Cho Oyu | 2001 NW side

A S Korea expedition to Cho Oyu in 2001 via NW side, led by Kim Su-Ya. Summit reached on 22nd September 2001. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3902
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY01303
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	S Korea
Leaders	Kim Su-Ya
Sponsor	Korean 2001 Cho Oyu-Shishapangma Expedition Flying Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	399
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2001-08-28
Summit Date	2001-09-22
Summit Time	0845
Summit Days	25
Total Days	30
Termination Date	2001-09-27
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	10
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	1
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	1
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(28/08),ABC(31/08,5600m),C1(06/09,6250m),C2(20/09,6900m),C3(21/09,7400m),Smt(22/09)
Route Notes	Left for top 3:30 (Chinese time) by all 5 summiters. Reached top 11:00 am (8:45 am NST) to 12:00 and saw Everest. Returned C3 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm. Lim continued down to C2 6:30 pm. Other 5 climbing members left for Korea with dead leader's body; leader got altitude sickness in ABC, went down to 5300m and slept 2 nights then up to ABC with a lama 4 Sept, stayed 4 days, then started down at 10:00 am, 200m lower, died at 11:00 am. Climb not difficult. Sherpa: Ang Phurba, 32, from Choplung/KTM, Cho Oyu X2 (claims X5)
Accidents	Her Gen-Soo stomach trouble; Tarke Sherpa throat ailment
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457506
Year	2001
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	30698
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01303
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Gen-Soo
Last Name	Her
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea
Occupation	Mechanical engineer
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	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2436189
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gen-soo her
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30699
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01303
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Soo-Hyun
Last Name	Jung
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Daegu (Taegu), S Korea
Occupation	Photographer
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	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2438156
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	soo-hyun jung
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30700
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01303
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Sang-Bong
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Gyeongsangnam, S Korea
Occupation	Engineer
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	2001-09-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0845
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	399
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	2438212
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sang-bong kim
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30701
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01303
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Su-Ya
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Leader
Residence	Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea
Occupation	Paragliding instructor and sales agent for paragliders
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Notes	Used when sick
Death	True
Death Date	2001-09-09
Death Time	1100
Death Type	1
Death Height (m)	5600
Death Class	3
AMS	True
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1968-2001) Died 9 Sep 2001 on Cho Oyu from AMS
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2438181
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	su-ya kim
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	30702
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01303
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Tae-Man
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea
Occupation	Building cleaning company owner
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	2001-09-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0845
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	399
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	2439435
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tae-man kim
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30703
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01303
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Pil-Soo
Last Name	Lee
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea
Occupation	Insurance consultant
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	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2437982
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pil-soo lee
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30704
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01303
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Sang-Kueon
Last Name	Lee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Busan (Pusan), S Korea
Occupation	Businessman in housing electrical installations
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	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2437667
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sang-kueon lee
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30705
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01303
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Byoung-Mun
Last Name	Lim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea
Occupation	Supervising engineer in electrical manufacturing company
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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	2001-09-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0845
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	399
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	2439222
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	byoung-mun lim
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	30706
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01303
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Jin-Ok
Last Name	Park
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Gyeongsangnam, S Korea
Occupation	Just left university - no job
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	2001-09-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0845
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	399
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	2440748
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jin-ok park
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30707
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01303
Member ID	10
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Su-Chul
Last Name	Park
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea
Occupation	Restaurant owner and chef
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	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2433996
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	su-chul park
Year of Birth	1957
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30708
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01303
Member ID	11
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Ang Phurba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Chheplung, Khumbu
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	2001-09-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0845
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	399
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	3rd ascent of Cho Oyu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437736
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang phurba sherpa
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

11 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Gen-Soo Her	M	1963	S Korea	Climber	Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea	Mechanical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Soo-Hyun Jung	M	1968	S Korea	Climber	Daegu (Taegu), S Korea	Photographer	Details Other expeditions
Sang-Bong Kim	M	1968	S Korea	Climber	Gyeongsangnam, S Korea	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Su-Ya Kim	M	1968	S Korea	Leader	Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea	Paragliding instructor and sales agent for paragliders	Details Other expeditions
Tae-Man Kim	M	1972	S Korea	Climber	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea	Building cleaning company owner	Details Other expeditions
Pil-Soo Lee	F	1968	S Korea	Climber	Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea	Insurance consultant	Details Other expeditions
Sang-Kueon Lee	M	1967	S Korea	Climber	Busan (Pusan), S Korea	Businessman in housing electrical installations	Details Other expeditions
Byoung-Mun Lim	M	1971	S Korea	Deputy Leader	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea	Supervising engineer in electrical manufacturing company	Details Other expeditions
Jin-Ok Park	M	1975	S Korea	Climber	Gyeongsangnam, S Korea	Just left university - no job	Details Other expeditions
Su-Chul Park	M	1957	S Korea	Climber	Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea	Restaurant owner and chef	Details Other expeditions
Ang Phurba Sherpa	M	1967	Nepal	H-A Worker	Chheplung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.