Fang | 2007 E Face-S Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Fang in 2007 via E Face-S Ridge, led by Hong Sung-Wook. Summit reached on 29th October 2007. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5883
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID FANG07301
Peak ID FANG
Year 2007
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 E Face-S Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Hong Sung-Wook
Sponsor For Our Friend Korea Annapurna Fang Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 2nd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Pokhara->Machhapuchhare BC->South Annapurna BC
Basecamp Date 2007-09-13
Summit Date 2007-10-29
Summit Time 1341
Summit Days 46
Total Days 78
Termination Date 2007-11-30
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7647
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 5
Fixed Rope (m) 6600
Total Members 11
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(13/09,4600m),C1(30/09,5500m),C2(02/10,6045m),C3(07/10,6500m),C4(12/10,6880m),C5(14/10,7250m),Smt(29/10)
Route Notes BC at start of west face of South Ridge C1 at snowfield above icefall C3 on SE Ridge C4 on west side of South Ridge C5 on South Ridge. Korea Annapurna Fang Expedition led by Hong Seong-Uk - 8 November 2007 The distance from BC at 4600m at the bottom of the West Face of the South Ridge, was four km, and there were many deep crevasses to the right of an icefall. They climbed the icefall, where it was necessary to use ladders to reach its top. At the top, they pitched C1 on a snowfield at 5500m on 30 September. They made C2 on 2 October about half way up the mixed snow and rock of the face to the South Ridge. The South Ridge was very windy and had many seracs. They pitched C3's six tents on the ridge on a large cornice. One tent was broken by the collapse of a serac, so they brought up a new tent and put it also on the ridge. The whole ridge was a series of big sawteeth and quite difficult to make progress along. From C3, they moved a short distance over onto the ridge's west side, which was ice or crusted snow and bivouacked just below the ridge at about 6750m on 11 October. The next day they established C4 at 6880m on this side of the ridge and C5 was pitched on the 12th at 7250m on the ridge itself. The team's first summit bid was made in very cold and windy weather from C5 on the 17th by Park Soo-Seok, You Hyun-Jong, Wangdi and Tshering Dorje. They got to only 7500m where their supply of rope and snowbars became exhausted and they retreated to C4. On the 18th the two members descended to C4, two Sherpas to BC. Next day the members were in C1, and on the 20th they also were in BC. During this period, frostbite was becoming a serious problem. You's fingers and toes were badly frostbitten (black and shrivelled), which was the reason he and Park Soo-Seok took time to descend to BC. Five Sherpas high on the mountain became frostbitten on the 15th and 16th. The second summit attempt was launched on 22 October by a larger number of members without Sherpas: Kim, Lee Hak-Young, Lee Jong-Heon, Park Bong-Ha and Seo took part in this bid from BC and reached C1. Kim, Lee Hak-Young and Seo went to C2 the next day. On the 24th, Park Bong-Ha came up from C1 and joined Lee Hak-Young and Seo in a push towards C3. But at 7:20 pm, in moonlight, just below C3, Park fell. There was a strong wind blowing and Park lost his balance, his jumar came open, and he fell 300 meters down the west side of the ridge. Lee Hak-Young and Seo climbed down to him with considerable difficulty: Seo reached him at 8:30 pm and Lee bringing essential items including food and sleeping bag, joined them at 11:15 pm. Seo and Lee dug a small snow cave and helped Park into it while they had to remain outside for lack of space inside. Park Bong-Ha remained in the snow cave for six days; on the 25 Oct three Sherpas brought up a tent to shelter those staying outside looking after him. During the first three days, Park's right eye was swollen shut and he couldn't move; his knees and left shoulder were injured. (By 8th November, he still couldn't straighten his left leg or raise his left arm all the way up). After six days, on the 30th, two members and a Sherpa short roped him and helped him up onto the ridge and down to C1. Meanwhile the third summit bid had gotten under way. On the 28th, Park Soo-Seok, Wangdi and Tshering Dorje had climbed from C3 to C5, and on the 29th at 7:30 am they left C5 for the top. They were on the summit at 1:41 pm and back in C5 about 5:30 pm shortly before dark. On the 30th Park Soo-Seok and Wangdi descended to C2 while Tshering Dorje went all the way down to BC; Park and Wangdi were in BC the following day: the climb was over. All other members were also in BC on the 31st. Fixed rope: A total of 6600m were fixed intermittently from BC to summit. All of the route from C1 to C4 was fixed. Some non-summiting members Hong, the leader, went to C1 only Park Hong-Ki reached 7200m, then developed knee problem Song Ill-Ho got to C4, left 20 October because he had to go back to Korea You Hyun-Jong left 27 October with frostbitten fingers Sherpa summiters: Tshering Dorje, 22/11/81, Mamerku, Chheskam-2, Solu, no 8000ers Wangdi, 25/11/77, Mamerku, Chheskam-2, Solu, no 8000ers
Accidents Park Bong-Ha's fall; five Sherpa's frostbite and You's frostbite
Achievement -
Agency Windhorse Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456680
Year 2007
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) e face-s ridge

Members

13 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Chan-Kyu Choi M 1984 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Seong-Uk Hong M 1962 S Korea Leader Chunchon, Gangwon, S Korea Businessman Details Other expeditions
Yong-Gil Kim M 1984 S Korea Climber Gangwon-do, S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Hak-Young Lee M 1970 S Korea Climber Euijeongbu, Gyeonggi, S Korea Farmer Details Other expeditions
Jong-Heon Lee M 1970 S Korea Climber Toronto, Ontario Veterinarian pilot Details Other expeditions
Bong-Ha Park M 1970 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Planning & PR manager, Korean Alpine Federation Details Other expeditions
Hong-Ki Park M 1982 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Soo-Seok Park M 1984 S Korea Climber Euijeongbu, Gyeonggi, S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Seok-Kun Seo M 1972 S Korea Climber Chunchon, Gangwon, S Korea Primary school teacher Details Other expeditions
Ill-Ho Song M 1977 S Korea Climber Samcheok, Gangwon, S Korea Member of Korea Coast Guard Details Other expeditions
Hyun-Jong You M 1980 S Korea Climber Chunchon, Gangwon, S Korea Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Wangdi Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Mamerku, Chheskam, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Dorje (Tshiring Dorje) Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Mamerku, Chheskam, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
FANG07301 AAJ Lee, Young-Jun - - 82:385-387 (2008) -
FANG07301 KAF - Annapurna Fang - 9:208-213 (2008) -
FANG07301 HJ Park, Soo-Seok Annapurna Fang - 65:31-41 (2009) -
FANG07301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200838502/Asia-Nepal-Upper-Dolpo-Annapurna-Himal-Varaha-Shikhar-The-Fang-Second-Ascent-East-Face-to-South-Ridge - - -
FANG07301 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/65/5/annapurna-fang/ - - -