Himalchuli East | 1994 S Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Himalchuli East in 1994 via S Ridge, led by Jeong Duk-Chai. Summit reached on 4th October 1994. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1363
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Expedition ID HIME94301
Peak ID HIME
Year 1994
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Jeong Duk-Chai
Sponsor 1994 Seokang Junior College Himalchuli Expedition
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 1994-09-04
Summit Date 1994-10-04
Summit Time -
Summit Days 30
Total Days 32
Termination Date 1994-10-06
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7450m due to winds
High Point (m) 7450
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 4400
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(04/09,4950m),C1(18/09,5450m),C2(22/09,6320m),C3(26/09,6950m),C4(29/09,7250m),xxx(04/10,7450m)
Route Notes C3 on South Ridge C4 on South Ridge. High point at South Ridge. Long way to C1: glacial moraine, steep rock; had depot tent between BC and C1. Stayed in C4 29 Sept to 3 Oct, when 3 members went down and on 4 Oct 2 members made route towards top to 7450m and there gave up because of winds which had kept them confined to C4 for days before. Very long route.
Accidents Nothing serious
Achievement -
Agency Windhorse Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2452029
Year 1994
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Hwan Heo M 1971 S Korea Climber Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea Student of government administration Details Other expeditions
Duk-Chai Jeong M 1966 S Korea Leader Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea Student of tourism Details Other expeditions
Kwan-Ju Ra M 1967 S Korea Climber Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea Student of tourism Details Other expeditions
Young-Mi Youm M 1972 S Korea Climber Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea Student of office automation Details Other expeditions
Jeong-Kon Yun F 1972 S Korea Climber Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea Student of business management Details Other expeditions
Tek Bahadur Tamang M - Nepal Sirdar Gora, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
HIME94301 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 69:251 (1995) -
HIME94301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199525104/Asia-Nepal-Himal-Chuli-Attempt - - -