Annapurna I | 1991 N Face (Dutch Rib)

A S Korea expedition to Annapurna I in 1991 via N Face (Dutch Rib), led by Ko Yong-Chul. Summit reached on 19th September 1991. 18 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 561
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN191301
Peak ID ANN1
Year 1991
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face (Dutch Rib)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Ko Yong-Chul
Sponsor 1991 Annapurna I Inchon 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 1991-08-20
Summit Date 1991-09-19
Summit Time -
Summit Days 30
Total Days 33
Termination Date 1991-09-22
Termination Reason 6
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7500m due to fatal avalanche
High Point (m) 7500
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 14
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 2
Total Hired 12
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 4
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(20/08,4300m),ABC(25/08,5000m),C1(27/08,5600m),C2(07/09,6300m),C3(17/09,6850m),xxx(19/09,7500m)
Route Notes BC at normal site C1 at normal site C2 at top of Dutch Rib C3 on North Face High point on North Face. C4 intended for 7600m but on 19th Sept reached 7500m when big slab avalanche started from above those moving up and carried them 1000m down mountain; 2 members and 6 Sherpas carried down but 2 only 300m (Norbu Tagby injured in lower left leg, Sonam Tshering uninjured). Bae Seung-Youl was at C3. 1 member was alive and Americans gave mouth-to-mouth resucitation but he soon died of internal injuries. Lee Seong-Jee killed instantly as were 4 Sherpas: Jangbu (body not found), Dawa Sange (Everest 1990 summit), Lhakpa Tendi and Tenzing; bodies, covered by deep snow by Bae and left on avalanching slope. Climbing ceased and left BC 22nd Sept. Made route for other teams. 2 other big snow avalanches 11th Sept; broke tents at C2 and 15th ABC hit - 3 tents taken away. In both cases hit by winds from avalanche no one hurt. Leader intends to lead another team to Annapurna I next year to finish climb started by those who were killed. Matt and Julie Culberson - 7 Oct 1991 Koreans never did any lead climbing, made Sherpas do it all, pushed Sherpas to climb where and when they (Sherpas) thought it dangerous, denounced Sherpas as lazy. Americans put in some rope for Koreans.
Accidents Ko high blood pressure so stayed most of the expedition at Leyte; fatal avalanche
Achievement -
Agency Sallyan
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453525
Year 1991
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face (dutch rib)

Members

18 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Sung-Jin An M 1954 S Korea Climber Buchon, Gyeonggi, S Korea Primary school teacher Details Other expeditions
Eui-Sik Bae M 1961 S Korea Climber Incheon, S Korea Primary school teacher Details Other expeditions
Seung-Youl Bae M 1958 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Alpine magazine editor Details Other expeditions
Hyeon Hong M 1965 S Korea Climber Incheon, S Korea Engineer Details Other expeditions
Jae-Young Jun M 1959 S Korea Climbing Leader Buchon, Gyeonggi, S Korea Sales, mountaineering equipment Details Other expeditions
Young-Chul Ko M 1932 S Korea Leader Incheon, S Korea Construction company president Details Other expeditions
Nam-Bae Kyoung M 1963 S Korea Exp Doctor Incheon, S Korea Physician Details Other expeditions
Choong-Hwan Lee M 1964 S Korea Climber Incheon, S Korea Civil servant Details Other expeditions
Jea-Sim Lee M 1938 S Korea BC Manager Incheon, S Korea Office worker Details Other expeditions
Myung-Geun Lee M 1966 S Korea Climber Kimpo-gun, Gyeonggi, S Korea Farmer Details Other expeditions
Sang-Gu Lee M 1963 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Primary school teacher Details Other expeditions
Seong-Jee Lee M 1965 S Korea Climber Incheon, S Korea Primary school teacher Details Other expeditions
Moon-Hyun Lim M 1940 S Korea Member Daegu (Taegu), S Korea Office worker Details Other expeditions
Dong-Sun Song M 1967 S Korea Climber Incheon, S Korea Office worker Details Other expeditions
Jangbu Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sange Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Ghat, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tendi Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Tenzing Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ANN191301 AAJ Guha, Kamal K. - - 66:217-218 (1992) -
ANN191301 MM - - - 143:6 (Jan 1992) -