Cho Oyu | 1997 NW side from N

A S Korea expedition to Cho Oyu in 1997 via NW side from N, led by Lee Jeong-Ok. Summit reached on 21st September 1997. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2421
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Expedition ID CHOY97304
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1997
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side from N
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Lee Jeong-Ok
Sponsor 1997 Korea Cho Oyu Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 257
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 1997-08-31
Summit Date 1997-09-21
Summit Time 1230
Summit Days 21
Total Days 25
Termination Date 1997-09-25
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 600
Total Members 8
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(31/08),ABC(03/09,5800m),C1(07/09,6400m),C2(12/09,7000m),C3(19/09,7400m),Smt(21/09)
Route Notes Because of strong wind and deep snow, the others did not attempt summit. An Italian climbed after them. Other teams used their fixed rope. BC - All ABC - All Sept On 19 5 members slept at C2 Started for on the summit at 4:30 am (Nepal time) Reached top at 12:30 pm On way back from summit Sherpas came to C2-C3 on Sept 21
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Windhorse Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456445
Year 1997
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side from n

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Haeng-Jun Choi M 1966 S Korea Climber Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea Official of house construction Details Other expeditions
Hee Jang M 1958 S Korea Climber Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea Engineer Details Other expeditions
Hyun-Jun Kim M 1976 S Korea Climber Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Seong-Seok Kim M 1976 S Korea Climber Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Jeong-Ok Lee M 1950 S Korea Leader Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea Wholesale florist Details Other expeditions
Heon-Ju Park M 1967 S Korea Climber Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea Newspaper reporter Details Other expeditions
Hun-Ho Seo M 1965 S Korea Climbing Leader Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea Tour guide Details Other expeditions
Jeong-Il Won M 1973 S Korea Climber Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Panuru (Pasang Nuru, Pa Nuru) Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.