Gangapurna West | 2016 S Face

A S Korea expedition to Gangapurna West in 2016 via S Face, led by Kim Chang-Ho. Summit reached on 8th October 2016. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9272
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID GANW16301
Peak ID GANW
Year 2016
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Kim Chang-Ho
Sponsor Korean-Way Gangapurna & Gangapurna West (Lachenal) Expedition 2016
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 Modi Khola
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2016-10-08
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date 2016-10-23
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7040m due to altitude sickness of one member
High Point (m) 7040
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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 Summited Gangapurna (GANG-163-01)
Campsites BC(4034m),Biv1(05/10,5806m),Biv2(06-07/10,6200m),xxx(08/10,7040m)
Route Notes Team first attempted Gangapurna West (Asapurna) and reached to within 100m of the top. Team turned back due to altitude sickness of Park. From AAJ (via Rodolphe Popier): 05 Oct: left BC, up via a glacier, then a SSW facing spur to a 5806m bivouac. 06 Oct: steep snow plus some seracs, bivouac at 6200m, below the upper South Face. 07 Oct: attempt through complicated glacier terrain, back to same 6200m bivouac. 08 Oct: left at 1:30 am to climb the steep S Face. Not far below the summit ridge, Jung-Yong decided to stop and wait for the return of his team mates. Choi Suk-Mun and Kim Chang-Ho climbed three pitches further onto the ridge, but with the top only 100m away and their companion not with them, decided instead to go back down. Rappeled the face down to their bivouac that day.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Trekking Camp Nepal
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference True
Primary ID GANG16301
Checksum 2460001
Year 2016
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s face

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Chang-Ho Kim M 1969 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Outdoor company consultant & alpinist Details Other expeditions
Suk-Mun Choi M 1974 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Jung-Yong Park M 1976 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.