Cho Oyu | 1996 W Ridge/Face

A S Korea expedition to Cho Oyu in 1996 via W Ridge/Face, led by Lee Sang-Bae. Summit reached on 23rd September 1996. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1973
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Expedition ID CHOY96302
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1996
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 W Ridge/Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Lee Sang-Bae
Sponsor 1996 Korean Cho Oyu Paragliding Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 212
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-08-27
Summit Date 1996-09-23
Summit Time 1000
Summit Days 27
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide True
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 3
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 (Park Jung-Hun)
Campsites BC(27/08,4900m),ABC(01/09,5800m),C1(05/09,6500m),C2(09/09,7050m),C3(16/09,7400m),Smt(23/09)
Route Notes Sherpas summiters: Chewang Dorje, 22 years, Thami, 1st 8000er (Xixa west top in Spring '94 with Austrian woman) Ang Nima, Taksindu, Cho Oyu 2 yrs before and Xixa (top) Ang Phurba, 37 years, Thami, 1st 8000er Much wind and very cold on summit and couldn't see mountains because of many clouds, but went 1 hour after reached plateau and found bamboo stick. 2 parapented from C1 only. 15 Oct - Vladimir Bachkirov, Russian team leader, saw and recognized Byun on summit without oxygen mask/apparatus.
Accidents Nothing
Achievement 1st 8000m summit for Korean woman without oxygen
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456081
Year 1996
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge/face

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mi-Jung Byun F 1968 S Korea Climber Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Housewife & air cargo office worker Details Other expeditions
Young-Ki Kim M 1954 S Korea Climber Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Architect Details Other expeditions
Sang-Bae Lee M 1958 S Korea Leader Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Construction company owner Details Other expeditions
In-Hee Park F 1973 S Korea Climber Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Bookkeeper in middle school Details Other expeditions
Jung-Hun Park M 1971 S Korea Climbing Leader Sacheon, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Does not work (father supports him) Details Other expeditions
Jong-Baek Roh M 1949 S Korea Exp Manager Busan (Pusan), S Korea Import-export company owner Details Other expeditions
Nima (Ang Nima) Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Chhulemu, Taksindu, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phurba (Ang Phurba) Sherpa M 1958 Nepal H-A Worker Phurte, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Chewang Dorje Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Hwoe Taele Park M 1963 S Korea Climber Masan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Sports shop owner Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.