Cho Oyu | 2001 NW side

A S Korea expedition to Cho Oyu in 2001 via NW side, led by Kim Bok-Woo. Summit reached on 22nd September 2001. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3907
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Expedition ID CHOY01308
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 Bok-Woo
Sponsor 2001 Korea Cho Oyu Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 397
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 2001-08-25
Summit Date 2001-09-22
Summit Time 0725
Summit Days 28
Total Days 33
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 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 3
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(25/08,4923m),ABC(28/08,5730m),C1(06/09,6435m),C2(18/09,7195m),C3(21/09,7561m),Smt(22/09)
Route Notes Sept 22 expedition members left C3 at 02:00 hours (Chinese Time). Sherpas followed at 03:00 hours. Climbing leader and Karchen Sherpa reached summit at 10:20 (8:05 NST) hours. Kim Jin-Tae reached summit at 09:40 (7:25 NST) with Nima. Ha at 11:00 (8:45 NST) hours and Kwon at 12:30 (10:15 NST) hours with Sonam. Kim descended to C2 at about 17:00 hours. Rest of the summiters returned to C3 between 15:30-18:30 hours. Two members of Japanese and other Korean expedition members were there on the summit almost at same time. Member Choi had to leave the expedition due to business problem back home. He left ABC on 17 and Nepal on 23. The expedition arrived to KTM on 28th and plans to leave Nepal on Oct 05. Sherpas: Nima Wangchu, Khumjung, Everest spring '98 and spring '99 Karchen Dawa, Khumjung, Everest 21/5/00 (Canadian expedition) Sonam Tashi, Khumjung, Cho Oyu aut '98, Everest spring 2001 Language Problem
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian 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 None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

13 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Soon-Chul Choi M 1955 S Korea Climber Busan (Pusan), S Korea Owns factory making pipe joints Details Other expeditions
Jong-Kook Ha M 1974 S Korea Climber Busan (Pusan), S Korea Delivery truck driver Details Other expeditions
Young-Kyu Jeong M 1954 S Korea Climber Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea Office building construction Details Other expeditions
Myung-Sook Kang F 1965 S Korea Climber Busan (Pusan), S Korea Medical technician Details Other expeditions
Bok-Woo Kim M 1952 S Korea Leader Busan (Pusan), S Korea Owns cars-accessories Details Other expeditions
Gil-Woo (Ji-Woo) Kim M 1965 S Korea Climbing Leader Busan (Pusan), S Korea Tests mountaineering clothing for manufacturer Details Other expeditions
Hee-Soo Kim M 1971 S Korea Climber Busan (Pusan), S Korea Sells climbing clothes Details Other expeditions
Jin-Tae Kim M 1963 S Korea Climber Busan (Pusan), S Korea Pipe factory worker Details Other expeditions
Kyeng-Il Kwon M 1972 S Korea Climber Busan (Pusan), S Korea Factory delivery truck driver Details Other expeditions
Ho-Yeol Lim M 1974 S Korea Climber Busan (Pusan), S Korea Pipe factory worker Details Other expeditions
Nima Wangchu/Ongchu Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Karchen Dawa Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Sonam Tashi Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.