Makalu, Post-Monsoon. There were two successful Spanish expeditions on
the Kukuczka ridge of Makalu in the post-monsoon season. An expedition led by
Jordi Bosch placed Josep Permane on the summit on September 24 and Xavier
Robiro and Carles Figueras on September 30. This group made two unautho­
rized ascents of Kangchungtse by its south ridge: Ramón Estiu on September 15
and Joan Cardona on September 30. (There has been an increase of illegal
ascents of late. A Spaniard, Antonio Martínez, not a member of either of these
expeditions, was stopped before he had climbed very high on Dhaulagiri by a
government-appointed liaison officer with an authorized expedition. He was
taken to Kathmandu, where he was fined about $1750.) The second Spanish
expedition was led by Alberto Iñurrategi. On September 30, Alberto and Félix
Iñurrategi and Felipe Uriarte reached the summit of Makalu.
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