Ama Dablam | 1991 SW Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Ama Dablam in 1991 via SW Ridge, led by Lee Kyu-Sun. Summit reached on 15th December 1991. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1067
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Expedition ID AMAD91402
Peak ID AMAD
Year 1991
Season 4
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Lee Kyu-Sun
Sponsor 1991 Korea Seoul National Teachers College Alpine Club
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 95th (w/Aus),96th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1991-12-05
Summit Date 1991-12-15
Summit Time -
Summit Days 10
Total Days 16
Termination Date 1991-12-21
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6814
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 800
Total Members 5
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
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(05/12,4800m),C1(07/12,5800m),C2(11/12,6200m),C3(13/12,6500m),Smt(15,19/12)
Route Notes BC at above Mingbo, next to Australians.
Accidents Kim old knee injury revived 200m below summit 19 Dec; nothing else
Achievement -
Agency Universal Trekking Network
Commercial Route True
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453477
Year 1991
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ki-Ho Choi M 1947 S Korea Deputy Leader Seoul, S Korea Primary school teacher Details Other expeditions
Kwang-Seon Kim M 1959 S Korea Climbing Leader Seoul, S Korea Primary school teacher Details Other expeditions
Kyu-Sun Lee M 1946 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Professor, teachers college Details Other expeditions
Kyung-Lee Park F 1965 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Primary school teacher Details Other expeditions
Byoung-Cheul Yoo M 1968 S Korea Climber Suwon, Gyeonggi, S Korea Primary school teacher Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
AMAD91402 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 66:209 (1992) -
AMAD91402 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199220902/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam-Winter-Ascents - - -