Cho Oyu | 2003 NW side

A S Korea expedition to Cho Oyu in 2003 via NW side, led by Min Sang-Ki. Summit reached on 16th September 2003. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4457
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY03313
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2003
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Min Sang-Ki
Sponsor 2003 Korea Yeosu Cho Oyu Expedition
Success 1 True
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 2003-08-26
Summit Date 2003-09-16
Summit Time 1600
Summit Days 21
Total Days 31
Termination Date 2003-09-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 1000
Total Members 7
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
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(26/08),ABC(31/08,5600m),C1(06/09,6200m),C2(13/09,6900m),C3(14/09,7400m),Smt(16,22/09)
Route Notes 16 Sept 5:30 am Ryoo and Dawa left for top; arrived at top 4:00 pm (NST), saw Everest, Lhotse, Makalu. Went up together with Mrs Kono and 2 Sherpas. Returned to C3 8:30 pm; no oxygen used by Ryoo and Dawa Chhiri. 22 Sept Lee and Dakipa left C3 2:35 am and on top 9:30 am (saw Everest, Lhotse, Makalu) and returned to C3 12:30 pm - no oxygen used. Fixed almost all ropes on mountain; with Mrs Kono Sherpa. 22nd summiters were 2nd team to top that day. On 22nd Lee saw circle of Lama's flags; Ryoo saw only snow on top. Ryoo encountered snow on plateau up to his knees and took 2 weeks from arrival at summit plateau to top; by the time Lee went to top, enough people had been before him that took only one hour. Summit Sherpas: Dakipa Sherpa, 7/67, Kurima, Cho Oyu 16/9/00 Dawa Chhiri/Chhiri, 36 years, Kurima, Makalu 23/5/99, Everest 20/5/00
Accidents Only mild altitude sickness by Youn & Lee Jeong-Bom
Achievement -
Agency Explore Himalaya
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458277
Year 2003
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jong-Cheol Kim M 1957 S Korea Climber Yeosu, Jeollanam, S Korea Primary school teacher Details Other expeditions
Tae-Ho Kim M 1961 S Korea Climbing Leader Gwangyang, Jeollanam, S Korea Alpine equipment salesman Details Other expeditions
Jeong-Bom Lee M 1947 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Vice president of heating oil sales company Details Other expeditions
Kwon-Ho Lee M 1962 S Korea Climber Yeosu, Jeollanam, S Korea High school teacher Details Other expeditions
Sang-Ki Min M 1957 S Korea Leader Yeosu, Jeollanam, S Korea High school teacher Details Other expeditions
Bo-Hyun Ryoo M 1970 S Korea Climber Yeosu, Jeollanam, S Korea Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
Joong-Soo Youn M 1964 S Korea Climber Yeosu, Jeollanam, S Korea Engineer Details Other expeditions
Dawa Chhiri (Dawa Tsiri) Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dakipa Sherpa M 1960 Nepal H-A Worker Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.