Makalu | 1998 Makalu La-NW Ridge
A Japan expedition to Makalu in 1998 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Yasushi Fukuda. Summit reached on 8th October 1998. 10 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3214 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MAKA98304 |
| Peak ID | MAKA |
| Year | 1998 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | Makalu La-NW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Yasushi Fukuda |
| Sponsor | - |
| 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 | 1998-09-01 |
| Summit Date | 1998-10-08 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 37 |
| Total Days | 43 |
| Termination Date | 1998-10-14 |
| Termination Reason | 8 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 8300m due to lack of rope and strength |
| High Point (m) | 8300 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 1000 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | True |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(01/09,5300m),C1(07/09,6000m),C2(14/09,6400m),C3(20/09,7400m),C4(06/09,7600m),xxx(08/10,8300m) |
| Route Notes | BC at near glacier's junction C1 on Chago Glacier C2 before steep section to Col C3 at Makalu Col. C2 to C3 very steep and fixed 600m rope here. 7th Oct first summit bid from C4 but very deep snow and "serac zone very difficult" and turned back at 8000m. 4 ropes already fixed and this party fixed 3 ropes: Ozawa, Shinagawa, Kato and Lhakpa Nuru. 8th Oct another bid by Fukuda, Inoue, Suzuki, Gyalzen and Sange and reached 8300m at last couloir, which very steep and had no rope so turned back: Suzuki, Inoue and Gyalzen at this high point. Inoue frostbite 3 fingers (black but no loss). Suzuki too tired in descent and went missing between C4 and C3 having lost his way and bivouacked at 7500m and was found in search by Ozawa and Shinagawa found at 8:00 pm; if found much later, would have died but found Ok and slept in C3 while Ozawa and Shinagawa up to C4 for planned attack. They were too tired to make attack and went down and climb finished. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Cosmo Treks |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2454128 |
| Year | 1998 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | makalu la-nw ridge |
Members
10 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasushi Fukuda | M | 1956 | Japan | Leader | Kodama-ku, Saitama, Japan | Farmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Hitoshi Inoue | M | 1958 | Japan | Climber | Yosimi, Saitama, Japan | Construction worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Tomiyuki Kato | M | 1958 | Japan | Climber | Ozima, Saitama, Japan | Junior high school | Details Other expeditions |
| Daisuke Narita | M | 1976 | Japan | Climber | Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan | Law student | Details Other expeditions |
| Naohiro Ozawa | M | 1954 | Japan | Climber | Soka, Saitama, Japan | High school teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Yukihiko Shinagawa | M | 1968 | Japan | Climber | Maebashi, Gunma, Japan | Ski patrolman | Details Other expeditions |
| Yukiko Suzuki | F | 1952 | Japan | Climber | Niiza, Saitama, Japan | Nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1961 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Yilajung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sange Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAKA98304 | HIGH | - | - | - | 198:47 (May 1999) | - |