Annapurna I | 2009 N Face

A S Korea expedition to Annapurna I in 2009 via N Face, led by Kim Jae-Soo. Summit reached on 3rd October 2009. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6583
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Expedition ID ANN109303
Peak ID ANN1
Year 2009
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Kim Jae-Soo
Sponsor Go Memorial Annapurna I 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 2009-09-06
Summit Date 2009-10-03
Summit Time -
Summit Days 27
Total Days 33
Termination Date 2009-10-09
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7700m due to heavy snow and serac avalanche
High Point (m) 7700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 3000
Total Members 2
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(06/09,4100m),ABC(14/09,5100m),C1(24/09,5600m),C2(01/10,6400m),C3(02/10,7100m),xxx(03/10,7700m)
Route Notes Kim started his summit bid from C3 at 1:30 am on 3 October with Mun, Tshering, Sona and Pasang. When the team reached at 7700m around 10 am there was lots of snow, strong wind and total white-out. Then the team and other Korean expeditions including Miss Oh turned around. Kim descended to BC where he reached at 10:30 pm. There was heavy snowfall and rain in BC for 4-5 days. Note: Earlier on 25 September Kim, Mun, Tshering, Sona and Pasang were swept about 100m from a serac avalanche between C1-C2 at 6300m. Kim was hit on his back by a big serac block and swept about 70m. Kim still suffering from pain on his back. Mun was swept about 100m and lost his backpack and climbing gear and was about to fall into a big crevasse. Luckily he just stopped at the mouth of crevasse. Similarly, the three Sherpas also swept between 50m to 80m, but all of them survived. Some of the serac blocks from the avalanche fell down to BC. Kim may try agin on Annapurna I in the next Spring and may go to Cho Oyu first. Fixed rope: between C1->C2 and halfway to C3.
Accidents Kim, Mun and three Sherpas hit by serac avalanche
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

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jae-Soo Kim M 1961 S Korea Leader Gimhae (Kimhae), Gyeongsangnam, S Korea CEO of shoe material company Details Other expeditions
Chul-Han Mun M 1972 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Tshering Dorje (Tshiring Dorje) Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Mamerku, Chheskam, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Sona Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Chheskam-2, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Lama Bhote M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ANN109303 KAN - 2009 Kolon Sports Annapurna I Expedition - 2:4-5 (Apr 2010) -