Makalu | 2017 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Makalu in 2017 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Lee Chang-Baek. Summit reached on 9th May 2017. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9427
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA17107
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2017
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	S Korea
Leaders	Lee Chang-Baek
Sponsor	Korean Makalu Expedition 2017
Success 1	False
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Tumlingtar, Jeep to Num, trekked to BC
Basecamp Date	2017-04-05
Summit Date	2017-05-09
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	34
Total Days	48
Termination Date	2017-05-23
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7450m due to bad weather
High Point (m)	7450
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
Summit Hired	0
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	-
Campsites	BC(05/04,4700m),ABC(16/04,5600m),C1(25/04,6100m),C2(27/04,6650m),C3(09/05,7450m),xxx(09,19/05,7450m)
Route Notes	BC 05/04 4700m ABC 16/04 5600m C1 25/04 6100m C2 27/04 6650m C3 09/05 7450m HPt 09/05+19/05 7450m by Kim Dong-Jin, Pasang. All other members apart from Lee Chang-Baek reached C1 on 25 May. They were too weak or sick to continue. Lee Chang-Baek stayed at BC as BC manager. Kim Dong-Jin did not carry on due to bad weather. Oxygen: Taken and used from C2 to C3 to C2 by Kim Dong-Jin.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	NE-KO Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460845
Year	2017
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	68672
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA17107
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Chang-Baek
Last Name	Lee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Leader, BC Manager
Residence	Jeju City, Jeju (Cheju), S Korea
Occupation	Owner of Outdoor Sports shopping centre
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	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	False
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	2438502
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chang-baek lee
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	68673
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA17107
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Jong-Jin
Last Name	Kang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	-
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)	6100
Summit Date 1	2017-04-25
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	2438992
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jong-jin kang
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	68674
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA17107
Member ID	05
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Yeong-Rong
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Car 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	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6100
Summit Date 1	2017-04-25
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	2439272
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yeong-rong kim
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	68675
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA17107
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Dong-Jin
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Jeju City, Jeju (Cheju), S Korea
Occupation	Automobile engineer
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7450
Summit Date 1	2017-05-09
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C2 to C3 to C2
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	2
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2440011
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dong-jin kim
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	68676
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA17107
Member ID	06
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Kyoung-Ah
Last Name	Oh
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Jeju City, Jeju (Cheju), S Korea
Occupation	Outdoor shop owner
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)	6100
Summit Date 1	2017-04-25
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	2438250
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kyoung-ah oh
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	68677
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA17107
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Moon-Yong
Last Name	Jo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Jeju City, Jeju (Cheju), S Korea
Occupation	Logistics officer
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)	6100
Summit Date 1	2017-04-25
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	2439479
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	moon-yong jo
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	68678
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA17107
Member ID	07
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Pasang Namgyal
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7450
Summit Date 1	2017-05-09
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	2
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2439694
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang namgyal sherpa
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Hired

7 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Chang-Baek Lee	M	1969	S Korea	Leader, BC Manager	Jeju City, Jeju (Cheju), S Korea	Owner of Outdoor Sports shopping centre	Details Other expeditions
Jong-Jin Kang	M	1971	S Korea	Climber	Seoul, S Korea	-	Details Other expeditions
Yeong-Rong Kim	M	1971	S Korea	Climber	Seoul, S Korea	Car salesman	Details Other expeditions
Dong-Jin Kim	M	1973	S Korea	Climber	Jeju City, Jeju (Cheju), S Korea	Automobile engineer	Details Other expeditions
Kyoung-Ah Oh	F	1969	S Korea	Climber	Jeju City, Jeju (Cheju), S Korea	Outdoor shop owner	Details Other expeditions
Moon-Yong Jo	M	1972	S Korea	Climber	Jeju City, Jeju (Cheju), S Korea	Logistics officer	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Namgyal Sherpa	M	1972	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.