Annapurna I | 2009 N Buttress-N Face

A S Korea expedition to Annapurna I in 2009 via N Buttress-N Face, led by Park Tea-Won. Summit reached on 21st April 2009. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6329
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN109105
Peak ID ANN1
Year 2009
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Buttress-N Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Park Tea-Won
Sponsor 2009 Gyeonggi-Do Korea Annapurna I Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 50th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Lete->Beri Kharka->Raxi Khola->Thulo Odar
Basecamp Date 2009-03-26
Summit Date 2009-04-21
Summit Time 1108
Summit Days 26
Total Days 33
Termination Date 2009-04-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8091
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 2700
Total Members 8
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 2
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 -
Campsites BC(26/03,4200m),ABC(30/03,5100m),C1(03/04,5600m),C2(19/04,6200m),C3(20/04,6800m),Smt(21/04)
Route Notes Sherpas: Chhiji Nurbu Sherpa, 30/7/1980 (15/04/2037), Sedua, Makalu-9, Ever 8/5/08 summited Makalu with Kim. Phurba Ongel Sherpa, 30/7/81 (15/04/2038), Sedua, Makalu, [Ever X3, Pumori??] Pemba Sherpa, 28/2/80 (16/11/2036), Sedua, Makalu-9 According to emails of Kang, apparently Kang, Chhiji Nurbu and Phurba Ongel left C3 at 10 pm on 20 April (calculated on the basis of elapsed time of 13 hours 8 minutes written by Kang in his email). They reached summit at 11:08 am. The team descended to C3 in 8 hours (at 7 pm). Other member's high points were Kim Cha-Nyun 5100m Kim Cheol-Soo 8000m Ko Nak-Young 6800m Nam Sang-Won 7800m Park Bok-Kyun 7200m Park Tea-Won (leader) 5700m Seong Nak-Sin 8000m Kim Cheol-Soo, Nam, Park Bok-Kyun and Seong: all these members might have started with Kang and two members turned around from 8000m, one member from 7200m and Nam from 7800m due to his frostbite and used oxygen [above 8000m?]. The team returned to Kathmandu on 2 May and left on 4 May.
Accidents Nam frostbite of three fingers of each hand (left and right)
Achievement -
Agency Trekking Camp Nepal
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459922
Year 2009
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n buttress-n face

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jung-Kuk Kang M 1971 S Korea Climber Suwon, Gyeonggi, S Korea Labor attorney Details Other expeditions
Cha-Nyun Kim M 1955 S Korea Climber Suwon, Gyeonggi, S Korea Construction company executive Details Other expeditions
Cheol-Soo Kim M 1968 S Korea Climber Suwon, Gyeonggi, S Korea Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Nak-Young Ko M 1978 S Korea Climber Suwon, Gyeonggi, S Korea Photographer & entertainer Details Other expeditions
Sang-Won Nam M 1965 S Korea Climber Suwon, Gyeonggi, S Korea Executive of steel trading company Details Other expeditions
Bok-Kyun Park M 1964 S Korea Climber Suwon, Gyeonggi, S Korea Sea food businessman Details Other expeditions
Tea-Won Park M 1963 S Korea Leader Suwon, Gyeonggi, S Korea Head of Korea Red Cross rescue team Details Other expeditions
Nak-Sin Seong M 1966 S Korea Climber Suwon, Gyeonggi, S Korea Air conditioning engineer Details Other expeditions
Chhiji Nurbu Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Ongel Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Sedua, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.