Makalu | 2008 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Makalu in 2008 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Oh Eun-Sun. Summit reached on 13th May 2008. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6071
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MAKA08118
Peak ID MAKA
Year 2008
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Oh Eun-Sun
Sponsor Oh Eun-Sun Makalu-Lhotse Expedition 2008
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 100
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Tumlingtar->Num->Sedua->Tashigaon->Kongma->Yangri Kharka->Yalekhung
Basecamp Date 2008-04-14
Summit Date 2008-05-13
Summit Time 1130
Summit Days 29
Total Days 32
Termination Date 2008-05-16
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8485
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 800
Total Members 1
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 1
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 Lhotse (LHOT-081-17)
Campsites BC(14/04,5600m),C2(22/04,6700m),C4(04/05,7400m),Smt(13/05)
Route Notes Miss Oh, Thilen and Nima Sherpa left C4 at 8:30 pm on 12 May. Nima had to turn around from 7700m because his toes started getting too cold. He was not in good shape. Miss Oh and Thilen reached summit at 11:30 am of 13 May. The team stayed on summit for 10-15 minutes and descended to C4 around 5 pm. Spent night there. Next the day to BC. Summit day weather was foggy, but no wind; on the summit it was cold. Ahead of Miss Oh there were one Swiss climber with oxygen with one Sherpa. Only four people summited on that day. The team trekked down to Yangri Kharka, took helicopter to Tumlingtar and returned to Kathmandu on 18 May. She left Kathmandu on 20 May to Lukla for Lhotse. Fixed rope: 100m between C2 to summit. Sherpas: Thilen Sherpa, 18/5/68 (05/02/2025), Makalu-5, Nurbugaon, Everest X7 Nima Sherpa, 14/2/77 (03/11/2033), Makalu-5, Everest X1
Accidents -
Achievement 1st S Korean Woman on summit
Agency Korean Treks & Expeditions
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457508
Year 2008
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) makalu la-nw ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Eun-Sun Oh F 1966 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Thilen Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nima (Ngima) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.