Makalu | W Pillar up
13 expeditions to Makalu (8485m) via W Pillar up and similar routes.
| Expedition | Year | Route | Nationality | Leaders | Summit | Summit Date | Members | Summiteers | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAKA25109 | 2025 | W Pillar | France | Jordi Sylvain Noguere | No | 21st May 2025 | 3 | - | 75% |
| MAKA09301 | 2009 | W Pillar | Switzerland | Ueli Steck | Yes | 24th September 2009 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| MAKA05101 | 2005 | W Pillar | Spain | Alberto Ayora | No | 20th May 2005 | 10 | - | 75% |
| MAKA04101 | 2004 | W Pillar | Kazakhstan | Maxut Zhumayev | Yes | 17th May 2004 | 9 | 4 | 75% |
| MAKA02104 | 2002 | W Pillar | Spain | Juanito Oiarzabal | No | 19th May 2002 | 8 | - | 75% |
| MAKA93301 | 1993 | W Pillar | Germany | Juergen Knappe | No | 2nd October 1993 | 4 | - | 75% |
| MAKA91301 | 1991 | W Pillar | Spain | Carles Valles | Yes | 2nd October 1991 | 5 | 2 | 75% |
| MAKA90101 | 1990 | W Pillar | USA | Catherine (Kitty) Calhoun | Yes | 18th May 1990 | 6 | 2 | 75% |
| MAKA89102 | 1989 | W Pillar | Spain | Jose Luis Zuloaga | No | 18th May 1989 | 4 | - | 75% |
| MAKA84101 | 1984 | W Pillar | USA | Carlos Buhler | No | 21st May 1984 | 6 | - | 75% |
| MAKA83301 | 1983 | W Pillar | New Zealand | Peter Hillary | No | 14th October 1983 | 4 | - | 75% |
| MAKA71101 | 1971 | W Pillar | France | Robert Paragot | Yes | 23rd May 1971 | 14 | 2 | 75% |
| MAKA80101 | 1980 | W Pillar (Ridge) | USA | John Roskelley | Yes | 15th May 1980 | 4 | 1 | 50% |
Note: These results are based on fuzzy route name matching. Route names in the Himalayan Database are not always spelt consistently, so this page may include expeditions using slightly different route name variants.