Makalu | 1987 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A USA expedition to Makalu in 1987 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Glenn Porzak. Summit reached on 12th May 1987. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	249
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA87102
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1987
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Glenn Porzak
Sponsor	1987 American Makalu Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	25th,26th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Tumlingtar->Sedua->Shipton's Col
Basecamp Date	1987-04-03
Summit Date	1987-05-12
Summit Time	1115
Summit Days	39
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	9
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
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(03/04,5330m),C1(10/04,6100m),C2(18/04,6600m),C3(29/04,7400m),C4(11/05,7750m),Smt(12,16/05)
Route Notes	BC at junction of Barun & Chago Glacier C1 near "o" of Chago Glacier C2 west-northwest of Makalu La (Messner's C1) C3 at Makalu Col C4 south of "L" of Makalu La. Climb above C2 the difficulty began and fixed rope this section with strenuous jummaring to col. C3 put in on 29th and first summit bid planned to start from there on 30th but 5-day storm began and virus attacked. 2nd May was summit date planned and C4 sited and started with gear. All down to BC. Up again on 7th onwards; had mixed weather conditions with fierce winds on 10th. Left C4 on 12th at 3:30 am and on top 11:15 am in lovely weather following French route basically above C4. Rotten snow on summit ridge down to C2 on 12th summit day. Neptune's party to summit on 16th from Makalu La; on top at 1:40 pm. Had to send people up to get Moti Lal down after got snowblindness and couldn't take care of himself on a mountain, fell several times. Virus which ran through team took Read away early and Cooley didn't acclimatize and left early too.
Accidents	Moti Lal snowblindness on summit; Neptune frostbitten fingers; Porzak fell into crevasse
Achievement	-
Agency	Mountain Travel
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2449905
Year	1987
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	17593
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA87102
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Michael F. (Mike)
Last Name	Browning
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
Occupation	Attorney
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
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)	7400
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	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2432154
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael f. (mike) browning
Year of Birth	1952
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	17594
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA87102
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	John
Last Name	Cooley
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1942
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Breckenridge, Colorado
Occupation	Ski salesman
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2428645
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john cooley
Year of Birth	1942
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	17595
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA87102
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Stefan V.
Last Name	Goldberg
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	USA
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
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)	6600
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	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2433157
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	stefan v. goldberg
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	17596
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA87102
Member ID	10
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Moti Lal
Last Name	Gurung
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Sedua, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	1987-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1340
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	26
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	3
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Moti Lal snowblindness on summit
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431401
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	moti lal gurung
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	17597
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA87102
Member ID	05
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	David
Last Name	Herrick
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Denver, Colorado
Occupation	Attorney
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
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)	6600
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	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2431250
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david herrick
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	17598
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA87102
Member ID	06
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Gary Robert
Last Name	Neptune
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
Occupation	Owner, mountain equipment sales company
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	1987-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1340
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	26
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2429553
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gary robert neptune
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	17599
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA87102
Member ID	07
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Christopher J. (Chris)
Last Name	Pizzo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Golden, Colorado
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	1987-05-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1115
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	25
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431028
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christopher j. (chris) pizzo
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	17600
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA87102
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Glenn Edward
Last Name	Porzak
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
Occupation	Attorney
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	1987-05-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1115
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	25
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2430696
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	glenn edward porzak
Year of Birth	1948
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	17601
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA87102
Member ID	08
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Edward (Ed)
Last Name	Ramey
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Denver, Colorado
Occupation	Attorney
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
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	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2430246
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	edward (ed) ramey
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	17602
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA87102
Member ID	09
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Alexander (Sandy)
Last Name	Read
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Denver, Colorado
Occupation	Student, business
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
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	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2433199
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alexander (sandy) read
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	17603
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA87102
Member ID	11
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Da Nuru (Dawa Nuru/Norbu)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	1987-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1340
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	26
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	1st 8000er
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434607
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	da nuru (dawa nuru/norbu) sherpa
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	17604
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA87102
Member ID	13
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Nuru (Ang Lhakpa)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khunde, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	1987-05-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1115
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	25
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	1st 8000er
Necrology	(1963-1989) Died 25 Dec 1989 on Cho Oyu from fall
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-2105
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa nuru (ang lhakpa) sherpa
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	29352
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA87102
Member ID	12
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1987
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-2007
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

13 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Michael F. (Mike) Browning	M	1952	USA	Climber	Boulder, Colorado	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
John Cooley	M	1942	USA	Climber	Breckenridge, Colorado	Ski salesman	Details Other expeditions
Stefan V. Goldberg	M	1955	USA	Exp Doctor	Boulder, Colorado	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Moti Lal Gurung	M	1950	Nepal	H-A Worker	Sedua, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
David Herrick	M	1949	USA	Climber	Denver, Colorado	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
Gary Robert Neptune	M	1945	USA	Climber	Boulder, Colorado	Owner, mountain equipment sales company	Details Other expeditions
Christopher J. (Chris) Pizzo	M	1949	USA	Climber	Golden, Colorado	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Glenn Edward Porzak	M	1948	USA	Leader	Boulder, Colorado	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
Edward (Ed) Ramey	M	1947	USA	Climber	Denver, Colorado	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
Alexander (Sandy) Read	M	1955	USA	Climber	Denver, Colorado	Student, business	Details Other expeditions
Da Nuru (Dawa Nuru/Norbu) Sherpa	M	1959	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Nuru (Ang Lhakpa) Sherpa	M	1963	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khunde, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa	M	1955	Nepal	Sirdar	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	330
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MAKA87102
Reference ID	01
Year	1987
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Porzak, Glenn
Title	Makalu
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1988
Language	-
Citation	62:29-36 (1988)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	2263
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MAKA87102
Reference ID	02
Year	1987
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Porzak, Glenn
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1987
Language	-
Citation	44:60-67 (1986-1987)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4342
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MAKA87102
Reference ID	03
Year	1987
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1987
Language	-
Citation	116:10 (Jul 1987)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7265
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MAKA87102
Reference ID	04
Year	1987
Type	3
Journal	SMT
Author	Porzak, Glenn
Title	Victory on Makalu
Publisher	Summit Magazine
Publication Date	1987
Language	-
Citation	33-6:1-7 (Dec 1987)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12266
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MAKA87102
Reference ID	05
Year	1987
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198802900/Makalu
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13516
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MAKA87102
Reference ID	06
Year	1987
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/44/10/makalu/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

6 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
MAKA87102	AAJ	Porzak, Glenn	Makalu	-	62:29-36 (1988)	-
MAKA87102	HJ	Porzak, Glenn	-	-	44:60-67 (1986-1987)	-
MAKA87102	MM	-	-	-	116:10 (Jul 1987)	-
MAKA87102	SMT	Porzak, Glenn	Victory on Makalu	Summit Magazine	33-6:1-7 (Dec 1987)	-
MAKA87102	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198802900/Makalu	-	-	-
MAKA87102	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/44/10/makalu/	-	-	-