Cho Oyu | 2011 NW side

A S Korea expedition to Cho Oyu in 2011 via NW side, led by Kim Jae-Soo. Summit reached on 23rd September 2011. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7516
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Expedition ID CHOY11306
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2011
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Kim Jae-Soo
Sponsor Kolon Sport Cho Oyu Expeditin
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 Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri
Basecamp Date 2011-09-02
Summit Date 2011-09-23
Summit Time 0945
Summit Days 21
Total Days 23
Termination Date 2011-09-25
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 200
Total Members 2
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 1
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(02/09,4800m),ABC(04/09,5700m),C1(08/09,6400m),C2(14/09,7100m),C3(22/09,7550m),Smt(23/09)
Route Notes The Kim team left C3 at 4 am (CST) on 23 September. Kim, Son and Pemba reached summit at 12 noon (9:45 am NST) along with other 2 Korean climbers of Dynamic Busan - Kim Chang-Ho, Seo and independent climber Kim Hong-Bin. They stayed on summit for about 50 minutes and descended to C3 where they spent the night. Next day 24 Sept the team went down to ABC. The summiters saw Everest and Lhotse for a short time. They did not find any Lungta flags on the summit. Son put the oxygen cyclinder at the summit point with Khata. The summit day weather was cloudy, windy and knee deep snow. Kim started Kolon Sport project in 2007 to climb 14 peaks above 8000m. The Project completed in 23 Sept 2011. The Project included another Korean member Miss Go who had climbed 11 peaks above 8000m. She died on Nanga Parbat on her descent in 2009 July. Sherpas: Pemba Dorchi Sherpa, 1/9/1984, Makalu-5 Tashi Sherpa went up to C2; he suffered from chest pain, headache and stomach problem.
Accidents -
Achievement Kim formally completed all 14 peaks in 8000m
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461439
Year 2011
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jae-Soo Kim M 1961 S Korea Leader Gimhae (Kimhae), Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Shoe materials trader Details Other expeditions
Byung-Woo Son M 1971 S Korea Climber Busan (Pusan), S Korea Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Pemba Dorchi Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Sedua, Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.