Cho Oyu | 1992 W Ridge-W Face from N

A S Korea expedition to Cho Oyu in 1992 via W Ridge-W Face from N, led by Kim Kwan-Jun. Summit reached on 20th September 1992. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1145
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY92308
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1992
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	W Ridge-W Face from N
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	S Korea
Leaders	Kim Kwan-Jun
Sponsor	Korean Cho Oyu Expedition in Tibet China 1992
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	107
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	1992-09-20
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	2
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	Climbed Xixabangma (after Cho Oyu)
Campsites	ABC(06/09),C3(16/09,7500m),Smt(20/09)
Route Notes	After Cho Oyu climb, 4 members left for Kathmandu because not enough food for 8 members on Xixabangma. Those who left leader Kim Kwan-Jun, deputy leader Sin Young-Ho, Sin Young-Chul and Sohn Kyoung-Deug. So on Xixabagma were 4 remaining members and one climbing Sherpa. Xixabangma summit reached on 20th October by same 2 Koreans on top Cho Oyu & Mingma Nuru. Mingma Nuru and Nima Dorje (according to Ang Dorje of Villa Everest) both came from Rolwaling; Mingma Nuru already summited Everest & Cho Oyu, Nima Dorje had summited Everest twice.
Accidents	None on either mountain; Kim Young-Tae slight frostbite on Cho Oyu
Achievement	-
Agency	Universal Trekking Network
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2454568
Year	1992
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w ridge-w face from n

Members

Field	Value
ID	5016
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY92308
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Sang-Hyun
Last Name	Jo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Engineer
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)	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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2437172
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sang-hyun jo
Year of Birth	1966
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5017
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY92308
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Kwan-Jun
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1939
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Leader
Residence	Ulsan, S Korea
Occupation	Attorney
Leader	True
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)	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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2427341
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kwan-jun kim
Year of Birth	1939
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	5018
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY92308
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Young-Tae
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Ulsan, S Korea
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
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	1992-09-20
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	107
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	2436425
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	young-tae kim
Year of Birth	1964
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5019
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY92308
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Gi-Chil
Last Name	Nam
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea
Occupation	Student, social education
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)	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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2437570
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gi-chil nam
Year of Birth	1967
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5020
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY92308
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Sun-Woo
Last Name	Nam
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Editor of Man & Mountain (monthly alpine magazine)
Leader	False
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	1992-09-20
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	107
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	2433168
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sun-woo nam
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5021
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY92308
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Young-Chul
Last Name	Shin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Ulsan, S Korea
Occupation	Coffee shop 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)	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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2432000
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	young-chul shin
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5022
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY92308
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Young-Ho
Last Name	Shin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Ulsan, S Korea
Occupation	Owner, parking lot
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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)	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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2431959
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	young-ho shin
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	5023
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY92308
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Kyoung-Deug
Last Name	Sohn
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Ulsan, S Korea
Occupation	Engineer
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)	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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2436661
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kyoung-deug sohn
Year of Birth	1964
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23257
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY92308
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Mingma Norbu/Nuru
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	21
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
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	1992-09-20
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	107
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	2nd ascent of Cho Oyu
Necrology	(....-1994) Died 12 Sep 1994 on Everest from avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-46
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma norbu/nuru sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	23258
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY92308
Member ID	10
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Nima Dorje (Dorje)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
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	1992-09-20
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	107
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	2nd ascent of Cho Oyu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433237
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima dorje (dorje) sherpa
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Sang-Hyun Jo	M	1966	S Korea	Climber	Seoul, S Korea	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Kwan-Jun Kim	M	1939	S Korea	Leader	Ulsan, S Korea	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
Young-Tae Kim	M	1964	S Korea	Climber	Ulsan, S Korea	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Gi-Chil Nam	M	1967	S Korea	Climber	Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea	Student, social education	Details Other expeditions
Sun-Woo Nam	M	1955	S Korea	Climber	Seoul, S Korea	Editor of Man & Mountain (monthly alpine magazine)	Details Other expeditions
Young-Chul Shin	M	1951	S Korea	Climber	Ulsan, S Korea	Coffee shop manager	Details Other expeditions
Young-Ho Shin	M	1951	S Korea	Deputy Leader	Ulsan, S Korea	Owner, parking lot	Details Other expeditions
Kyoung-Deug Sohn	M	1964	S Korea	Climber	Ulsan, S Korea	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Norbu/Nuru Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Nima Dorje (Dorje) Sherpa	M	1955	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2689
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY92308
Reference ID	01
Year	1992
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1993
Language	-
Citation	67:289 (1993)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11845
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY92308
Reference ID	02
Year	1992
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199328901/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-Post-Monsoon-Ascents-and-Attempt-from-the-North
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY92308	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	67:289 (1993)	-
CHOY92308	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199328901/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-Post-Monsoon-Ascents-and-Attempt-from-the-North	-	-	-