Annapurna I | 2009 N Face (Dutch Rib)

A S Korea expedition to Annapurna I in 2009 via N Face (Dutch Rib), led by Hong Bo-Seong. Summit reached on 3rd October 2009. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6581
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN109301
Peak ID ANN1
Year 2009
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face (Dutch Rib)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Hong Bo-Seong
Sponsor Dynamic Busan 2009 Hope Annapurna 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 Beni->Lete->Thulobugin Pass
Basecamp Date 2009-09-18
Summit Date 2009-10-03
Summit Time -
Summit Days 15
Total Days 32
Termination Date 2009-10-20
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7200m due to jet stream and danger of avalanche
High Point (m) 7200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 300
Total Members 3
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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 Climbed Tharpu Chuli on 1 Nov by all three members
Campsites BC(18/09,4100m),ABC(19/09,5100m),C1(25/09,5400m),C2(26/09,6100m),C3(02/10,6700m),xxx(03/10,7200m)
Route Notes Kim and Seo left C3 at 1 am on 3 Oct and reached at 7200m at 4:30 am. There was white-out, snowfall, so they turned around to C3 at 6:30 am. They slept at C3. Next day descended to BC. The team returned to Kathmandu on 9 Nov and will leave on 11 Nov. Before the team's return the leader and members trekked to Annapurna South. They crossed the glacier to reach Tharpu Chuli BC which they put up on 28 Oct at 4080m and C1 on 29 Oct at 4700m. They summited Tharpu Chuli on 1 Nov at 9:20 am, and stayed on summit for about one hour; good weather, no wind, very good view. They descended to BC same day. They left Tharpu Chuli BC on 2 Nov for Pun Hill, then to Pokhara. From Pokhara they went to Chitwan. On Annapurna, leader climbed up to 5100m and rest of the time he stayed at BC. Fixed rope: 300m above C3.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Windhorse Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460087
Year 2009
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face (dutch rib)

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Bo-Seong Hong M 1956 S Korea Leader Busan (Pusan), S Korea Architect Details Other expeditions
Chang-Ho Kim M 1969 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Consultant to outdoor and climbing equipment company Details Other expeditions
Sung-Ho Seo M 1979 S Korea Climber Busan (Pusan), S Korea Welding engineer Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ANN109301 KAN Busan Dynamic Dream 209 Annapurna I Expedition - - 2:5 (Apr 2010) -