Gurja Himal | 1988 N-S Ridge btw GURJ & DHA6
A S Korea expedition to Gurja Himal in 1988 via N-S Ridge btw GURJ & DHA6, led by Shin Young-Chul. Summit reached on 26th September 1988. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1657 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | GURJ88301 |
| Peak ID | GURJ |
| Year | 1988 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | N-S Ridge btw GURJ & DHA6 |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | S Korea |
| Leaders | Shin Young-Chul |
| Sponsor | 1988 Korea Dhaulagiri VI, Gurja Himal Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 8th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1988-08-31 |
| Summit Date | 1988-09-26 |
| Summit Time | 1243 |
| Summit Days | 26 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7193 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 1000 |
| Total Members | 9 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| 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 | Climbed Dhaulagiri VI (DHA6-88-301) and Ghustang North (GHUN-883-01) |
| Campsites | BC(31/08,4530m),Dep(02/09,4800m),C1(06/09,5350m),C2.ABC(10/09,5750m),C3(14/09,6300m),C4(25/09,6750m),Smt(26/09) |
| Route Notes | 26th Sept 5:50 am 2 teams started for 2 summits and on top of Dhaulagiri 6 12:30 pm and Gurja 12:43 pm; returned C4 from Dhaulagiri VI 17:00 hrs and Gurja 18:00 hrs same day. Ridge to Gurja very difficult knife ridge atop steep walls on both sides (walls moving rock, snow and ice). Easy climb to Dhaulagiri VI. 1000m fixed rope C2 to C4 on steep sections. No rope fixed rope above C4. Many crevasses below C2 (area where Spring 1988 climber died). Ghustang North climbed 19th Sept by 3 members (Lee, Lee and Shin) from C2 up W Face. |
| Accidents | None |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Adventure Nepal |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | True |
| Primary ID | DHA688301 |
| Checksum | 2449779 |
| Year | 1988 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | n-s ridge btw gurj & dha6 |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwang-Young Kim | M | 1963 | S Korea | Climber | Ulsan, S Korea | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Won-Chel Hwang | M | 1963 | S Korea | Climber | Ulsan, S Korea | Computer programmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Hyung-Jin Kook | M | 1964 | S Korea | Climber | Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea | Computer engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Sang-Ho Lee | M | 1959 | S Korea | Climber | Ulsan, S Korea | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Syung-Hwan Lee | M | 1965 | S Korea | Climber | Ulsan, S Korea | Marine engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Bong-Hee Nam | M | 1960 | S Korea | Climber | Ulsan, S Korea | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Young-Kon Ra | M | 1955 | S Korea | Deputy Leader | Seoul, S Korea | Naval architect | Details Other expeditions |
| Young-Chul Shin | M | 1951 | S Korea | Leader | Ulsan, S Korea | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Kyoung-Deug Sohn | M | 1964 | S Korea | Climber | Ulsan, S Korea | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Pasang Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Maila Pemba Sherpa | M | 1953 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pempalung Dorje Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.