Cholatse | 2002 N Face

A S Korea expedition to Cholatse in 2002 via N Face, led by Kang Sung-Woo. Summit reached on 14th September 2002. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4175
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOL02301
Peak ID CHOL
Year 2002
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Kang Sung-Woo
Sponsor 2002 Corean Alpine Club Nepal Cholatse 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 USA
Approach Pheriche->Tshola Og (lake)
Basecamp Date 2002-09-02
Summit Date 2002-09-14
Summit Time -
Summit Days 12
Total Days 30
Termination Date 2002-10-02
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5400m due to constant rainfall and bad weather
High Point (m) 5400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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(02/09,4600m),ABC(09/09,4800m),C1(14/09,5400m),xxx(14/09,5400m)
Route Notes BC slightly northwest of lake ABC at bottom of North Face C1 on North Face. Started up North Face 14 Sept and made C1 and members down to ABC 15th. Everyday rainfall always got worse after reaching C1 and never slept in C1 again. 30 Sept, with food running out, decided climb finished. Because of avalanching on face, made route to west side of face. 2 members left early to return to their jobs: Jenson on 13 Sept and Shin on 7 Sept.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Explore Himalaya
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457819
Year 2002
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
In-Sun Hwang M 1975 S Korea Climber Gangneung, Gangwon, S Korea Carpenter Details Other expeditions
You-Dong Cho M 1963 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Sung-Woo Hong M 1973 S Korea Climber Gangneung, Gangwon, S Korea Water dispenser salesman Details Other expeditions
Peter Alan Jensen-Choi M 1969 USA Climber Portland, Oregon (but now lives in Taejon, S Korea) English language instructor Details Other expeditions
Chong-Deug Ji M 1965 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Sung-Woo Kang M 1962 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Jae-Ho Kim M 1975 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Jeweller Details Other expeditions
Young-Jun (Albert) Lee M 1977 S Korea Climber Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi, S Korea Graphic designer Details Other expeditions
Dong-Seok Shin M 1965 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Travel agent Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOL02301 AAJ Jenson-Choi, Peter - - 77:391 (2003) -
CHOL02301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200339101/Asia-Nepal-Mahalangur-Himal-Khumbu-Cholatse-North-Face-New-Route-Attempt - - -