Makalu | 2009 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Makalu in 2009 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Kim Jae-Soo. Summit reached on 1st May 2009. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6482
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA09109
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2009
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	S Korea
Leaders	Kim Jae-Soo
Sponsor	Colon Sport Challenge Team Makalu Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	112 w/S Kor (Lee)
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Tumlingtar->Num->Sedua->Tashigaon->Koma->Mumbruk->Tatasha->Tongmang
Basecamp Date	2009-04-07
Summit Date	2009-05-01
Summit Time	1030
Summit Days	24
Total Days	27
Termination Date	2009-05-04
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8485
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	4000
Total Members	3
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	2
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Climbed Kangchenjunga (KANG-091-07) and Dhaulagiri I (DHA1-092-01)
Campsites	BC(07/04,5600m),ABC(11/04,6000m),C1(14/04,6600m),C2(29/04,7350m),C3(30/04,7600m),Smt(01/05)
Route Notes	Kim, Go, two members of other Korean (Ulsan) expedition, Mingma Tshering and Sona left C3 at 11:10 pm on 30 April for summit. Kim and Go along with other Korean team members and three shared Sherpas reached the summit at 10:30 am on 1 May. They stayed on summit for about 30 minutes, descended to C3 at 3 pm, slept there. Next day to BC. Summit day weather was very good, no wind, no clouds. No other team summited on that day. Other member Mun left BC on 25 April due to severe toothache. He climbed up to 7000m below C2 on 19 April; he returned to Kathmandu on around 30 April and left Kathmandu on 7 May. Kim and Go returned to Kathmandu on 24 May. Sherpas: Tshering Dorje Sherpa, 12/10/81 (26/06/2038), Chheskam-2, Makalu X1, Lhotse X1, Cho Oyu X1 Sona Sherpa, 27/11/77 (11/08/2034), Chheskam-2 Plus one Sherpa from other S Korean team.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Advance BC Trekking/NE-KO Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457907
Year	2009
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	48557
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA09109
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Mi-Sun
Last Name	Go
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Alpinist
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	2009-05-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	112
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 7900m
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	(1967-2009) Died 11 July 2009 on Nanga Parbat from falling
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437600
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mi-sun go
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	48558
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA09109
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Jae-Soo
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Leader
Residence	Gimhae (Kimhae), Gyeongsangnam, S Korea
Occupation	CEO of shoe material company
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8485
Summit Date 1	2009-05-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	112
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 7900m
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	2435189
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jae-soo kim
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	48559
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA09109
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Chul-Han
Last Name	Mun
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	36
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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	2009-04-19
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	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2439425
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chul-han mun
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	48560
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA09109
Member ID	05
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Tshering Dorje (Tshiring Dorje)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	27
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	2009-05-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	112
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 7900m
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	2442727
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tshering dorje (tshiring dorje) sherpa
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	48571
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA09109
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Sona
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Chheskam-2, 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	2009-05-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	112
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 7800m
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	1st 8000er
Necrology	(1977-2013) Died 23 June 2013 in Nanga Parbat base camp from terrorist attack
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441315
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sona sherpa
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Mi-Sun Go	F	1967	S Korea	Climber	Seoul, S Korea	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Jae-Soo Kim	M	1961	S Korea	Leader	Gimhae (Kimhae), Gyeongsangnam, S Korea	CEO of shoe material company	Details Other expeditions
Chul-Han Mun	M	1972	S Korea	Climber	Seoul, S Korea	Alpine instructor	Details Other expeditions
Tshering Dorje (Tshiring Dorje) Sherpa	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Mamerku, Chheskam, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Sona Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	H-A Worker	Chheskam-2, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	8209
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MAKA09109
Reference ID	01
Year	2009
Type	2
Journal	KAN
Author	-
Title	Female Climbers
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2009
Language	English
Citation	1:11-12 (Sep 2009)
Yak 94	-
Notes	Korean Alpine News (Sep 2009)

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
MAKA09109	KAN	-	Female Climbers	-	1:11-12 (Sep 2009)	-