Makalu | 1996 NW Ridge

A Spain expedition to Makalu in 1996 via NW Ridge, led by Joseba Manterola. Summit reached on 8th October 1996. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2022
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAKA96303
Peak ID MAKA
Year 1996
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Joseba Manterola
Sponsor Basque Makalu 1996 Expedition
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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-09-04
Summit Date 1996-10-08
Summit Time -
Summit Days 34
Total Days 36
Termination Date 1996-10-10
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned on 10 Oct due to bad snow
High Point (m) 7000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 100
Total Members 6
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 -
Campsites BC(04/09,5250m),ABC(08/09,6000m),C1(25/09,6400m),C2(26/09,6800m),xxx(08/10,7000m)
Route Notes BC at slightly above glacier junction High point at Kukuczka shoulder. 27th Sept down and spent 10 days in BC while bad weather brought intermittent snowfalls. Then with 5 Italians to 6300-6400m on 6th Oct. 7th to 6800m but found tent there collapsed. 8th Angolo up to 7000m then avalanches and snow no good and climb finished. Team did not get onto the NW Ridge.
Accidents Nothing serious
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453396
Year 1996
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Pello Angolo Iglesias M 1966 Spain Climber Azpeitia, Guipuzcoa, Spain Owner of a bar Details Other expeditions
Inigo Extezarreta Sorazu M 1972 Spain Climber Azpeitia, Guipuzcoa, Spain Home builder Details Other expeditions
Joseba Extezarreta Sorazu M 1972 Spain Climber Azpeitia, Guipuzcoa, Spain Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Patxi Ibarbia Larranaga M 1964 Spain Climber Embun, Huesca, Spain Alpine guide & ski instructor Details Other expeditions
Joseba Manterola Elortza M 1967 Spain Leader Orio, Guipuzcoa, Spain Mechanic Details Other expeditions
Xabier Opriozola Soraluze M 1970 Spain Climber Azpeitia, Guipuzcoa, Spain Mechanic Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MAKA96303 HIGH - - - 175:84 (Jun 1997) -