Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side

A S Korea expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Youn Heon-Mo. Summit reached on 1st May 2006. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5189
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY06117
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	S Korea
Leaders	Youn Heon-Mo
Sponsor	Korean Cho Oyu Expedition - Daejeon Seil Alpine Club
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	Zangmu->Nyalam->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	2006-04-09
Summit Date	2006-05-01
Summit Time	1130
Summit Days	22
Total Days	26
Termination Date	2006-05-05
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	7
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	1
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(09/04,4900m),ABC(12/04,5700m),C1(19/04,6500m),C2(22/04,7200m),C3(24/04,7600m),Smt(01/05)
Route Notes	Youn and Phu Tashi Sherpa left C3 at 05:00 hours NST on May 1, reached summit at 11:30 hours. Stayed on summit about an hour. Back to C3 at 16:30 hours. Next day to ABC. Weather conditions were good and clear while ascending, but on descending it got windy. Youn saw prayer flags, left a flag of Dae Jeon Seil Alpine Club with signature of senior club members on the summit. Nepal side was cloudy, so he could not see the Everest. On that day there were not any climbers on the summit. Kwan-Ho Kang and Eu-Tak Kim with Pemba Chotti Sherpa attempted summit on 25 April; they left C3 at 04:30 hours, it was windy. When they reached at 8100m it was already 14:30 hours; that was their turn around time and they gave up and back to C3. Member Myoung-Kwan Cha climbed up to C1 on April 22; he had to manage ABC and did not climb. Rae-You Hong climbed up to C1 on April 22; due to headache he could not continue. Ki-Sol Kim climbed up to C2 on April 22; headache and exhausted, did not continue climbing. Hee-Kwan Youn was supposed to remain at ABC. The team returned to Kathmandu on May 6 and will leave on May 10. Phu Tashi Sherpa, 18/05/73, Phortse, Everest North 23/5/04 Note: As the Dae Jeon Seil Alpine Club members climbed Khumjung, Gyachung Kang and Cho Oyu, the club plans to propose the Southern Valley of these three peaks as Korean town.
Accidents	-
Achievement	1st Korean to summit in the Spring 2006
Agency	Windhorse Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459283
Year	2006
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	39375
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06117
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Myoung-Kwan
Last Name	Cha
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	ABC Manager
Residence	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea
Occupation	Chemical company chief executive
Leader	False
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	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	ABC only
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2434836
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	myoung-kwan cha
Year of Birth	1959
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	47
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	39376
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06117
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Rae-You
Last Name	Hong
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea
Occupation	Construction company assistant manager
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)	6500
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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2440813
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rae-you hong
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	39377
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06117
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Kwan-Ho
Last Name	Kang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Daejeon (Taejon), 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)	8100
Summit Date 1	2006-04-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	4
Summit Term	13
HCN	0
Checksum	2438793
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kwan-ho kang
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	39378
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06117
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Eu-Tak
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea
Occupation	Computer programmer
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)	8100
Summit Date 1	2006-04-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	4
Summit Term	13
HCN	0
Checksum	2439089
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	eu-tak kim
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	39379
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06117
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Ki-Sol
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea
Occupation	Construction company manager
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)	7200
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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2439254
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ki-sol kim
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	39380
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06117
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Hee-Kwan
Last Name	Youn
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea
Occupation	Biologist
Leader	False
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	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	ABC only
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2440779
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hee-kwan youn
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	30
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	39381
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06117
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Heon-Mo
Last Name	Youn
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Leader
Residence	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea
Occupation	Construction company chief executive
Leader	True
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	2006-05-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436185
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	heon-mo youn
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	39382
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06117
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Phu Tashi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, 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	2006-05-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441341
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phu tashi sherpa
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	47197
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06117
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Pemba Chhuti (Pemba Chhoti)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8100
Summit Date 1	2006-04-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	Died 13 July 2018 on Saser Kangri IV in Pakistan from crevasse fall
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	13
HCN	0
Checksum	2439874
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba chhuti (pemba chhoti) sherpa
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Myoung-Kwan Cha	M	1959	S Korea	ABC Manager	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea	Chemical company chief executive	Details Other expeditions
Rae-You Hong	M	1976	S Korea	Climber	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea	Construction company assistant manager	Details Other expeditions
Kwan-Ho Kang	M	1970	S Korea	Climber	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea	Photographer	Details Other expeditions
Eu-Tak Kim	M	1971	S Korea	Climber	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea	Computer programmer	Details Other expeditions
Ki-Sol Kim	M	1971	S Korea	Climber	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea	Construction company manager	Details Other expeditions
Hee-Kwan Youn	M	1976	S Korea	Climber	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea	Biologist	Details Other expeditions
Heon-Mo Youn	M	1963	S Korea	Leader	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea	Construction company chief executive	Details Other expeditions
Phu Tashi Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Chhuti (Pemba Chhoti) Sherpa	M	1973	Nepal	H-A Worker	Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	8201
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY06117
Reference ID	01
Year	2006
Type	2
Journal	KAF
Author	-
Title	Cho Oyu
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2007
Language	Korean
Citation	8:139-141 (2007)
Yak 94	-
Notes	Korean Alpine Federation Mountaineering Annual 2007

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY06117	KAF	-	Cho Oyu	-	8:139-141 (2007)	-