Annapurna I | 2011 N Face

A S Korea expedition to Annapurna I in 2011 via N Face, led by Kim Jae-Soo. Summit reached on 26th April 2011. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7145
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN111104
Peak ID ANN1
Year 2011
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Kim Jae-Soo
Sponsor Kolon Sport Annapurna I Expedition 2011
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 57th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach BC by helicopter
Basecamp Date 2011-03-24
Summit Date 2011-04-26
Summit Time 1350
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) 1800
Total Members 2
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 1
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(24/03,4200m),ABC(27/03,5400m),C1(30/03,5800m),C2(11/04,6500m),C3(25/04,7050m),Smt(26/04)
Route Notes Annapurna I Korea (Kim Jae-Soo) - Spring 2011 The Korean Kolon Sport Expedition with two members including leader Kim Jae-Soo were on Annapurna I in 2011 Spring. The team started its summit push from C3 at 00:30 am on 26 April with Kim, Son and one of their climbing Sherpas Pemba Dorchi. Other Korean team of two members from Busan also started at the same time for the summit, and the Italian climber Blanc also started his summit push at the same time with his two climbing Sherpas. Kim and the other climbers along with the Sherpas reached the top at 1:50 pm. They stayed on summit for 20 minutes and got back to C3 at 6 pm. They spent the night at C3. Next day 27 April the Kim team and the other climbers went down to BC. The route was covered with knee-deep snow and all the way up cloudy with little snowfall and sometimes there were white-outs. The weather on that day mostly cloudy above C2. Fixed rope: 1800m between BC and 7350m. Sherpas: Pemba Dorchi Sherpa, 1/9/1984 (16/5/2041), Makalu-5 Pemba Sherpa, 28/2/80 (16/11/2036), Makalu-5
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
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) n face

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jae-Soo Kim M 1961 S Korea Leader Gimhae (Kimhae), Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Shoe material company owner Details Other expeditions
Byung-Woo Son M 1971 S Korea Climber Busan (Pusan), S Korea Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Pemba Dorchi Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Sedua, Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.