Ama Dablam | 2011 SW Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Ama Dablam in 2011 via SW Ridge, led by Lee Choong-Hwan. Summit reached on 1st November 2011. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7328
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Expedition ID AMAD11310
Peak ID AMAD
Year 2011
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Lee Choong-Hwan
Sponsor Bucheon Alpine School 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->Debuche
Basecamp Date 2011-10-20
Summit Date 2011-11-01
Summit Time 1300
Summit Days 12
Total Days 18
Termination Date 2011-11-07
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 100
Total Members 7
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 3
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(20/10,4600m),C1(28/10,5800m),C2(30/10,6100m),C3(31/10,6400m),Smt(01/11)
Route Notes Kim Jung-Jae, Rhee, Min, Mingma Thinduk, Ngima and Lhakpa Wangel started their summit push at 6 am from C3 on 1 Nov. They got to the top at 1 pm, stayed on summit for one hour and 30 minutes, then back to C3 between 4-5 pm. The team slept there. Next day 2 Nov, slept in C1 and on 3 Nov to BC. The summit day weather has cold and windy. The second team consisting of Jo and Lee went up to C3 on 4 Nov and that was the high point for them. Cho stayed on in BC throughout the expedition. Kim Myung-Kwang climbed up to C2 on 3 Nov. Fixed rope: 100m from C3 to summit. Sherpas: Mingma Thinduk, 2/12/82 (17/8/2039), Nurbugaon, Makalu-9, Annapurna 17/4/10 Ngima, 14/02/77 (3/11/2033), Nurbugaon, Makalu-9, Everest X1, Makalau X2, Kangch X1 Lhakpa Wangel, 19/8/66 (03/5/2023), Nurbugaon, Makalu-9, Makalu X3, Manaslu X1, Everest X1
Accidents Rhee minor frostbite (middle finger of right hand)
Achievement -
Agency Korean Treks & Expeditions
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460578
Year 2011
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Hun-Heang Cho M 1952 S Korea Climber Bucheon, Gyeonggi, S Korea Printing company owner Details Other expeditions
Young-Hyen Jo F 1958 S Korea Climber Paju-gun, Gyeonggi, S Korea Housewife Details Other expeditions
Jung-Jae Kim M 1960 S Korea Climber Bucheon, Gyeonggi, S Korea Government official Details Other expeditions
Myung-Kwang Kim M 1959 S Korea Climber Incheon, S Korea Government official Details Other expeditions
Choong-Hwan Lee M 1964 S Korea Leader Bucheon, Gyeonggi, S Korea President of mountain wear mmanufacturing company Details Other expeditions
Kyung-Sun Min M 1952 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Owner of electronic parts manufacturing company Details Other expeditions
Yoon-Sung Rhee M 1959 S Korea Climber Incheon, S Korea Property developer Details Other expeditions
Mingma Thinduk Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbu Chaur, Upper Walung, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nima (Ngima) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Ongyal (Lhakpa Wangel) Sherpa M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.