Gaurishankar | 1985 SW Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Gaurishankar in 1985 via SW Ridge, led by Park Jung-Soo. Summit reached on 31st October 1985. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 210
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID GAUR85301
Peak ID GAUR
Year 1985
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Park Jung-Soo
Sponsor Korean Gaurishankar Expedition 1985
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 1985-10-04
Summit Date 1985-10-31
Summit Time -
Summit Days 27
Total Days 28
Termination Date 1985-11-01
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6200m due to Lee's sickness, all very exhausted
High Point (m) 6200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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(04/10,4600m),C1(12/10,5100m),C2(20/10,5300m),C3(27/10,5600m),C4(30/10,6070m),xxx(31/10,6200m)
Route Notes BC on border northwest of point 5415m on Schneider map. Route not difficult but more themselves out carrying loads. Snowstorms: 3 days snow, 1 day not. Delayed climb from BC to C1 and from C1 to C2.
Accidents Only Lee illness on Oct 31
Achievement 1st Korean attempt
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2448715
Year 1985
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jung-Sin Lee M 1962 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Office worker, export company Details Other expeditions
Jung-Soo Park M 1954 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Office worker, export company Details Other expeditions
Jung-Yun Park M 1960 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Office worker, export company Details Other expeditions
Jong-Man Song M 1960 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Office worker, air-cargo company Details Other expeditions
Hyung-Kun Sun M 1955 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Office worker, construction company Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
GAUR85301 AAJ Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth - - 60:236 (1986) -
GAUR85301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198623603/Asia-Nepal-Gaurishankar-Attempt - - -