Gyachung Kang | 1988 SW Face-SW Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Gyachung Kang in 1988 via SW Face-SW Ridge, led by Yang Haw-Seok. Summit reached on 24th October 1988. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	865
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	GYAC88302
Peak ID	GYAC
Year	1988
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Face-SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	S Korea
Leaders	Yang Haw-Seok
Sponsor	1988 Korean Nepalese Himalaya Gyachung Kang Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	6th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1988-10-03
Summit Date	1988-10-24
Summit Time	1255
Summit Days	21
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7861
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	3000
Total Members	8
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	7
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(03/10,5300m),C1(07/10,5900m),C2(12/10,6400m),C3(17/10,6900m),C4(22/10,7650m),Smt(24/10)
Route Notes	BC as same as Japanese near lake. Route changed slightly from plan because Japanese already climbing this planned route. Very difficult above C3; very steep ice face with no proper space for C4. Fixed 3000m total, 2000m from C3 to top. Had planned summit push day after C4 established but too much difficult ice step-cutting. No other summit bid after 24th because supplies running out. Route between Japanese 1964 spring & French 1986 spring expeditions. Expedition Report/Gyachung Kang (7952m) by Hwa-Seok Yang Taken from Sanak in winter 1988 Daejeon Seil Club, the first summiter to Ngojumba Kang in 1982, again made a great achievement on SW Face of Gyachung Kang this time. On Oct 2nd they advanced to C2 for 5 days and on 12th, C2 was secured at the foot of the Gyachung Kang Face. Suddenly on Oct 17th, they saw a unfortunate Japanese climber falling down in his way of returning from SW Ridge leaving to the summit just 50m and they continued climbing with more indomitable spirit, so that they overcame the difficult route to fix the ropes. Especially toward C4, they had to climb up almost vertical face mixed with rock, snow and ice, which needed more time than expected. Consequently they could not find any suitable place for their camp after dark, and it was over 8:00 pm when they barely managed to sleep just in one tent blocked with ice. It was Oct 22. C4 was established at 7500m the next day. On Oct 24th, member Yeon Heon-Mo and Shim Yeom-Bo started for the summit with Ang Rinji and Ang Dorji. After overcoming the mixed route with ice and snow (over 100m long), they arrived at the point connected from West Ridge to the summit. Due to very steep rock slope just below the summit, they had to make a detour of long and exhausted advances in the direction of Tibet, and after 5 hours and 20 minutes of struggles they finally reached the summit.
Accidents	None
Achievement	1st autumn ascent in 1st Korean attempt
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2449807
Year	1988
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw face-sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	14172
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAC88302
Member ID	04
Peak ID	GYAC
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Doo-Hwan
Last Name	Jeong
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea
Occupation	Office worker
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2434470
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	doo-hwan jeong
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14173
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAC88302
Member ID	05
Peak ID	GYAC
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Hye-Ja
Last Name	Lee
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2435206
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hye-ja lee
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14174
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAC88302
Member ID	03
Peak ID	GYAC
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Byung-Nam
Last Name	Min
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea
Occupation	Sports equipment shop owner
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2434880
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	byung-nam min
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14175
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAC88302
Member ID	02
Peak ID	GYAC
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Kwang-Seok
Last Name	Oh
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea
Occupation	Office worker
Leader	False
Deputy	True
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2433681
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kwang-seok oh
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	14176
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAC88302
Member ID	06
Peak ID	GYAC
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Yeom-Bo
Last Name	Shim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea
Occupation	Office worker
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7861
Summit Date 1	1988-10-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1255
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	6
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435375
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yeom-bo shim
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14177
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAC88302
Member ID	07
Peak ID	GYAC
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Young-Seok
Last Name	Sin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea
Occupation	Office worker
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2435986
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	young-seok sin
Year of Birth	1962
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14178
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAC88302
Member ID	01
Peak ID	GYAC
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Haw-Seok
Last Name	Yang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Leader
Residence	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea
Occupation	Shoe shop owner
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2431047
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	haw-seok yang
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	14179
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAC88302
Member ID	08
Peak ID	GYAC
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Heon-Mo
Last Name	Yeon
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea
Occupation	University student of business administration
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7861
Summit Date 1	1988-10-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1255
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	6
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436141
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	heon-mo yeon
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14180
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAC88302
Member ID	10
Peak ID	GYAC
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Ang Rinji
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7861
Summit Date 1	1988-10-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1255
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	6
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-166
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang rinji sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	14181
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GYAC88302
Member ID	09
Peak ID	GYAC
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Ang Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7861
Summit Date 1	1988-10-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1255
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	6
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-166
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Doo-Hwan Jeong	M	1958	S Korea	Climber	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea	Office worker	Details Other expeditions
Hye-Ja Lee	F	1960	S Korea	Exp Doctor	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Byung-Nam Min	M	1959	S Korea	Climber	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea	Sports equipment shop owner	Details Other expeditions
Kwang-Seok Oh	M	1956	S Korea	Deputy Leader	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea	Office worker	Details Other expeditions
Yeom-Bo Shim	M	1961	S Korea	Climber	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea	Office worker	Details Other expeditions
Young-Seok Sin	M	1962	S Korea	Climber	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea	Office worker	Details Other expeditions
Haw-Seok Yang	M	1949	S Korea	Leader	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea	Shoe shop owner	Details Other expeditions
Heon-Mo Yeon	M	1963	S Korea	Climber	Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea	University student of business administration	Details Other expeditions
Ang Rinji Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Dorje Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	591
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GYAC88302
Reference ID	01
Year	1988
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	-
Citation	63:207 (1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4447
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GYAC88302
Reference ID	02
Year	1988
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	-
Citation	125:12 (Jan 1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12080
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GYAC88302
Reference ID	03
Year	1988
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198920702/Asia-Nepal-Gyachung-Kang
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
GYAC88302	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	63:207 (1989)	-
GYAC88302	MM	-	-	-	125:12 (Jan 1989)	-
GYAC88302	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198920702/Asia-Nepal-Gyachung-Kang	-	-	-