Ama Dablam | 2008 SW Ridge

A China expedition to Ama Dablam in 2008 via SW Ridge, led by Lik-Hang Herman Poon. Summit reached on 17th October 2008. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6312
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD08342
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	China
Leaders	Lik-Hang Herman Poon
Sponsor	Chinese on Ama Dablam
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	Lukla->Namche->Lobuche->Kalapattar->Dingboche->Pangboche
Basecamp Date	2008-10-08
Summit Date	2008-10-17
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	9
Total Days	12
Termination Date	2008-10-20
Termination Reason	9
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 5500m due to route not open, lack of time
High Point (m)	5500
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(08/10,4500m),C1(12/10,5100m),xxx(17/10,5500m)
Route Notes	Poon and Rai left C1 on 17 Oct at about 8 am. When they arrived at about 5500m, the route was not open and they could not do it; so then decided to give up and descended to BC same day. Poon returned to Kathmandu on 22 Oct and left on 23 Oct. Hired: Jaya Prakash Rai, 28/3/74 (15/12/2030), Makalu-6 Summited Ratna Chuli in 2008 [??], 99. Tukuche 1999 (Japanese) [??], Gyaji Kang 2008 [??], Makalu on 8 May 2008 (French, Ludovic Challeat)
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Treks (Him Treks) (Monterosa Treks pmt)
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459420
Year	2008
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	47162
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08342
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Lik-Hang Herman
Last Name	Poon
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	China
Status	Leader
Residence	Hong Kong
Occupation	Office worker
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5500
Summit Date 1	2008-10-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	2438464
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lik-hang herman poon
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	47163
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD08342
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Jaya Bahadur (Prakash)
Last Name	Rai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Makalu-6, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5500
Summit Date 1	2008-10-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	2440058
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jaya bahadur (prakash) rai
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Lik-Hang Herman Poon	M	1969	China	Leader	Hong Kong	Office worker	Details Other expeditions
Jaya Bahadur (Prakash) Rai	M	1974	Nepal	H-A Worker	Makalu-6, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.