Makalu | 2001 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Makalu in 2001 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Han Wang-Yong. Summit reached on 14th May 2001. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3850
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA01110
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2001
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	S Korea
Leaders	Han Wang-Yong
Sponsor	Korean Makalu Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	69th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Hile->Tumlingtar->Nun->Sedua->BC
Basecamp Date	2001-04-08
Summit Date	2001-05-14
Summit Time	1215
Summit Days	36
Total Days	39
Termination Date	2001-05-17
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8485
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	1600
Total Members	6
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	True
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(08/04,5600m),C1(11/04,6600m),C2(18/04,7400m),C3(01/05,7800m),Smt(14/05)
Route Notes	May 14: left C3 at 01:00; summit at about 12:15 hours. Spent about half-hour on top. Returned to C3 about 17:00 hours. May 15: to BC First Attempt - May 02: had to return from below 200m from top. Second attempt - May 07: failed due to snow, wind and fog. On the summit day - they were followed by Austrian and Italian teams. The expedition team returned to KTM on 23 from Tumlingtar and leaving on May 25. Summit Sherpas: Mingma, July 1977, Upper Walung, Makalu VDC, Manaslu Spr 2000, Cho Oyu Aut 2000, brother of Chhang Dawa. Chhang Dawa, July-Aug 1981, from Mingma's village, 1st 8000er Source of above information Mr Lee Dong-Ho.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Beyond Base Camp
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2454945
Year	2001
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	30339
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA01110
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Wang-Yong
Last Name	Han
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Leader
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Sportswear company sales manager
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2001-05-14
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1215
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	69
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437396
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wang-yong han
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	30340
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA01110
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Dong-Ho
Last Name	Lee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Alpinist & expeditions organizer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2433420
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dong-ho lee
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30341
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA01110
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Mi-Gon
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Namwon, Jeollabuk, S Korea
Occupation	Salesman of metal products for household appliances
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2001-05-14
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1215
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	69
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439603
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mi-gon kim
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30342
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA01110
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Sun-Young
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	19
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Namwon, Jeollabuk, S Korea
Occupation	College student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2442969
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sun-young kim
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	20
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30343
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA01110
Member ID	05
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	San-Kyo
Last Name	Shin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Salesman
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2440275
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	san-kyo shin
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30344
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA01110
Member ID	06
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Young-Gue
Last Name	Song
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea
Occupation	Salesman of building supplies
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2438720
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	young-gue song
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30345
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA01110
Member ID	08
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Mingma
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Nurbu Chaur, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2001-05-14
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1215
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	69
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Brother of Chhang Dawa and Tashi Lhakpa
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441676
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma sherpa
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	30346
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA01110
Member ID	07
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Chhang Dawa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	18
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Nurbu Chaur, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2001-05-14
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1215
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	69
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Brother of Mingma Dorje and Tashi Lhakpa; 1st 8000er
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443177
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chhang dawa sherpa
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	19
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Wang-Yong Han	M	1966	S Korea	Leader	Seoul, S Korea	Sportswear company sales manager	Details Other expeditions
Dong-Ho Lee	M	1955	S Korea	Climber	Seoul, S Korea	Alpinist & expeditions organizer	Details Other expeditions
Mi-Gon Kim	M	1972	S Korea	Climber	Namwon, Jeollabuk, S Korea	Salesman of metal products for household appliances	Details Other expeditions
Sun-Young Kim	M	1981	S Korea	Climber	Namwon, Jeollabuk, S Korea	College student	Details Other expeditions
San-Kyo Shin	M	1974	S Korea	Climber	Seoul, S Korea	Salesman	Details Other expeditions
Young-Gue Song	M	1970	S Korea	Climber	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea	Salesman of building supplies	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Sherpa	M	1978	Nepal	H-A Worker	Nurbu Chaur, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Chhang Dawa Sherpa	M	1982	Nepal	H-A Worker	Nurbu Chaur, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.