Ama Dablam | 1988 W Face-NW Ridge (did not reach ridge)
A S Korea expedition to Ama Dablam in 1988 via W Face-NW Ridge (did not reach ridge), led by Lee Hoon-Sang. Summit reached on 27th September 1988. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 868 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD88301 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 1988 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Face-NW Ridge (did not reach ridge) |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | S Korea |
| Leaders | Lee Hoon-Sang |
| Sponsor | 1988 Korea Alpine Club Kyung Dong O-B 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 | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1988-09-20 |
| Summit Date | 1988-09-27 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 7 |
| Total Days | 9 |
| Termination Date | 1988-09-29 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6000m due to dangerous stone fall and avalanching |
| High Point (m) | 6000 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| 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(20/09,4800m),C1.ABC(22/09,5600m),xxx(27/09,6000m) |
| Route Notes | BC at Mingbo Glacier moraine ABC C1 at Mingbo Glacier snow. After C1 established, lot of snow and wind and many snow avalanches which left mountain all rock, so waited for better weather. 25th September 2 members [Hyuk and Jang] to bottom of ridge, but late every morning stonefall and from W Face snow avalanches. Again waited several days for improved conditions. Much equipment from BC and during retreat from BC. |
| Accidents | Nothing serious |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Adventure Nepal |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2452255 |
| Year | 1988 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w face-nw ridge (did not reach ridge) |
Members
6 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| You-Dong Cho | M | 1963 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Nak-Hee Jang | M | 1960 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Businessman | Details Other expeditions |
| In-Hyo Jung | M | 1961 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | University student of architecture | Details Other expeditions |
| Koang-Sun Kim | M | 1960 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Businessman | Details Other expeditions |
| Hoon-Sang Lee | M | 1960 | S Korea | Leader | Seoul, S Korea | Motorcar salesman | Details Other expeditions |
| Whang Hyuk | M | 1961 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD88301 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 63:197 (1989) | - |
| AMAD88301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198919702/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam-Attempts | - | - | - |