Annapurna I | 1990 S Face (Bonington rte)
A S Korea expedition to Annapurna I in 1990 via S Face (Bonington rte), led by Chun Doo-Sung. Summit reached on 28th September 1990. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 665 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | ANN190301 |
| Peak ID | ANN1 |
| Year | 1990 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Face (Bonington rte) |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | S Korea |
| Leaders | Chun Doo-Sung |
| Sponsor | 1990 Korea Ascent 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 | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1990-08-19 |
| Summit Date | 1990-09-28 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 40 |
| Total Days | 58 |
| Termination Date | 1990-10-16 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6700m due to dangerous conditions and exhaustion |
| High Point (m) | 6700 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 12 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| 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(19/08,4300m),C1(21/08,5100m),C2(25/08,5500m),C3(31/08,6100m),xxx(28/09,6700m) |
| Route Notes | BC at Annapurna Sanctuary High point at couloir in variation of Bonington route. Much soft snow and snow avalanches daily twice in C2 and C3 areas and more frequent rock falls after 9-10 am but climbed mostly in day time. Early one morning tried couloir to left of Bonington route but each of 4 times minor accident. 3 members fell 50-100m in snow avalanche, lost much equipment (1 km fixed rope and depot of other equipment carried away on 2nd Oct). 11-25 Sept snowfall every day after 10 am. Tried Bonington route ice ridge first but soft snow so went left to couloir where avalanches, so again to Bonington ridge but now members very tired. On ridge route reached 450m on Oct 11th. 8 members only above C1. Sherpas only to C3 ("I don't want to die" from danger above C3). 18th Sept ice hit 1 member's plastic helmet and made big hole. Snow avalanche took away 2 tents a C2 on 2 Oct when it was unoccupied. Want to come again to same route but arrive in Sept for climbing in October. |
| Accidents | 4 members fell but returned to climb; 1 member and 1 Sherpa hit by rock ice, avalanche (one Sherpa left team) |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Adventure Nepal |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2453168 |
| Year | 1990 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | s face (bonington rte) |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choong-Geun An | M | 1963 | S Korea | Climber | Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi, S Korea | Owner, jeans shop | Details Other expeditions |
| Yang-Ho Cho | M | 1950 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Dentist | Details Other expeditions |
| Doo-Sung Chun | M | 1953 | S Korea | Leader | Seoul, S Korea | Computer engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Gyu-Howa Hwang | M | 1966 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Executive in jeans company | Details Other expeditions |
| Min-Sung Kim | M | 1956 | S Korea | Climber | Los Angeles, California | Construction company manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Yung-Ki Kim | M | 1954 | S Korea | Climber | Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, S Korea | Sales manager, jeans company | Details Other expeditions |
| Jung-Kwon Lee | M | 1965 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | University student of management | Details Other expeditions |
| Young-Soo Noh | M | 1958 | S Korea | Climber | Wontong, Gangwon, S Korea | Travel company official | Details Other expeditions |
| Won-Il Noh | M | 1962 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Salesman, mountaineering equipment | Details Other expeditions |
| Bong-Rae Park | M | 1932 | S Korea | BC Manager | Seoul, S Korea | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Dong-Seok Shin | M | 1965 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | University student of civil engineering | Details Other expeditions |
| Soon-Bok Yoo | F | 1959 | S Korea | Climber | Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi, S Korea | Naval non-commissioned officer (works in office) | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANN190301 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 65:240 (1991) | - |
| ANN190301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199124001/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-Autumn-Attempts | - | - | - |