Gangapurna | 1984 N Face

A S Korea expedition to Gangapurna in 1984 via N Face, led by Lee Suk-Woo. Summit reached on 31st January 1985. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 982
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Expedition ID GANG84401
Peak ID GANG
Year 1984
Season 4
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Lee Suk-Woo
Sponsor 1984-85 Korean Gangapurna Expedition
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 1985-01-19
Summit Date 1985-01-31
Summit Time -
Summit Days 12
Total Days 13
Termination Date 1985-02-01
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7100m due to Lee's weakened condition and problems finding route
High Point (m) 7100
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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 -
Campsites BC(19/01,5200m),C1(24/01,5600m),C2(29/01,6160m),xxx(31/01,7100m)
Route Notes BC at west side of NE Ridge C1 very far from BC, southwest of BC C2 just below North Face's big well High point at North Face. Lee climbed to 7100m with his sirdar; they gave up when they could not find a route above that point. Approach to BC difficult because snow, hence BC lower altitude than planned. After made C2 had enough climbing gear but not fuel for many days to fix much rope on very steep route. 31st Jan took climbing equipment but no biv equipment and found very difficult to find route in heavily crevassed icefall area. In 10 hrs reached 7100m which think was last of steep difficult part of climb, but late weather closing in so descended to C2 at 8:30 pm. Then gave up climb because Lee at altitude too long and very weak and descended to BC. Weather bad during time on mountain. Wind and snow - everyday had to remake route.
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2448396
Year 1984
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Suk-Woo Lee M 1954 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Salesman, drug manufacturing company Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
GANG84401 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 59:283 (1985) -
GANG84401 AAJ - - - 60:244 (1986) -
GANG84401 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198528301/Asia-Nepal-Gangapurna-Attempt - - -