Ama Dablam | 1983 SW Ridge
A S Korea expedition to Ama Dablam in 1983 via SW Ridge, led by Nam Sun-Woo. Summit reached on 5th December 1983. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 150 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD83401 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 1983 |
| Season | 4 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | S Korea |
| Leaders | Nam Sun-Woo |
| Sponsor | 1983 S Korean Ama Dablam Winter Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 33rd,34th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1983-11-28 |
| Summit Date | 1983-12-05 |
| Summit Time | 1150 |
| Summit Days | 7 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 3 |
| Summit Members | 3 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| 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(28/11,4950m),C1(01/12,5670m),C2(03/12,5950m),C3(04/12,6170m),Smt(05-06/12) |
| Route Notes | BC at French 1983 autumn C1 site; same site as south pass 1981 BC. Nam alone because sirdar went down to C2 and Nam thought weather was going to change. Banskota, Ministry of Tourism - 11 Dec 83 Nam reached top at 11:50 am 5 Dec. Left C3 (6170m) at 6:00 am and returned to C3 14:30 hours. 6 Dec Lim and Kim started for top from C3 at 6:30 am and Lim reached top at 11:00 am and Kim 11:10 am. Lim stayed 30 minutes and Kim 20 minutes; returned to C3 at 1:30 pm. Are in KTM in good health. Weather fine but windy. Used no Sherpas. |
| Accidents | From C3 to top very steep and dangerous, so sirdar did not want to try for summit. Did not use fixed rope but 11 pitches snow anchor and Nam abseiled down |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Amtrek |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2450492 |
| Year | 1983 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
3 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young-Soo Kim | M | 1948 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Clerk in clothing company | Details Other expeditions |
| Byung-Gil Lim | M | 1955 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Student, mechanical engineering | Details Other expeditions |
| Sun-Woo Nam | M | 1955 | S Korea | Leader | Seoul, S Korea | Travel agent staff member | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD83401 | AAJ | - | - | - | 58:237 (1984) | - |
| AMAD83401 | MM | - | - | - | 97:10 (May 1984) | - |
| AMAD83401 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198423702/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam-Winter-Ascent | - | - | - |