Churen Himal West | 1970 E side

A S Korea expedition to Churen Himal West in 1970 via E side, led by Kim Jung-Sup. Summit reached on 1st May 1970. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3275
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHRW70101
Peak ID	CHRW
Year	1970
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	E side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	S Korea
Leaders	Kim Jung-Sup
Sponsor	Korean Alpine Club, Seoul - Expedition to Churen Himal
Success 1	False
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1970-04-19
Summit Date	1970-05-01
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	12
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7000m after deputy leader injured by fall
High Point (m)	7000
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	6
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
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	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Climbed Churen Himal East Peak (CHRE-701-01)
Campsites	BC(19/04),C1->C6,xxx(01/05,7000m)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	True
Primary Member	True
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	CHRE70101
Checksum	2446458
Year	1970
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	e side

Members

Field	Value
ID	24559
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHRW70101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHRW
Year	1970
Season	1
First Name	Jung-Sup
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1938
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Leader
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Manager of Shin Kwang Feed Co
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	2427252
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jung-sup kim
Year of Birth	1938
Year	1970
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	37096
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHRW70101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHRW
Year	1970
Season	1
First Name	Ho-Sup
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Student, MA course at Sogang University
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	1970-05-01
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	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	True
Injury Date	1970-05-01
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	4
Injury Height (m)	7000
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1944-1972) Died 10 Apr 1972 on Manaslu from avalanche
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2429318
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ho-sup kim
Year of Birth	1944
Year	1970
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	37097
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHRW70101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHRW
Year	1970
Season	1
First Name	Rinsing Ongyal (Rinji Wangel)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1938
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phaplu, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	1970-05-01
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	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	HC #151
Necrology	(....-1972) Died 10 Apr 1972 on Manaslu from avalanche
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	5
HCN	151
Checksum	50
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rinsing ongyal (rinji wangel) sherpa
Year of Birth	1938
Year	1970
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	37100
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHRW70101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHRW
Year	1970
Season	1
First Name	Byung-Koo
Last Name	Chun (Jun)
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Senior at Han Yang University
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	2429224
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	byung-koo chun (jun)
Year of Birth	1944
Year	1970
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	37101
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHRW70101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHRW
Year	1970
Season	1
First Name	Yee-Suk
Last Name	Han
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Senior at Yonsae University
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	2429219
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yee-suk han
Year of Birth	1944
Year	1970
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	37102
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHRW70101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHRW
Year	1970
Season	1
First Name	Ki-Sup
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Clerk of Shin Kwang Feed Co.
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	(1946-1971) Died 4 May 1971 on Manaslu from fall
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2430013
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ki-sup kim
Year of Birth	1946
Year	1970
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	37103
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHRW70101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHRW
Year	1970
Season	1
First Name	Kyu-Tae
Last Name	Lee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1935
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Clerk of Shin Kwang Feed Co.
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	2426145
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kyu-tae lee
Year of Birth	1935
Year	1970
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

7 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Jung-Sup Kim	M	1938	S Korea	Leader	Seoul, S Korea	Manager of Shin Kwang Feed Co	Details Other expeditions
Ho-Sup Kim	M	1944	S Korea	Deputy Leader	Seoul, S Korea	Student, MA course at Sogang University	Details Other expeditions
Rinsing Ongyal (Rinji Wangel) Sherpa	M	1938	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phaplu, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Byung-Koo Chun (Jun)	M	1944	S Korea	Climber	Seoul, S Korea	Senior at Han Yang University	Details Other expeditions
Yee-Suk Han	M	1944	S Korea	Climber	Seoul, S Korea	Senior at Yonsae University	Details Other expeditions
Ki-Sup Kim	M	1946	S Korea	Climber	Seoul, S Korea	Clerk of Shin Kwang Feed Co.	Details Other expeditions
Kyu-Tae Lee	M	1935	S Korea	Climber	Seoul, S Korea	Clerk of Shin Kwang Feed Co.	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.