Himalchuli East | 1989 SW Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Himalchuli East in 1989 via SW Ridge, led by Chung Chai-Hong. Summit reached on 9th September 1989. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 342
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Expedition ID HIME89301
Peak ID HIME
Year 1989
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Chung Chai-Hong
Sponsor Keimyung University Alpine Club Himalchuli Expedition 1989
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 Marshyangdi->Tanje last village
Basecamp Date 1989-08-29
Summit Date 1989-09-09
Summit Time -
Summit Days 11
Total Days 16
Termination Date 1989-09-14
Termination Reason 6
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6250m due to leader's death
High Point (m) 6250
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 1
Total Hired 6
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical True
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(29/08,4950m),C1(03/09,5730m),xxx(09-10/09,6250m)
Route Notes C2 never slept in. 2 parties totaling 9 men carried supplies to it's site and pitched tent, but slept in C1. 11th Sept all down to BC to say goodbye to sick leader; mailrunner left BC 11th Sept to summon helicopter to evacuate him. All stayed in BC till his death on 14th. On rainy 15th-16th Lee and 6 Nepalis went up to clear C2 and C1. Leader caught cold one week before arrival at BC; cold got better but developed bad headaches and got sicker and sicker, probably high altitude sickness; was 62 years old.
Accidents Death of leader (from AMS?)
Achievement -
Agency Trans Himalayan Trekking (THT)
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2450173
Year 1989
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Byung-Soo Choi M 1964 S Korea Climber Daegu (Taegu), S Korea Chemical engineering student Details Other expeditions
Chai-Hong Chung M 1927 S Korea Leader Daegu (Taegu), S Korea Pathology professor Details Other expeditions
Seung-Kwon Han M 1956 S Korea Climbing Leader Daegu (Taegu), S Korea Manager of textile Company (produces scarves) Details Other expeditions
Sang-Kwon Kwak M 1961 S Korea Climber Daegu (Taegu), S Korea Beekeeper Details Other expeditions
Suk-Hwan Lee M 1966 S Korea Climber Daegu (Taegu), S Korea Student of foreign trade Details Other expeditions
Mu-Taek Park M 1969 S Korea Climber Yean-myeong, Andong, Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea Student of chemistry Details Other expeditions
Young-Il Park M 1960 S Korea Climber Daegu (Taegu), S Korea Manager of billiards club Details Other expeditions
Gu-Yeoul Ryoo M 1965 S Korea Climber Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea Student, architecture Details Other expeditions
Young-Duk Sohn M 1962 S Korea Climber Daegu (Taegu), S Korea Manager of steel-pressing/compacting plant Details Other expeditions
Ang Dorje Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tashi Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Padma Bahadur Magar M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
HIME89301 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 64:246 (1990) -
HIME89301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199024601/Asia-Nepal-Himalchui-Attempt - - -