - | 36:69-98 (1962) | - |
| MAKA61101 | HJ | Hardie, Norman | Himalayan Scientific and Mountaineering Exped, 1960-61 (I) | - | 22:141-145 (1959-60) | - |
| MAKA61101 | MW | Ward, Michael | The Uses of Adversity | - | 70-91 (1962-63) | - |
| MAKA61101 | HJ | Gill, M. B. | The Ascent of Ama Dablam | - | 23:30-36 (1961) | - |
| MAKA61101 | AJ | Ward, Michael | The Descent from Makalu, 1961, and Some Medical Aspects | - | 68:11-19 (May 1963) | - |
| MAKA61101 | AJ | Ward, Michael | Himalayan Scientific Expedition, 1960-61 | - | 66:343-364 (Nov 1961) | - |
| MAKA61101 | HJ | Harrison, J. | The Ascent of Makalu | - | 23:37-46 (1961) | - |
| MAKA61101 | MM | Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman | Makalu | - | 64:46-49 (Nov 1978) | - |
| MAKA61101 | NZAJ | Hardie, N. D. & Gill M. B. | Himalayan Scientific and Mountaineering Expedition, 1960-61 | - | 19:19-49 (1961) | - |
| MAKA61101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196141100/Asia-Nepal-The-1960-61-Himalayan-Scientific-and-Mountaineering-Expedition-Mount-Everest-and-Makalu-Region-Preliminary-Report | - | - | - |
| MAKA61101 | - | - | https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/23/4/himalayan-scientific-and-mountaineering-expedition-1960-61/ | - | - | - |
| MAKA61101 | - | - | https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/22/17/himalayan-scientific-and-mountaineering-expedition-1960-61-2/ | - | - | - |
| MAKA61101 | - | - | https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1963_files/AJ%201963%2011-19%20Ward%20Makalu.pdf | - | - | - |
| MAKA61101 | - | - | https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1961_files/AJ%201961%20343-364%20Ward%20Himalayan%20Science.pdf | - | - | - |
| MAKA61101 | NGS | Hillary, Edmund | School for Sherpas in Nepal | - | 122-4:548-551 (Oct 1962) | - |
| MAKA61101 | NGS | Bishop, Barry C. | Wintering in the High Himalayas | - | 122-4:503-547 (Oct 1962) | - |