Cho Oyu | 2000 NW side

A S Korea expedition to Cho Oyu in 2000 via NW side, led by Lim Jong-Ha. Summit reached on 8th May 2000. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3515
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY00111
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	S Korea
Leaders	Lim Jong-Ha
Sponsor	Konkuk University Alpine Club Cho Oyu Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	349
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2000-04-08
Summit Date	2000-05-08
Summit Time	1700
Summit Days	30
Total Days	31
Termination Date	2000-05-09
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	9
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
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(08/04,4500m),ABC(12/04,5600m),C1(18/04,6350m),C2(27/04,6670m),C3(30/04,7400m),Smt(08/05)
Route Notes	BC at normal site. 2 May An and Kim tried for top but wind sent them down after 2 days. Fixed rope for 70m on 1 May. 7 May ready to go to top but wind and clouds and 8 May able to go up: left C3 7:30 am and on top 5:00 pm: could not see through clouds but Gombu of Bae's expedition on top same time and he knows summit because he has been there 3 times before. * Ha of Bae's expedition says 29 May this summit party on top 2 hours after Bae's party.
Accidents	Park in hospital with altitude sickness (cerebral edema) about 7000m
Achievement	-
Agency	Explore Himalaya
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456958
Year	2000
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	27314
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY00111
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Tae-Hwan
Last Name	An
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Office worker
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2437817
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tae-hwan an
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27315
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY00111
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Young-Goo
Last Name	Chung
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Foods salesman
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2435782
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	young-goo chung
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27316
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY00111
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Jong-Gyu
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Milk cooperative union officer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2000-05-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1700
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	349
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437404
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jong-gyu kim
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27317
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY00111
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Hyoun-Chul
Last Name	Kwon
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2441470
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hyoun-chul kwon
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27318
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY00111
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Jong-Ha
Last Name	Lim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Leader
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	University foundation clerk
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2432761
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jong-ha lim
Year of Birth	1953
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	27319
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY00111
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Dong-Gu
Last Name	Lee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Office worker
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2435050
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dong-gu lee
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27320
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY00111
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Soon-Bong
Last Name	Lee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Incheon, S Korea
Occupation	Civil servant
Leader	False
Deputy	True
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2434342
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	soon-bong lee
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	27321
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY00111
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Hye-Young
Last Name	Nam
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	19
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Goyang, Gyeonggi, S Korea
Occupation	Student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2442738
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hye-young nam
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	19
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27322
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY00111
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Dae-Hum
Last Name	Park
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	1
Injury Height (m)	7000
Death Notes	Cerebral edema
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2440689
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dae-hum park
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27323
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY00111
Member ID	10
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Da Dendi (Da Tendi)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	18
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2000-05-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1700
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	349
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	1st 8000er
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442770
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	da dendi (da tendi) sherpa
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	19
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Tae-Hwan An	M	1967	S Korea	Climber	Seoul, S Korea	Office worker	Details Other expeditions
Young-Goo Chung	M	1962	S Korea	Climber	Seoul, S Korea	Foods salesman	Details Other expeditions
Jong-Gyu Kim	M	1966	S Korea	Climber	Seoul, S Korea	Milk cooperative union officer	Details Other expeditions
Hyoun-Chul Kwon	M	1977	S Korea	Climber	Seoul, S Korea	Student	Details Other expeditions
Jong-Ha Lim	M	1953	S Korea	Leader	Seoul, S Korea	University foundation clerk	Details Other expeditions
Dong-Gu Lee	M	1960	S Korea	Climber	Seoul, S Korea	Office worker	Details Other expeditions
Soon-Bong Lee	M	1958	S Korea	Deputy Leader	Incheon, S Korea	Civil servant	Details Other expeditions
Hye-Young Nam	F	1981	S Korea	Climber	Goyang, Gyeonggi, S Korea	Student	Details Other expeditions
Dae-Hum Park	M	1975	S Korea	Climber	Seoul, S Korea	Student	Details Other expeditions
Da Dendi (Da Tendi) Sherpa	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.