Makalu | 1981 SE Ridge

A Italy expedition to Makalu in 1981 via SE Ridge, led by Reinhold Messner, Doug Scott. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2953
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA81303
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1981
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Italy
Leaders	Reinhold Messner, Doug Scott
Sponsor	Messner Himalayan Expedition to Makalu
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
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	-
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	12
Termination Notes	Had permit but did not climb
High Point (m)	0
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	7
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Attempted Chamlang (CHAM-813-01) only
Campsites	-
Route Notes	Attempted Chamlang only. Scott - 19 Oct 81 After Reinhold left, hung around waiting to see what Austrians did and talked with LO who said only thing to do would be solo it, but snow conditions not favourable for that; walked around both side of east ridge with family; never went on Makalu at all. LO didn't permit MacIntyre join Scott on SE Ridge and only Sherpa (Pasang) left with Scott not up to such a climb. Sharma, Tourism Scott (Makalu) abandoned climb. 4 Oct started from BC and reached 6200m on 5th Oct decided to give up; not clear who if anyone was with him. Leaves for KTM as soon as porters arranged.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	True
Primary Member	True
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	CHAM81301
Checksum	2971
Year	1981
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	23626
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA81303
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1981
Season	3
First Name	Reinhold
Last Name	Messner
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Leader
Residence	Villnoss, Bolzano, Italy
Occupation	Alpinist & author of climbing books
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
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	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2429469
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	reinhold messner
Year of Birth	1944
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	23627
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA81303
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1981
Season	3
First Name	Douglas Keith (Doug)
Last Name	Scott
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1941
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Nottingham, E Midlands, England
Occupation	Professional alpinist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
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	(1941-2020) Died 7 Dec 2020
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2428265
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	douglas keith (doug) scott
Year of Birth	1941
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Reinhold Messner	M	1944	Italy	Leader	Villnoss, Bolzano, Italy	Alpinist & author of climbing books	Details Other expeditions
Douglas Keith (Doug) Scott	M	1941	UK	Climber	Nottingham, E Midlands, England	Professional alpinist	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.