Annapurna I | 2011 NE Buttress (to 6300m)

A S Korea expedition to Annapurna I in 2011 via NE Buttress (to 6300m), led by Hong Bo-Seong. Summit reached on 26th April 2011. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7049
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN111102
Peak ID ANN1
Year 2011
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Buttress (to 6300m)
Route 2 N Face
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Hong Bo-Seong
Sponsor Dynamic Busan Annapurna I Expedition
Success 1 False
Success 2 True
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 56th
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Helicopter to BC
Basecamp Date 2011-03-24
Summit Date 2011-04-26
Summit Time 1345
Summit Days 33
Total Days 35
Termination Date 2011-04-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8091
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 2500
Total Members 3
Summit Members 2
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 -
Campsites BC(24/03,4190m),ABC(27/03,5000m),C1(30/03,5400m),C2(11/04,6400m),C3(25/04,7050m),Smt(26/04)
Route Notes Kim and Seo started their summit bid from C3 at 00:30 hours on 26 April in a clear sky and no wind; about 10 am it became cloudy. Kim and Seo got to the top at 13:45 hours and stayed on summit for about 25 minutes. They returned to C3 at 18:00 hours. After summit around 16:00 hours started snow shower and white-out. Other climbers on summit were Kim Jae-Soo and his parter with one Sherpa, Abele Blanc with his two Sherpas. Earlier the Kim team tried to open new route going straight to the wall. The team of Busan, Kim and Seo together with Kim Jae-Soo team went up to 6300m on 31 March. The route was full of seracs which were frequently falling down. There was danger of serac fall so they gave up that way and switched to normal route. Fixed rope: 2500m BC - to summit.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Windhorse Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460659
Year 2011
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne buttress (to 6300m)

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 Outdoor company consultant Details Other expeditions
Sung-Ho Seo M 1979 S Korea Climber Busan (Pusan), S Korea Welding technician Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.