Makalu | 1998 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A Poland expedition to Makalu in 1998 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Piotr Pustelnik. Summit reached on 26th September 1998. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3217
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA98303
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1998
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Poland
Leaders	Piotr Pustelnik
Sponsor	Polish-American Makalu 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	New Zealand, USA
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1998-09-12
Summit Date	1998-09-26
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	14
Total Days	38
Termination Date	1998-10-20
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7400m due to winds
High Point (m)	7400
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	10
Summit Members	0
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	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(12,19/09,4600m),ABC(14,21/09,5100m),C1(16,22/09,5900m),C2(25/09,6400m),C3(26/09,7400m),xxx(26/09,16/10,7400m)
Route Notes	BC at Tengma, south of Barun Pokhari ABC at glacial junction C1 on rock in middle of Chago Glacier C2 at bottom of steep head wall C3 at Makalu La High point at C3. Pustelnik and Pawlowski arrived before rest of team and set up BC, ABC, and C1 before their arrival. Margueritte flew in by helicopter with them, got seriously ill in ABC and had to be evacuated by helicopter about 29 Sept. Weather got bad with very high winds when team got to C3 and never climbed above Makalu La. Spent week in BC due to snowfall then again to C3 but wind too strong and last visit was on 15 Oct and slept one night. C3 slept in by all members except Dorr, Gozdnik, Margueritte between 26 Sept and 15 Oct.
Accidents	Margueritte very ill (pulmonary edema)
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2454116
Year	1998
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	23145
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA98303
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Christine Joyce Feld
Last Name	Boskoff
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Seattle, Washington
Occupation	Operator of trekking & mountaineering Co. & electrical engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	1998-09-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1954-2006) Died Nov 2006 as result of climbing accident in Sichuan, China
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2437704
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christine joyce feld boskoff
Year of Birth	1967
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23146
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA98303
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Raymond Andrew (Ray)
Last Name	Dorr
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Jackson Heights, New York
Occupation	Theatrical stagehand
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2434215
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	raymond andrew (ray) dorr
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23147
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA98303
Member ID	05
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Krzysztof
Last Name	Gardyna
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Brzeg, Poland
Occupation	Teacher
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	1998-09-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2434508
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	krzysztof gardyna
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23148
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA98303
Member ID	06
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Jozef
Last Name	Gozdzik
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Lodz, Poland
Occupation	Textile engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2432046
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jozef gozdzik
Year of Birth	1952
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23149
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA98303
Member ID	07
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	David
Last Name	Jewell
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Climber
Residence	Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation	Computer programmer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	1998-09-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2437527
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david jewell
Year of Birth	1967
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23150
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA98303
Member ID	08
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Eryk
Last Name	Margueritte
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	18
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	1
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	ABC only (pulmonary edema)
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2442134
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	eryk margueritte
Year of Birth	1979
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	19
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	23151
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA98303
Member ID	09
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Jacek M.
Last Name	Maselko
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Anchorage, Alaska
Occupation	Biologist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	1998-09-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2438410
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jacek m. maselko
Year of Birth	1969
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23152
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA98303
Member ID	10
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Jeanne
Last Name	Panek
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Berkeley, California
Occupation	Forest ecology researcher
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	1998-09-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2435533
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jeanne panek
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23153
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA98303
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Ryszard Jan
Last Name	Pawlowski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Katowice, Poland
Occupation	Electrical engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	True
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	1998-09-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2431437
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ryszard jan pawlowski
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	23154
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA98303
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Piotr Czeslaw
Last Name	Pustelnik
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Leader
Residence	Lodz, Poland
Occupation	Teacher in technical University
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	1998-09-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2431819
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	piotr czeslaw pustelnik
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Leader

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Christine Joyce Feld Boskoff	F	1967	USA	Climber	Seattle, Washington	Operator of trekking & mountaineering Co. & electrical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Raymond Andrew (Ray) Dorr	M	1958	USA	Climber	Jackson Heights, New York	Theatrical stagehand	Details Other expeditions
Krzysztof Gardyna	M	1958	Poland	Climber	Brzeg, Poland	Teacher	Details Other expeditions
Jozef Gozdzik	M	1952	Poland	Climber	Lodz, Poland	Textile engineer	Details Other expeditions
David Jewell	M	1967	New Zealand	Climber	Wellington, New Zealand	Computer programmer	Details Other expeditions
Eryk Margueritte	M	1979	Poland	Climber	Warsaw, Poland	Student	Details Other expeditions
Jacek M. Maselko	M	1969	USA	Climber	Anchorage, Alaska	Biologist	Details Other expeditions
Jeanne Panek	F	1961	USA	Climber	Berkeley, California	Forest ecology researcher	Details Other expeditions
Ryszard Jan Pawlowski	M	1950	Poland	Deputy Leader	Katowice, Poland	Electrical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Piotr Czeslaw Pustelnik	M	1951	Poland	Leader	Lodz, Poland	Teacher in technical University	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.