원정 개요

BC slightly below normal route
C2 at Chago Glacier's moraine
C3 at Makalu La.

Tried to make C3 on 13th Sept but unable to do so because too much snow and very tired. Left loads at 7200m and down to C1 that day. There rested at BC and left BC again on 22nd for C1 and on up. Not difficult technically but altitude made climb slow. Japanese Makalu I had already route when this team arrived. On 25th left C4 at 4:40 am, on top at 7:20 am and back to C3 at 8:30 pm and slept in C2. Went quickly to top because Spaniards already on top on Makalu II one day before. Some difficulty with knife-edge ridge (soft snow, not deep) but Spaniards had made trail.