Makalu | 1996 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A Spain expedition to Makalu in 1996 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Manuel Gonzalez Diaz. Summit reached on 29th January 1997. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2093
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAKA96401
Peak ID MAKA
Year 1996
Season 4
Host Country 1
Route 1 Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Manuel Gonzalez Diaz
Sponsor Andalusian Expedition to Makalu
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 1997-01-07
Summit Date 1997-01-29
Summit Time -
Summit Days 388
Total Days 38
Termination Date 1997-02-14
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7200m due to high wind
High Point (m) 7200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 2500
Total Members 8
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(07/01,5400m),ABC(13/01,6000m),C1(28/01,6600m),xxx(29/01,7200m)
Route Notes BC just above junctions of glacier ABC on glacier east of dividing rock C1 below Makalu La. Reached high point of 7200m three times, but impossible to reach Makalu La because of wind. C1 twice blown away - once a tent with three people in C1 moved 20 cm sideways by wind. Every day windy with gusts over 100 km/hr - 45 days of wind. On 6 Feb decided to abandon attempt to climb Makalu and on 8 Feb were intending to scale Makalu II. No problem of snow on mountain, but below 5000m deep snow prevented moving below BC.
Accidents Becerra injured when wind blew him off his footing and fell 70m
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Culture Treks
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453509
Year 1996
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) makalu la-nw ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
David Becerra Diaz M 1967 Spain Climber Seville, Spain Medical student Details Other expeditions
Victor Fernandez Martin M 1961 Spain Member San Pedro Alcantara, Malaga, Spain Teacher Details Other expeditions
Manuel (Lolo) Gonzalez Diaz M 1965 Spain Leader San Pedro Alcantara, Malaga, Spain Mountain hutkeeper Details Other expeditions
Fernando Guerra Sanchez M 1953 Spain Climber Barcarrota, Badajoz, Spain Teacher Details Other expeditions
Juan Carlos Marfil Rodriguez M 1967 Spain Climber Malaga, Spain Attorney Details Other expeditions
Jose Manuel Morales Rodriguez M 1966 Spain Climber San Pedro Alcantara, Malaga, Spain Mountain hutkeeper Details Other expeditions
Juan Manuel Ravina Vergara M 1969 Spain Climber Rincon de la Victoria, Malaga, Spain Accountant Details Other expeditions
Manuel (Manolo) Salazar Rincon M 1959 Spain Climber Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain Air force technician (Lieutenant) Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
MAKA96401 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 72:303-304 (1998) -
MAKA96401 HIGH - - - 177:24 (Aug 1997) -
MAKA96401 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199830303/Asia-Nepal-Various-Winter-Ascents - - -