Makalu | 1998 Makalu La-NW Ridge
A Russia expedition to Makalu in 1998 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Doychin Vassilev. Summit reached on 16th May 1998. 19 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2631 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MAKA98104 |
| Peak ID | MAKA |
| Year | 1998 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | Makalu La-NW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Russia |
| Leaders | Doychin Vassilev |
| Sponsor | Bulgarian-Russian Makalu Expedition - 98 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 53rd,54th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Bulgaria |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1998-04-14 |
| Summit Date | 1998-05-16 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 32 |
| Total Days | 39 |
| Termination Date | 1998-05-23 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8485 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 19 |
| Summit Members | 7 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | True |
| O2 Medical | True |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(14/04,15,5700m),C1(18/04,6600m),C2(30/04,7400m),C3(15/05,7900m),Smt(16,19/05) |
| Route Notes | BC at high site C1 at middle of Chago Glacier in steep section C2 at Makalu La C3 at top of icefall which was cross. All summiters went to top from C3 and back to C3 to sleep except Valtchev, who couldn't find tents in darkness (7:00-7:30 pm) and spent night on glacier above camp (but no frostbite). Icefall seracs avalanche passed 5m from C1 but one hurt; very dangerous. Oxygen used by Jakovenko during operation in C1; Vassilev in C3 on return from summit extremely exhausted; Horozov and Valtchev also in extreme exhaustion and when Horozov fell in couloir but not hurt (fell on 20th May at about 6900m). |
| Accidents | Dimitrov, Skripko and 6 others lowered blood pressure from cooking gas; Jakovenko infected heamorhoids and operated on at C1; Goncharov infected tooth |
| Achievement | 1st Bulgarian summiter |
| Agency | Sea to Summit Trekking |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2453983 |
| Year | 1998 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | makalu la-nw ridge |
Members
19 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Alexandrov | M | 1968 | Russia | Climber | Krasnodar, Russia | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Ivan Aristov | M | 1958 | Russia | Climber | Krasnodar, Russia | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Borislav Mihaylov Dimitrov | M | 1967 | Bulgaria | Climber | Sofia, Bulgaria | Trekking agent & climbing-equipment importer | Details Other expeditions |
| Sergei Doudko | M | 1948 | Russia | Climber | Krasnodar, Russia | Artist | Details Other expeditions |
| Andrei Filimonov | M | 1964 | Russia | Climber | Moscow, Russia | Construction company owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Eduard Goncharov | M | 1935 | Russia | Climber | Krasnodar, Russia | Journalist | Details Other expeditions |
| Zaprian Stoyanov Horozov | M | 1955 | Bulgaria | Climber | Sofia, Bulgaria | Mountain rescue expert | Details Other expeditions |
| Karina Salova Ivanova | F | 1953 | Bulgaria | Exp Doctor | Vratza, Bulgaria | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Aleksei (Alex) Jakovenko | M | 1954 | Russia | Exp Doctor | Krasnodar, Russia | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Nikolai Kadoshnikov | M | 1963 | Russia | Climber | Krasnodar, Russia | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Oleg Kravchenko | M | 1960 | Russia | Climber | Krasnodar, Russia | Alpine club manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Oleg Nassedkine | M | 1958 | Russia | Climber | Krasnodar, Russia | Rescue expert | Details Other expeditions |
| Zdravko Petkov | M | 1957 | Bulgaria | Climber | Sofia, Bulgaria | Owner of import business | Details Other expeditions |
| Evgeni Prilepa | M | 1955 | Russia | Climber | Tuapse, Krasnodar, Russia | Tourist agency manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Viatcheslav (Slava) Skripko | M | 1952 | Russia | Deputy Leader | Moscow, Russia | Alpine instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Guennadi Soukovitsyn | M | 1960 | Russia | Climber | Krasnodar, Russia | Trading company manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Ivan Georgiev Valtchev | M | 1947 | Bulgaria | Climber | Sofia, Bulgaria | University professor of engineering | Details Other expeditions |
| Doychin Todorov Vasilev | M | 1944 | Bulgaria | Leader | Sofia, Bulgaria | Businessman | Details Other expeditions |
| Vladimir Nedelkin | M | 1954 | Russia | Climber | Krasnodar, Russia | Rescue expert | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.