Makalu | 1988 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A Poland expedition to Makalu in 1988 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Anna Czerwinska. Summit reached on 14th October 1988. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 877
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Expedition ID MAKA88303
Peak ID MAKA
Year 1988
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Poland
Leaders Anna Czerwinska
Sponsor Polish Makalu Expedition 1988
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 29th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Austria, Spain
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1988-09-05
Summit Date 1988-10-14
Summit Time 1600
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 11
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 1
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 Climbed Kangchungste (Makalu II) (MAK2-883-02)
Campsites BC(05/09,5400m),C1(07/09,6000m),C1(12/09,6500m),C2(14/09,6850m),C3(25/09,7400m),C4(03/10,7850m),Smt(14/10)
Route Notes BC at high BC C2 at Chago Glacier C3 at Makalu La C4 on North Face very near NW Ridge. Kukuczka rib is good for one push, but with much snow this not possible. C4 were tents of Spanish and British. After C4 on 3rd Oct down in very strong winds which destroyed C2 and C3. Waited for winds to abate and had to replace camps. Winds low 12 and 13 Oct. 2nd summit team started up from BC on 9th Oct and reached C2 on 10th. 11th one decided to descend because sick from heptitis so he descended while other 2 men up to C3. 13th to C4 and 14th to top. Kolakowski seen by his headlamp at 8:00 pm near summit (within 50m of top), then disappeared. Kopys waited for him at C4 till 12:00 noon 15th; wind now very strong and white-out during night so chances of survival very slim. 3rd team in C3 could not leave tent because wind so strong on 16th (Kopys had gone to C1 on 15th). 16th 3rd party went down at noon; could not go up because terrible wind (in 3rd party were Kacuga, Kaploniak and Skierski).
Accidents Kolakowski disappeared near summit; Aldaz hepatitis; Kopys frostbitten toes infected
Achievement -
Agency Rover Treks
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2450427
Year 1988
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) makalu la-nw ridge

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Anna Barbara Czerwinska F 1949 Poland Leader Warsaw, Poland Pharmacist Details Other expeditions
Ryszard Wojciech Dlugolecki M 1933 Poland Exp Doctor Bydgoszcz, Poland Surgeon Details Other expeditions
Zbigniew Kacuga M 1949 Poland Climber Walbrzych, Poland Metallurgical technician Details Other expeditions
Amalia Kaploniak F 1956 Poland Climber Krakow, Poland Social worker Details Other expeditions
Ryszard Kolakowski M 1954 Poland Climber Warsaw, Poland Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Tomasz Kopys M 1953 Poland Climber Warsaw, Poland Engineer Details Other expeditions
Bernard Letz M 1968 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria Statistician Details Other expeditions
Krystyna Palmowska F 1948 Poland Climber Warsaw, Poland Electronics engineer Details Other expeditions
Jolanta Patynowska F 1957 Poland Climber Czaplinek, Poland Geographer Details Other expeditions
Zbigniew Skierski M 1953 Poland Climber Warsaw, Poland Geographer Details Other expeditions
Lluis Ignacio (Koldo) Aldaz Ibarrola M 1956 Spain Climber Isaba, Navarra, Spain Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MAKA88303 AAJ Czerwinska, Anna - - 63:190-191 (1989) -
MAKA88303 MM - - - 125:11-12 (Jan 1989) -
MAKA88303 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198919002/Asia-Nepal-Makalu-Ascent-and-Tragedy-and-Kangchungtse - - -