Cho Oyu | 1993 W Ridge-W Face from N
A S Korea expedition to Cho Oyu in 1993 via W Ridge-W Face from N, led by Kang Tae-Sun. Summit reached on 10th September 1993. 10 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1246 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY93303 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 1993 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | W Ridge-W Face from N |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | S Korea |
| Leaders | Kang Tae-Sun |
| Sponsor | 1993 Gue Bong Alpine Club Cho Oyu & Xixabangma Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 129 w/Spa |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1993-08-27 |
| Summit Date | 1993-09-10 |
| Summit Time | 2000 |
| Summit Days | 14 |
| Total Days | 19 |
| Termination Date | 1993-09-15 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 3 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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 | Climbed Xixabangma |
| Campsites | BC(27/08,5200m),ABC(30/08,5600m),C1(01/09,6200m),C2(07/09,6800m),C3(08/09,7250m),Smt(10) |
| Route Notes | 9th Sept 11 pm started from C3 to summit. At 4 am 10th bivouacked in snow cave at 7500m and slept 3 hrs. All 3 again up about 8 am and Um, Serrano and Martinez went direct to top while Choi and Min took normal route going indirectly up. Um and Serrano on top at 8 pm on summit while other 2 Koreans on top 9:25 pm. All did long traverse to true summit. Very deep snow on mountain, very tiring and very time consuming. In descent, biv again at 7950m-8000m 10th Sept at 10:30-11:30 pm; next morning in C3; slept in C2 very tired. No other members attempted summit because of rigid schedule of Chinese of yak's arrival in 15th Sept. Team went from BC to Nyalam and rested 2 days; then 8 members to Xixabangma while Choi and Kang to Kathmandu and Korea. Kim Jae-Soo (not an official member of the expedition) remained after the others left for Xixabangma and summited illegally on 18 Sept (see CHOY-933-16). |
| Accidents | Um little frostbite on toe; Choi little frostbite on fingers |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalaya Expeditions |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2454924 |
| Year | 1993 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w ridge-w face from n |
Members
10 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jae-Soon Chang | M | 1955 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | President, company making outdoor equipment | Details Other expeditions |
| Byung-Soo Choi | M | 1964 | S Korea | Climber | Daegu (Taegu), S Korea | President, silk cloth weaving company | Details Other expeditions |
| Young-Gil Hong | M | 1954 | S Korea | Deputy Leader | Seoul, S Korea | President, climbing equipment manufacturing company | Details Other expeditions |
| Tae-Sun Kang | M | 1945 | S Korea | Leader | Seoul, S Korea | President, mountaineering equipment manufacturing company | Details Other expeditions |
| Sang-Gun Lee | M | 1958 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Kyoung-Tae Min | M | 1969 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Computer programmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Byoung-Tae Park | M | 1965 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Installs office telephone system | Details Other expeditions |
| Jong-Suk Park | F | 1968 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Heung-Sub So | M | 1959 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Hong-Gil Um | M | 1960 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
References
5 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY93303 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 68:220-221 (1994) | - |
| CHOY93303 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 68:278 (1994) | - |
| CHOY93303 | HIGH | - | - | - | 138:10 (May 1994) | - |
| CHOY93303 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199422003/Asia-Nepal-Cho-Oyu-from-the-South-in-the-Post-Monsoon | - | - | - |
| CHOY93303 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199427801/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-from-the-North-in-the-Post-Monsoon | - | - | - |