Ama Dablam | 2008 SW Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Ama Dablam in 2008 via SW Ridge, led by Lim Man-Jae. Summit reached on 16th January 2008. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6213
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID AMAD08401
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2008
Season 4
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Lim Man-Jae
Sponsor 2008 Ama Dablam Expedition
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 BC->Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2008-01-05
Summit Date 2008-01-16
Summit Time -
Summit Days 11
Total Days 15
Termination Date 2008-01-20
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6540m due to very strong wind
High Point (m) 6540
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 2000
Total Members 6
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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 Climbed Lobuche East (24 Jan by all members & two Sherpas)
Campsites BC(05/01,4500m),C1(08/01,5800m),C2(15/01,6000m),xxx(16/01,6540m)
Route Notes On 16 Jan, Choi, Lim, Thile Nuru and Chungba Nuru left C2 for C3. When they reached 6540m, strong wind started. They could not continue their climbing and descended to C2, slept there. Next day descended to BC. Other members Lee, Ong, Sohn and Song climbed up to C1. The weather was very windy almost every day. Team returned to Kathmandu on 28 Jan and will leave on 9 Feb. Lim said that he will come to attempt Ama Dablam next year. Sherpas: Changba Nuru Sherpa, 1964, Tate, Chaurikharka-7, Everest X7, Cho Oyu X1, Dhaulagiri I X1 Thile Nuru Sherpa, 26/5/74 (13/02/2031), Choplung, Chaurikharka-3 (Thile said that he had summited Everest X3, Lhotse X1 (dates does not remember), Lhotse in 2008 with Everest Parivar & Ama Dablam 2006 or 2007)
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Discover Adventure
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459145
Year 2008
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Byeong-Nam Choi M 1965 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Jeong-Gil Lee M 1964 S Korea Climber Gangwon-do, S Korea Wine shop owner Details Other expeditions
Man-Jae Lim M 1962 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Middle school teacher Details Other expeditions
Jin-Hwan Ong M 1979 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Teacher Details Other expeditions
John-Gohk Sohn F 1959 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Middle school teacher Details Other expeditions
Gui-Hwa Song F 1951 S Korea Climber Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi, S Korea Housewife Details Other expeditions
Thile Nurbu (Thile Nuru) Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Chheplung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Changba Nurbu (Chhongba Nuru) Sherpa M 1964 Nepal H-A Worker Tate, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.