Cho Oyu | 1999 NW side

A S Korea expedition to Cho Oyu in 1999 via NW side, led by Park Heun-Gyu. Summit reached on 26th September 1999. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3414
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY99301
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1999
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Park Heun-Gyu
Sponsor 1999 Korea Cho Oyu Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 342 w/Japan,NZ
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach By road KTM->BC
Basecamp Date 1999-09-03
Summit Date 1999-09-26
Summit Time 1315
Summit Days 23
Total Days 28
Termination Date 1999-10-01
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 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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 -
Campsites BC(03/09),ABC(06/09,5600m),C1(11/09,6350m),C2(18/09,6800m),C3(25/09,7200m),Smt(26/09)
Route Notes On summit on 26th and could see Everest top. Americans next day went to same point and beyond it to take photos out of little fog. Americans went not so for on, maybe 100m more, McGuinness maybe only 30m more (linear distances) but same altitude (Russell Brice agrees 2 Oct 99). Summit party left C3 3:00 Chinese team, on top 3:30 pm (1:15 NST), slept C2 where arrived 10:00 pm after bringing down C3. Summit Sherpas: Phurba Pasang, 36 years, Sotang VDC, Solukhumbu, only Xixabangma middle summit before, so this his 1st 8000er Pasang Gombu, Saframa, Lokhim VDC, claims Cho Oyu summit Spr 1994 with British (verified), Oct 97 with Americans (not verified)
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Explore Himalaya
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457227
Year 1999
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Chang-Hyun Im M 1968 S Korea Climber Seogwipo, Jeju, S Korea National park ranger Details Other expeditions
Duk-Sang Jang M 1958 S Korea Climbing Leader Jeju (Cheju), S Korea Construction company office Details Other expeditions
Seong-Gyu Kang M 1967 S Korea Climber Pyosun, Jeju, S Korea Unemployed (is climbing all the time) Details Other expeditions
Sang-Jo Kim M 1964 S Korea Climber Jeju (Cheju), S Korea Car salesman Details Other expeditions
Bong-Su Moon M 1968 S Korea Climber Jeju (Cheju), S Korea Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
Yong-Soung Mun M 1965 S Korea Climber Jeju (Cheju), S Korea Builder Details Other expeditions
Kyeong-Hun Oh M 1968 S Korea Climber Seogwipo, Jeju, S Korea Unemployed car salesman Details Other expeditions
Heun-Gyu Park M 1948 S Korea Leader Jeju (Cheju), S Korea Farmer Details Other expeditions
Hee-Joon Oh M 1970 S Korea Climber Seogwipo, Jeju, S Korea Office worker Details Other expeditions
Phurba Pasang Sherpa M 1958 Nepal H-A Worker Charwo, Sotang, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Gombu Sherpa M 1962 Nepal H-A Worker Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY99301 HIGH - - - 212:65 (Jul 2000) -