Cholatse | 2003 N Face

A S Korea expedition to Cholatse in 2003 via N Face, led by Kang Sung-Woo. Summit reached on 30th October 2003. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4664
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Expedition ID CHOL03301
Peak ID CHOL
Year 2003
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Kang Sung-Woo
Sponsor 2003 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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2003-10-05
Summit Date 2003-10-30
Summit Time -
Summit Days 25
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 6
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6000m due to injuries from falling ice
High Point (m) 6000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 0
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(05/10,4600m),ABC(4900m),C1(5450m),Biv1(28/10,5600m),Biv2(29/10,5800m),Biv3(30/10,6000m),xxx(6000m)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency None
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458231
Year 2003
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Sung-Woo Kang M 1962 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
In-Sun Hwang M 1975 S Korea Climber Gangneung, Gangwon, S Korea Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Young-Jun (Albert) Lee M 1977 S Korea Climber Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi, S Korea Graphic designer Details Other expeditions
Jae-Ho Kim M 1975 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Jeweller Details Other expeditions
Young-Soon Hwang M - S Korea Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Byeong-Ok Yang M 1968 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOL03301 AAJ Jensen-Choi, Peter - - 78:401-402 (2004) -
CHOL03301 HIGH - - - 265:57 (Dec 2004) -
CHOL03301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200440102/Asia-Nepal-Malahangur-Asia-Nepal-Khumbu-Cholatse-6440m-North-Face-Attempt - - -