Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side

A S Korea expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Yu Kil-Man. Summit reached on 8th May 2006. 18 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5199
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Expedition ID CHOY06127
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2006
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Yu Kil-Man
Sponsor Jeonbuk Alpine Federation Expedition 2006
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 2006-04-05
Summit Date 2006-05-08
Summit Time 1030
Summit Days 33
Total Days 42
Termination Date 2006-05-17
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 150
Total Members 16
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 True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(05/04,4900m),ABC(08/04,5600m),C1(17/04,6300m),C2(29/04,6800m),C3(01/05,7500m),Smt(08/05)
Route Notes BC at CBC/IC on 7 April at 5200m ABC at usual campsite C1 at usual campsite C2 at usual campsite C3 at usual campsite. Team left C3 at 04:30 hours CST. Gu reached summit at 10:30 hours with Sanu. It took them one hour and fifteen minutes to locate the summit point. Gu and Sanu saw Everest. The view was clear, blue skies but there was strong wind. They descended to C3 at 15:00 hours. Jeong and Tashi summited at 12:30 hours, stayed on summit for 10 minutes, saw Everest, then descended to C3 at about 17:00 hours. Two members went down to C2 at 04:30 hours of May 9 sleep there and next day to ABC. Sanu and Tashi went down to ABC. Cha and Hyun were at C3 on May 1 to summit but had to turn around on May 4 due to strong wind. Miss Im went up to C1 on May 10 and next day to ABC; she was not fit enough physically to continue the climb. Kim Chang-Suk went only to ABC and accomapnied Bang to Kathmandu. Kim Dae-Won went up to 7200m between C2-C3 on May 7 and turned around; it was very difficult for him to continue. Kim Do-Hyung went up to C2 on April 29, slept one night suffered from headache then went down to ABC. Lee Jung-Pan went up to 7200m on May 7; started having throat problem then went down to C1. Miss Lee spent one night at C1 on April 24; she started vomiting then went down to ABC. Park Jung-Hwan reached up to 7200m; started having stomach problems and turned around. Shin Dong-Hyun went up to 7200m; suffered from headache and no appetite and went down to C1. Song Gi-Nam up to C1 started vomiting, turned around to ABC. Sun Young-Hee reached C3; strong wind, turned around to C2. Leader Yu Kil-Man up to C1 on April 15. He had to leave expedition due to business and family problems back home. He left ABC on April 17 and had to stay in Zhangmu for four days. Left Kathmandu on April 24. The team returned to Kathmandu on May 18 and leaving on 22nd. Sherpas: Sanu Sherpa, 30-4-1975, Walung, Makalu VDC-9, Sankhuwasabha, 1st 8000er Tashi Sherpa, 04-12-1977, Bung VDC-9, Cheremy, Solu, 1st 8000er
Accidents Bang vomited and fainted on May 3 night (put in Gamov bag of Indian team about half an hour); Bang left CBC on 4th and reached Kathmandu on 5th and left Kathmandu on 8th or 9th
Achievement -
Agency Echo Nepal
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459290
Year 2006
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

18 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jung-Hwan Bang M 1981 S Korea Climber Gunsan, Jeollabuk, S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Seung-Gi Cha M 1967 S Korea Climber Goyang, Gyeonggi, S Korea Electronics engineer Details Other expeditions
Hyung-Jun Gu M 1977 S Korea Climber Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea Staff member of climbing equipment shop Details Other expeditions
Kwon-Sik Hyun M 1963 S Korea Climber Gunsan, Jeollabuk, S Korea Engineer in fiberglass factory Details Other expeditions
Yen-Ei Im F 1955 S Korea Climber Gunsan, Jeollabuk, S Korea Insurance company staff member Details Other expeditions
Jae-Seog Jeong M 1968 S Korea Climber Jeongeup, Jeollabuk, S Korea Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Chang-Suk Kim M 1956 S Korea Climber Jeollabuk, S Korea Alpine equipment shop employee Details Other expeditions
Dae-Won Kim M 1971 S Korea Climber Ansan, Gyeonggi, S Korea Architect Details Other expeditions
Do-Hyung Kim M 1981 S Korea Climber Namwon, Jeollabuk, S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Jung-Pan Lee M 1962 S Korea Climber Gunsan, Jeollabuk, S Korea Truck driver Details Other expeditions
Myoung-Ok Lee F 1984 S Korea Climber Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Jung-Hwan Park M 1982 S Korea Climber Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Dong-Hyun Shin M 1984 S Korea Climber Namwon, Jeollabuk, S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Gi-Nam Song M 1981 S Korea Climber Gunsan, Jeollabuk, S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Young-Hee Sun M 1962 S Korea Climber Gunsan, Jeollabuk, S Korea Chemical engineer Details Other expeditions
Kil-Man Yu M 1962 S Korea Leader Jeollabuk, S Korea Interior decorator Details Other expeditions
Tashi Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Cheremy, Bung-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Sanu Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY06127 KAF - Cho Oyu - 8:139-141 (2007) -