Cho Oyu | 1997 NW side

A S Korea expedition to Cho Oyu in 1997 via NW side, led by Park Young-Seok. Summit reached on 19th September 1997. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2417
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY97301
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	S Korea
Leaders	Park Young-Seok
Sponsor	Korean Cho Oyu Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	255,256 w/Fra
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1997-08-30
Summit Date	1997-09-19
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	20
Total Days	24
Termination Date	1997-09-23
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	9
Summit Members	5
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
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	-
Campsites	BC(30/08),ABC(03/09,5800m),C1(05/09,6100m),C2(09/09,6900m),C3(18/09,7500m),Smt(19-20/09)
Route Notes	Sherpa: Tashi, Pangboche, scaled Everest 3 times including Autumn 1995 on north side
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Windhorse Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456443
Year	1997
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	6006
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	You-Shin
Last Name	An
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	21
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea
Occupation	Student
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	2440629
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	you-shin an
Year of Birth	1975
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	22
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6007
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Jong-Chul
Last Name	Bae
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea
Occupation	Student
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	2440512
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jong-chul bae
Year of Birth	1975
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	22
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6008
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Hun-Moo
Last Name	Jang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea
Occupation	Bowling shop salesman
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	1997-09-19
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	255
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	2439043
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hun-moo jang
Year of Birth	1971
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6009
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Kum-Duk
Last Name	Jang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea
Occupation	Supermarket salesman
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	1997-09-20
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	256
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	2439481
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kum-duk jang
Year of Birth	1972
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6010
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Hong
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea
Occupation	Supermarket owner
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	1997-09-19
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	255
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	2439045
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hong kim
Year of Birth	1971
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6011
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	In-Sik
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Chungwon, Chungcheongbuk, S Korea
Occupation	Salesman
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	2437924
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	in-sik kim
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6012
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Bong-Jae
Last Name	Lee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Buchon, Gyeonggi, S Korea
Occupation	Clothing salesman
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	2435805
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bong-jae lee
Year of Birth	1962
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6013
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97301
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Jun-Young
Last Name	Oh
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Buchon, Gyeonggi, 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	1997-09-19
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	255
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	2438071
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jun-young oh
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6014
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Young-Seok
Last Name	Park
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Leader
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Travel agent
Leader	True
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	1997-09-19
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	255
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	(1963-2011) Died 18 Oct 2011 on Annapurna I from presumed avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436227
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	young-seok park
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	6015
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97301
Member ID	10
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Tashi Tshering
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
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	1997-09-19
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	255
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	2438579
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tashi tshering sherpa
Year of Birth	1970
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
You-Shin An	M	1975	S Korea	Climber	Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea	Student	Details Other expeditions
Jong-Chul Bae	M	1975	S Korea	Climber	Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea	Student	Details Other expeditions
Hun-Moo Jang	M	1971	S Korea	Climber	Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea	Bowling shop salesman	Details Other expeditions
Kum-Duk Jang	M	1972	S Korea	Climber	Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea	Supermarket salesman	Details Other expeditions
Hong Kim	M	1971	S Korea	Climber	Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea	Supermarket owner	Details Other expeditions
In-Sik Kim	M	1968	S Korea	Climber	Chungwon, Chungcheongbuk, S Korea	Salesman	Details Other expeditions
Bong-Jae Lee	M	1962	S Korea	Climber	Buchon, Gyeonggi, S Korea	Clothing salesman	Details Other expeditions
Jun-Young Oh	M	1968	S Korea	Climber	Buchon, Gyeonggi, S Korea	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Young-Seok Park	M	1963	S Korea	Leader	Seoul, S Korea	Travel agent	Details Other expeditions
Tashi Tshering Sherpa	M	1970	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	3226
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY97301
Reference ID	01
Year	1997
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1998
Language	-
Citation	72:312-313 (1998)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	5147
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY97301
Reference ID	02
Year	1997
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1998
Language	-
Citation	188:22-23 (Jul 1998)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10852
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY97301
Reference ID	03
Year	1997
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199831202/Asia-Nepal-Nepalese-Himalaya-Peak-Bagging-and-Other-Activity-in-the-Post-Monsoon
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY97301	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	72:312-313 (1998)	-
CHOY97301	HIGH	-	-	-	188:22-23 (Jul 1998)	-
CHOY97301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199831202/Asia-Nepal-Nepalese-Himalaya-Peak-Bagging-and-Other-Activity-in-the-Post-Monsoon	-	-	-