Ama Dablam | 2007 SW Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Ama Dablam in 2007 via SW Ridge, led by Kyun Woo-Byung. Summit reached on 16th November 2007. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5817
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD07305
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2007
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Kyun Woo-Byung
Sponsor Seoul High School Mount Villa Club 2007 Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->Dingboche->Chhukung->Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2007-11-08
Summit Date 2007-11-16
Summit Time 1800
Summit Days 8
Total Days 12
Termination Date 2007-11-20
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Climbed Island Peak (5 Nov)
Campsites BC(08/11,4600m),C1(12/11,5800m),C2(14/11,6100m),Smt(16,18/11)
Route Notes Kyun and Chonga Tshiring left C2 at 3 am on 16 Nov, reached summit at 6 pm, stayed on summit abut 30 minutes. Descended to C2 at 1 am on 17 Nov. Rested for six hours then to BC at 4 pm. Weather was very good but little windy. 5 or 6 other climbers (maybe British) summited on that day. Choi, You and Kanchha Sherpa left C2 at 9:30 pm of 17 Nov. Choi reached summit at 5:20 am and You and Kanchha at 5:40 am on 18 Nov. All three (2 members and 1 Sherpa) left summit at 6:10 am, reached C2 at about 9:30 am then to BC at 7 pm. Weather was clear but very cold and very windy. Jung went up to C2 on 14 Nov, but he suffered from cough and headache and descended to BC with Kyun on 17 Nov. Kim slept at C1 on 14 Nov, suffered from headache and next day descended to BC. The team returned Kathmandu on 23 Nov and will be leaving on 29 Nov. The team visited Pokhara from 24-28 Nov. The team members did not see anybody trying to use oxygen on the mountain. Sherpas: Kanchha Sherpa, 23/1/81, Beni-5 Chonga Tshiring Sherpa, 19/11/81, Lagarche-9, Sindhupalchowk 1st time on expedition peak Oxygen: Chonga said Jung suffered from headache at C2. He stayed at C2 two nights and used oxygen for sleeping.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Everest Expeditions
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459038
Year 2007
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jae-Hyuk Choi M 1975 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Cosmetics and skin-care items salesman Details Other expeditions
Bo-Young Jung M 1980 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Climbing gear shop manager Details Other expeditions
Yong-Sik Kim M 1980 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Dealer in polyethelene material (for upholstery, etc.) Details Other expeditions
Woo-Byung Kyun M 1975 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Polyethelene import company's sales manager Details Other expeditions
Sung-Lin You M 1982 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Climbing gear salesman Details Other expeditions
Kanchha Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Mopung, Beni-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Chonga Tshiring Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Lagarche-9, Sindhupalchowk - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.