Makalu | 1995 Makalu La-NW Ridge
A Spain expedition to Makalu in 1995 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Juanito Oiarzabal. Summit reached on 8th May 1995. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1446 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MAKA95102 |
| Peak ID | MAKA |
| Year | 1995 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | Makalu La-NW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Leaders | Juanito Oiarzabal |
| Sponsor | Basque Makalu Expedition 1995 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 43rd,45th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | S Korea |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1995-04-06 |
| Summit Date | 1995-05-08 |
| Summit Time | 1030 |
| Summit Days | 32 |
| 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) | 700 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC(06/04,5600m),C1(08/04,6200m),C2(15/04,6700m),C3(25/04,7400m),C4(26/04,7800m),Smt(08-09/05) |
| Route Notes | BC at beginning of glacier, higher than same ABCs C3 at Makalu La. 27th April made timid summit attempt from C4 with 200-300m gained, very windy and dark clouds and down. 2 May from C3 but tent broken in night by very strong winds and all 5 down again. 3rd attempt on 8th May: left C4 3 am, on top 10:30 am and down to C4 2 pm. On 7th May reached C4 but found wind had taken away camp's one tent, so 3 members slept in Australian's tent, 1 in French tent with Chamoux and Royer and Zerain went back to C3. On 9 May Zerain left C4 at 3:30 am and on top 9 am and down to C3 at noon. All to BC 9 and 10 May. |
| Accidents | Kitchen boy altitude sickness |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2452831 |
| Year | 1995 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | makalu la-nw ridge |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Eusebio (Juanito) Oiarzabal Urteaga | M | 1956 | Spain | Leader | Vitoria, Alava, Spain | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Benzamin Ruiz de Infante | M | 1950 | Spain | Climber | Oreitia, Alava, Spain | Factory worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Hong-Gil Um | M | 1960 | S Korea | Climber | Gyeonggi-do, S Korea | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Juan Vallejo Llanos | M | 1970 | Spain | Climber | Vitoria, Alava, Spain | Firefighter | Details Other expeditions |
| Alberto Zerain Berasategui | M | 1961 | Spain | Climber | Vitoria, Alava, Spain | Wholesale wine salesman | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAKA95102 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 70:272 (1996) | - |
| MAKA95102 | HIGH | - | - | - | 155:11 (Oct 1995) | - |
| MAKA95102 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199627202/Asia-Nepal-Makalu-Ascents-and-Tragedy | - | - | - |