Cho Oyu | 2000 SE Face
A S Korea expedition to Cho Oyu in 2000 via SE Face, led by Min Byung-Nam. Summit reached on 11th October 2000. 7 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3742 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY00312 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2000 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | S Korea |
| Leaders | Min Byung-Nam |
| Sponsor | - |
| 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 | via Ngozumba Glacier |
| Basecamp Date | 2000-08-31 |
| Summit Date | 2000-10-11 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 41 |
| Total Days | 44 |
| Termination Date | 2000-10-14 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7800m due to all equipment lost, avalanching and wind |
| High Point (m) | 7800 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| 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(31/08,5300m),C1(06/09,6100m),C2(10/09,6500m),C3(18/09,7300m),C4(11/10,7800m),xxx(11/10,7800m) |
| Route Notes | BC at Lungsampa Glacier C3 on SE Face C4 on SE Face (not slept in) High point at C4 site on SE Face. 2 Korean teams climbed together (Kang Duk-Moon & Min Byung-Nam) 11 Oct arrived C4 11:00 pm in full moonlight, too much snowing and very strong windy so immediately down to C3 (new snow avalanching to C4 site); returned C3 midnight and now big ice avalanching: 4 people hit on heads and 3 running and left and almost all equipment in C3 swept away, so slept in C2, arriving 2 am. Between C2 and C3 accident: Pasang Nima, Pemba Gyalzen and Pasang Nuru Sherpa* carrying equipment from old C1 (now depot) to new C1 hit by avalanche 20 Sept and swept 400-500m into crevasses and died (buried by avalanche). (1 or 3-4 Sept made C1 at 5700m at top of couloir and moved to 6100m). This accident delayed progress to C4. * These three Sherpas were hired by expedition in the mountains but all came from Phortse says trekking agent. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Khumbu Himalayan Trekking |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457114 |
| Year | 2000 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | se face |
Members
7 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myoung-Kwan Cha | M | 1959 | S Korea | Climber | Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Dea-Sik Lim | M | 1974 | S Korea | Climber | Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Byung-Nam Min | M | 1959 | S Korea | Leader | Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea | Sports gear shop owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Chang-Su Shim | M | 1975 | S Korea | Climber | Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Byung-Ryul Youn | M | 1959 | S Korea | Climber | Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea | City government official | Details Other expeditions |
| Hee-Kwan Youn | M | 1976 | S Korea | Climber | Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Heon-Mo Youn | M | 1963 | S Korea | Climber | Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea | Head of window-washing company | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.