Makalu | 1998 Makalu La-NW Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Makalu in 1998 via Makalu La-NW Ridge, led by Park Young-Seok. Summit reached on 8th October 1998. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3216
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MAKA98302
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1998
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	Makalu La-NW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	S Korea
Leaders	Park Young-Seok
Sponsor	Dong Guk University 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	-
Basecamp Date	1998-09-23
Summit Date	1998-10-08
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	15
Total Days	26
Termination Date	1998-10-19
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 8200m due to strong winds
High Point (m)	8200
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	7
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	0
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	-
Campsites	BC(23/09,5200m),C1(26/09,6000m),C2(28/09,6500m),C3(05/10,7400m),C4(07/10,7500m),xxx(08/10,8200m)
Route Notes	C3 at Makalu La C4 at face High point at NW Face below summit. Summit bid abandoned because of deep snow. Park climbed with Japanese party without oxygen while Japanese were using oxygen but turned back together. Again Park wanted to go to top, but winds prevented climbed above C4 18 Oct and didn't sleep there.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Explore Himalaya
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2454128
Year	1998
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	makalu la-nw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	23138
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA98302
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Yong-Kwon
Last Name	Jung
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Hanam, Gyeonggi, S Korea
Occupation	Photographer
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	-
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	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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2435715
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yong-kwon jung
Year of Birth	1962
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23139
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA98302
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Hyung-Woo
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Jeju (Cheju), S Korea
Occupation	Office worker
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	-
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	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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2437941
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hyung-woo kim
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23140
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA98302
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Gang-Mo
Last Name	Park
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Masan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea
Occupation	Engineering 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	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
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	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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2440437
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gang-mo park
Year of Birth	1975
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23141
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA98302
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Young-Seok
Last Name	Park
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Leader
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Tour company owner
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8200
Summit Date 1	1998-10-08
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	(1963-2011) Died 18 Oct 2011 on Annapurna I from presumed avalanche
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2436303
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	young-seok park
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	23142
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA98302
Member ID	05
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Sang-Il
Last Name	Shim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Wonju, Gangwon, S Korea
Occupation	Office worker
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	-
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	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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2437692
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sang-il shim
Year of Birth	1967
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23143
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA98302
Member ID	07
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Jin-Ouk
Last Name	Yu
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Office worker
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	-
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	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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2438270
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jin-ouk yu
Year of Birth	1969
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23144
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA98302
Member ID	06
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Young-Nam
Last Name	Youn
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea
Occupation	Computer science 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	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
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	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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2440276
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	young-nam youn
Year of Birth	1974
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	41781
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA98302
Member ID	09
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Dawa
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	21
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kerung, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8200
Summit Date 1	1998-10-08
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	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	-70
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa tamang
Year of Birth	-
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	41782
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MAKA98302
Member ID	08
Peak ID	MAKA
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Kami Dorchi (Kami Dorje)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kerung, 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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8200
Summit Date 1	1998-10-08
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	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	-70
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kami dorchi (kami dorje) sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Yong-Kwon Jung	M	1962	S Korea	Climber	Hanam, Gyeonggi, S Korea	Photographer	Details Other expeditions
Hyung-Woo Kim	M	1968	S Korea	Climber	Jeju (Cheju), S Korea	Office worker	Details Other expeditions
Gang-Mo Park	M	1975	S Korea	Climber	Masan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea	Engineering student	Details Other expeditions
Young-Seok Park	M	1963	S Korea	Leader	Seoul, S Korea	Tour company owner	Details Other expeditions
Sang-Il Shim	M	1967	S Korea	Climber	Wonju, Gangwon, S Korea	Office worker	Details Other expeditions
Jin-Ouk Yu	M	1969	S Korea	Climber	Seoul, S Korea	Office worker	Details Other expeditions
Young-Nam Youn	M	1974	S Korea	Climber	Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea	Computer science student	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tamang	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kerung, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Kami Dorchi (Kami Dorje) Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kerung, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.