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 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| 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 | - | - | - |