Ama Dablam | 1994 SW Ridge
A S Korea expedition to Ama Dablam in 1994 via SW Ridge, led by Son Moon-Kyu. Summit reached on 10th September 1994. 10 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1384 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | AMAD94301 |
| Peak ID | AMAD |
| Year | 1994 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | S Korea |
| Leaders | Son Moon-Kyu |
| Sponsor | 1994 Korean Himalaya Exped to Ama Dablam, Tawache & Cholatse |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 145 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1994-08-30 |
| Summit Date | 1994-09-10 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 11 |
| Total Days | 16 |
| Termination Date | 1994-09-15 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6814 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| 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 Cholatse (CHOL-943-01) and Tawoche (TAWO-943-01) |
| Campsites | BC(30/08,4500m),C1(01/09,5200m),C2(04/09,5700m),Smt(10/09) |
| Route Notes | Up on arrival in Khumbu by helicopter to Shyangboche 5 Koreans (including Ro at BC only and Sarki Nurbu Lama) to Ama Dablam BC while 5 Koreans went to Tawoche BC. Ama Dablam climbed by SW Ridge by 2 Koreans only (other 2 Koreans sick and Sarki not interested in for him a second ascent). On 10th Sept on Ama Dablam top were Kim Young-Jeoung and Park Bung-Gil; Kim Young-Su and Ro Im-Jun to C1 only. In spare time 5 other Koreans, Ila Tashi and Lhakpa Gyalu Sherpa to Tawoche and must have climbed SE Face as planned with summit reached on 9th Sept by 3 members, Lee Seung-Bok, Lim Sam-Gyun and Gang Hee-Chang. To Cholatse went 3 Tawoche Koreans (none from Ama Dablam) and Sarki Nurbu Lama: Lee, Lim (who stayed at Cholatse BC only) and Kim Young-Su who did not reach summit. Climbed SW Ridge of Cholatse. * 2 Tawoche members went home as soon as that climb finished. Cholatse BC left on 16th Sept and met Ama Dablam people at Namche one day after they had gotten there (16th Sept). Cholatse summiters could not descend to C2 same day (very deep snow), but spent night in crevasse. Very difficult climb; very deep snow on Ama Dablam ascent also. |
| Accidents | 1 member slight injury to leg on Cholatse |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Khumbu Himalayan Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2454480 |
| Year | 1994 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
10 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hee-Chang Gang | M | 1969 | S Korea | Climber (Tawoche) | Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea | Shopkeeper | Details Other expeditions |
| Young-Jeoung Kim | M | 1967 | S Korea | Climber | Chungnam, Jeollabuk, S Korea | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Young-Su Kim | M | 1971 | S Korea | Climber (Tawoche) | Puyo, Chungcheongnam, S Korea | Truck driver | Details Other expeditions |
| Seung-Bok Lee | M | 1970 | S Korea | Climber (Tawoche) | Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea | Building maintenance foreman | Details Other expeditions |
| Sam-Gyun Lim | M | 1958 | S Korea | Climbing Leader (Tawoche) | Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea | Assistant manager in Construction company | Details Other expeditions |
| Bung-Gil Park | M | 1966 | S Korea | Deputy Leader | Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea | Building maintenance foreman | Details Other expeditions |
| Byoung-Sun Park | M | 1969 | S Korea | Climber | Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea | Building maintenance foreman | Details Other expeditions |
| Im-Jun Ro | M | 1953 | S Korea | Exp Captain | Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea | Shopkeeper | Details Other expeditions |
| Moon-Kyu Son | M | 1955 | S Korea | Leader | Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea | Chief of building maintenance company | Details Other expeditions |
| Suk-Min Yun | M | 1966 | S Korea | ABC Mgr (Tawoche) | Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea | Building maintenance foreman | Details Other expeditions |
References
5 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAD94301 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 69:241 (1995) | - |
| AMAD94301 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 69:242 (1995) | - |
| AMAD94301 | HIGH | - | - | - | 151:18 (Jun 1995) | - |
| AMAD94301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199524201/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam-Tawoche-and-Cholatse | - | - | - |
| AMAD94301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199524102/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam-in-the-Post-Monsoon | - | - | - |