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) -