Gangapurna | 1986 E Ridge from S

A S Korea expedition to Gangapurna in 1986 via E Ridge from S, led by Kim Ki-Chul. Summit reached on 18th April 1986. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 958
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Expedition ID GANG86101
Peak ID GANG
Year 1986
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 E Ridge from S
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Kim Ki-Chul
Sponsor 1986 Korean Gangapurna Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 10th,11th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1986-03-26
Summit Date 1986-04-18
Summit Time 1345
Summit Days 23
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7455
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 2000
Total Members 8
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
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(26/03,4200m),C1(29/03,4900m),C2(10/04,5550m),C3(13/04,6300m),C4(16/04,6800m),Smt(18,20/04)
Route Notes BC at East Annapurna Glacier, west of Annapurna II's SW Ridge C1 above Glacier C2 on rock (below East Ridge) C3 at top of icefall (still below ridge) C4 just above col between Gangapurna and Annapura III (where route joined East Ridge). Same route and campsites as that of Poles in autumn 1985; others to East Ridge very nearly same route with camps at different altitudes. Between C1 and C2 broken seracs and crevasses made difficulties. Summit ridge: rock one side, snow other side: long way and needed fixed rope, which installed on rock side (S side). C3 to C4 difficult blue ice. Total 2000m fixed rope. Tricky finding route from C1 to C2.
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2448840
Year 1986
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) e ridge from s

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Young-Hee Jeong F 1960 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Office worker Details Other expeditions
Ki-Chul Kim M 1951 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Teacher Details Other expeditions
Kyeong-Young Min M 1963 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Nan-Hee Nam F 1957 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Office worker Details Other expeditions
Young-Hyun Nam M 1942 S Korea Climber Gangneung, Gangwon, S Korea Shoe salesman Details Other expeditions
Gun-Shik Shim M 1948 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Photographer Details Other expeditions
Choe-Un Suk M 1961 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Salesman Details Other expeditions
Gae-Sung Um M 1955 S Korea Deputy Leader Gangwon-do, S Korea Salesman Details Other expeditions
Ang Kami Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Godre Magar M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
GANG86101 AAJ Seok Chae-Uhn - - 61:252-253 (1987) -
GANG86101 MM - - - 110:9-10 (Jul 1986) -
GANG86101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198725202/Asia-Nepal-Gangapurna - - -