Makalu | 2008 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Makalu in 2008 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Hong Bo-Seong. Summit reached on 5th May 2008. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6072
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA08119
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	Hong Bo-Seong
Sponsor	Dynamic Busan 2008 Makalu-Lhotse Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	88th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	(see route notes)
Basecamp Date	2008-04-12
Summit Date	2008-05-05
Summit Time	1000
Summit Days	23
Total Days	26
Termination Date	2008-05-08
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8485
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	1800
Total Members	6
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	3
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Climbed Lhotse (LHOT-081-20)
Campsites	BC(12/04,5600m),C1(16/04,6400m),C2(17/04,7300m),C3(04/05,7600m),Smt(05/05)
Route Notes	Approach: Tumlingtar->Num->Sedua->Tashigaon->Kongma->Mumbuk->Thapgaon->Hillary BC Kim, Park, Seo, Tshering Dorje, Pasang and Mingma Dorje left C3 at 10 pm of 4 May. All reached summit at 10 am of 5 May. Stayed on summit for an hour. Descended to C3 at 2 pm. Next day to BC. Summit day weather was very good, blue sky, no wind. There was no other climbers on that day. Leader Hong slept in C1 on 16 April. Lee climbed up to 7000m on 1 May; he was tired and stop climbing. Miss Yu was together with Hong. The team returned to Kathmandu on 23 May and will leave on 26 May. Fixed rope: 1800m beteen C1 to C2. Sherpas: Tshering Dorje Sherpa, 26/06/2038 (12/10/81), Cheskam-2, Sankhuwasabha/Solu Pasang Bhote, 3/9/82 (18/05/2039), Hatiya-3, Everest X? Mingma Dorje Sherpa, 30/8/50 (14/05/2037), Makalu-5, Tashigaon, Everest X2
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Windhorse Trekking
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457500
Year	2008
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	45546
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08119
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Bo-Seong
Last Name	Hong
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Leader
Residence	Busan (Pusan), S Korea
Occupation	CEO of architectural company
Leader	True
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	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	2008-04-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2433540
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bo-seong hong
Year of Birth	1956
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	45547
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08119
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Chang-Ho
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Alpine instructor
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2008-05-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	88
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	(1969-2018) Died 10 Oct 2018 on Gurja Himal from avalanche blast
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438241
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chang-ho kim
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45548
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08119
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Se-Hyeon
Last Name	Lee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1985
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Jeollabuk, S Korea
Occupation	University 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	True
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	2008-05-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2444184
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	se-hyeon lee
Year of Birth	1985
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45549
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08119
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Jung-Yong
Last Name	Park
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Busan (Pusan), S Korea
Occupation	Trekking/climbing gear shop manager
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2008-05-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	88
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3 to smt to C3
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	2440641
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jung-yong park
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45550
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08119
Member ID	05
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Sung-Ho
Last Name	Seo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Busan (Pusan), S Korea
Occupation	Automobile welding engineer
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2008-05-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	88
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3 to smt to C3
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	2442040
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sung-ho seo
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45551
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08119
Member ID	06
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Hyang-Mi
Last Name	Yu
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Busan (Pusan), S Korea
Occupation	Busan Alpine Federation manager
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	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	2008-04-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2441434
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hyang-mi yu
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45552
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08119
Member ID	09
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Tshering Dorje (Tshiring Dorje)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Mamerku, Chheskam, Solukhumbu
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2008-05-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	88
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	2442747
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tshering dorje (tshiring dorje) sherpa
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	45553
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08119
Member ID	07
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Pasang
Last Name	Bhote
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Hungung, Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2008-05-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	88
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	(1982-2008) Died 2 Aug 2008 on K2 from avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443072
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang bhote
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	45554
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA08119
Member ID	08
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Dorchi/Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tashigaon, 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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2008-05-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	88
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	2442340
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma dorchi/dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Bo-Seong Hong	M	1956	S Korea	Leader	Busan (Pusan), S Korea	CEO of architectural company	Details Other expeditions
Chang-Ho Kim	M	1969	S Korea	Climber	Seoul, S Korea	Alpine instructor	Details Other expeditions
Se-Hyeon Lee	M	1985	S Korea	Climber	Jeollabuk, S Korea	University student	Details Other expeditions
Jung-Yong Park	M	1976	S Korea	Climber	Busan (Pusan), S Korea	Trekking/climbing gear shop manager	Details Other expeditions
Sung-Ho Seo	M	1979	S Korea	Climber	Busan (Pusan), S Korea	Automobile welding engineer	Details Other expeditions
Hyang-Mi Yu	F	1977	S Korea	Climber	Busan (Pusan), S Korea	Busan Alpine Federation manager	Details Other expeditions
Tshering Dorje (Tshiring Dorje) Sherpa	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Mamerku, Chheskam, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Bhote	M	1982	Nepal	H-A Worker	Hungung, Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Dorchi/Dorje Sherpa	M	1980	Nepal	H-A Worker	Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.