Cho Oyu | 2000 NW side

A S Korea expedition to Cho Oyu in 2000 via NW side, led by Kim Tae-Wung. Summit reached on 30th April 2000. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3516
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Expedition ID CHOY00112
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2000
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Kim Tae-Wung
Sponsor Korean Tulbo 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 2000-04-08
Summit Date 2000-04-30
Summit Time -
Summit Days 22
Total Days 31
Termination Date 2000-05-09
Termination Reason 14
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7400m due to father worried about son's health above C3
High Point (m) 7400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(08/04,4500m-4700m),ABC(12/04,5700m),C1(17/04,6400m),C2(27/04,6900m),C3(30/04,7400m),xxx(30/04,7400m)
Route Notes High point at C3. Returned ABC 3 May after climb stopped at C3 by leader out of concern for 13-year-old son's reaction to high altitude. This team arrived in Nepal with other two Korean Cho Oyu teams on 31 March and left Kathmandu for Tibet with them; stayed at Villa Everest.
Accidents -
Achievement Youngest S Korean climber over 7000m
Agency Explore Himalaya
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456950
Year 2000
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Tae-Wung Kim M 1953 S Korea Leader Daegu (Taegu), S Korea Taxi driver Details Other expeditions
Young-Sik Kim M 1986 S Korea Climber Daegu (Taegu), S Korea Student Details Other expeditions
Mindu Chhiri Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY00112 HIGH - - - 219:70 (Feb 2001) -