Annapurna I | 2009 N Face (Dutch Rib)

A S Korea expedition to Annapurna I in 2009 via N Face (Dutch Rib), led by Oh Eun-Sun. Summit reached on 3rd October 2009. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6584
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN109304
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 Oh Eun-Sun
Sponsor Oh Eun-Sun 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->Tatopani->Lete->Bheri Kharka->Nilgiri BC->Khum Khola
Basecamp Date 2009-09-21
Summit Date 2009-10-03
Summit Time -
Summit Days 12
Total Days 29
Termination Date 2009-10-20
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7900m due to strong wind and lots of snow
High Point (m) 7900
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 300
Total Members 7
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
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(21/09,4190m),ABC(23/09,5100m),C1(27/09,5600m),C top(02/10,6800m),xxx(03/10,7900m)
Route Notes Miss Oh's first attempt started on 17 October after spending two nights at ABC with Chhiji Nurbu, Pema and Pasang. They had to turn around from 5600m (C1) due to deep snow, one and half meters deep. On the second attempt Oh started from 6800m, her top camp between C2 and C3 with Cheong, Pema, Dawa, Chhiji Nurbu and Pasang at 11:53 am on 2 October. When the team reached at about 7900m at 9:20 am on 3 October, the wind started picking up and snow fell; it was total white-out. Then the team turned back to top camp where they reached at 12:30 pm. They continued to descend to ABC and next day to BC. The team left BC by helicopter to Pokhara and returned to Kathmandu on 25 October. Miss Oh will be back to Annapurna I in the Spring 2010. Fixed rope: 300m above 6800m. Sherpas: Pema Tshering, 16/6/70 (2/3/2027), Walung, Makalu-9, Everest X3, Dhaulagiri X2, Lhotse X1, Kangch X1 Dawa Wangchuk, 17/12/72, Mathilow, Walung, Makalu-9, Kangch X4, Everest X3, etc. Chhiji Nurbu, 30/7/80 (15/04/2037), Upper Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu X1, Annapurna I X1 Pasang Tenzing/Tenji, 12/10/08 (10/08/2038), Upper Walung, Manaslu X1
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Korean Treks & Expeditions
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 Used
Route (lowercase) n face (dutch rib)

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Dong-Min Baek M 1981 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Works in outdoor equipment shop Details Other expeditions
Ha-Young Cheong M 1966 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Television cameraman Details Other expeditions
Sung-Jun Hong M 1970 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Television cameraman Details Other expeditions
Tae-Sun Kang M 1945 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Owner of outdoor equipment shop Details Other expeditions
Eun-Sun Oh F 1966 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Young-Hak Park M 1966 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Manager of outdoor equipment shop Details Other expeditions
Soo-Bok Song M 1970 S Korea Climber Suwon, Gyeonggi, S Korea Television company employee Details Other expeditions
Pema Chhiring/Pemba Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Wangchuk (Dawa Ongchu) Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Chhiji Nurbu Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tenje Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ANN109304 KAN - 2009 Black Yak, Eun-Sun Oh Annapurna I Expedition - 2:5-6 (Apr 2010) -