Makalu | 2023 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Makalu in 2023 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Kim Dong-Jin. Summit reached on 14th May 2023. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	11153
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA23109
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2023
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	S Korea
Leaders	Kim Dong-Jin
Sponsor	2023 Jeju Makalu Expedition
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	Dhankuta->Num->Makalu BC
Basecamp Date	2023-04-15
Summit Date	2023-05-14
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	29
Total Days	37
Termination Date	2023-05-22
Termination Reason	9
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7800m due to lack of time (and bad weather?)
High Point (m)	7800
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	6
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(15/04,4870m),ABC(17/04,5700m),C1,C2,C3,xxx(14/05,7800m)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	NE-KO Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2464532
Year	2023
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	85177
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA23109
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Dong-Jin
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Leader
Residence	Jeju City, Jeju (Cheju), S Korea
Occupation	Automobile engineer
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7800
Summit Date 1	2023-05-14
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	-
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	3
Summit Term	16
HCN	0
Checksum	2440072
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	dong-jin kim
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	85178
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA23109
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Seong-Min
Last Name	Bak
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	-
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7800
Summit Date 1	2023-05-14
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	-
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	3
Summit Term	16
HCN	0
Checksum	2441422
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	seong-min bak
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	85179
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA23109
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Sung-Chun
Last Name	Kang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	-
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7800
Summit Date 1	2023-05-14
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	-
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	3
Summit Term	16
HCN	0
Checksum	2439846
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	sung-chun kang
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	85180
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA23109
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Jeong-Sik
Last Name	Moon
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	-
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7800
Summit Date 1	2023-05-14
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	-
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	3
Summit Term	16
HCN	0
Checksum	2440027
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	jeong-sik moon
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	85181
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA23109
Member ID	05
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Ang Rita
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1996
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7800
Summit Date 1	2023-05-14
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	-
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	3
Summit Term	16
HCN	0
Checksum	2448109
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	ang rita sherpa
Year of Birth	1996
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	85182
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA23109
Member ID	06
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Kami
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	56
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Sedua, 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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7800
Summit Date 1	2023-05-14
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	-
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 Temba
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	16
HCN	0
Checksum	2437343
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	kami sherpa
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	57
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	85183
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA23109
Member ID	07
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Lakpa Tenjin
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7800
Summit Date 1	2023-05-14
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	-
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	3
Summit Term	16
HCN	0
Checksum	2441198
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	lakpa tenjin sherpa
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Hired

7 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Dong-Jin Kim	M	1973	S Korea	Leader	Jeju City, Jeju (Cheju), S Korea	Automobile engineer	Details Other expeditions
Seong-Min Bak	M	1977	S Korea	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Sung-Chun Kang	M	1973	S Korea	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Jeong-Sik Moon	M	1973	S Korea	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Rita Sherpa	M	1996	Nepal	H-A Worker	Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Kami Sherpa	M	1966	Nepal	H-A Worker	Sedua, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Lakpa Tenjin Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	H-A Worker	Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.