Himalchuli West | 1990 SW Ridge
A S Korea expedition to Himalchuli West in 1990 via SW Ridge, led by Park Dong-Seol. Summit reached on 19th December 1990. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 731 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | HIMW90401 |
| Peak ID | HIMW |
| Year | 1990 |
| Season | 4 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | S Korea |
| Leaders | Park Dong-Seol |
| Sponsor | Keimyung University Alpine Club Himalchuli Winter Exped 1991 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 4th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1990-11-18 |
| Summit Date | 1990-12-19 |
| Summit Time | 1500 |
| Summit Days | 31 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7540m due to length of route and bad weather |
| High Point (m) | 7540 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 5 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 1800 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| 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(18/11,4900m),C1(27/11,5750m),C2(29/11,6350m),C3(04/12,6750m),C4(07/12,7240m),C5(08/12,7500m),Smt(19/12) |
| Route Notes | C1 at east Pokhari C2 on SW Ridge C3 on SW Ridge C4 on SW Ridge C5 on SW Ridge. Ridge very long from C1 and sometimes steep snow face. Fixed 1800m rope BC to C5. Did not go beyond W Peak because long route to E Peak with many dangerous crevasses. 19th Dec 3 members started from C3 and reached C5 at 2:00 pm and Lee Suk-Hwan alone to W Peak which he reached 3:00 pm. Other 2 stopped at C5 because of strong wind. They saw route from C5 and W Peak so long and dangerous and needed 2 more camps to reach E Peak. Now bad weather: snowfalling so decided to abandon idea of going to East (Main) Peak. |
| Accidents | None |
| Achievement | 1st Korean ascent of West Summit |
| Agency | Sallyan |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2450685 |
| Year | 1990 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
6 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeong-Gi Hong | M | 1966 | S Korea | Climber | Youngpoong, Seoul, S Korea | Business student | Details Other expeditions |
| Jong-Seon Lee | M | 1967 | S Korea | Climber | Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea | Business student | Details Other expeditions |
| Suk-Hwan Lee | M | 1966 | S Korea | Climber | Daegu (Taegu), S Korea | Commerce student | Details Other expeditions |
| Dong-Seol Park | M | 1959 | S Korea | Leader | Youngchon, Gyeonggi, S Korea | Farmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Geun-Young Park | M | 1965 | S Korea | Climber | Daegu (Taegu), S Korea | Business student | Details Other expeditions |
| Gu-Yeoul Ryoo | M | 1965 | S Korea | Climber | Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea | Student, architecture | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIMW90401 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 65:238 (1991) | - |
| HIMW90401 | MM | - | - | - | 138:9 (Mar 1991) | - |
| HIMW90401 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199123803/Asia-Nepal-Himalchuli-West-Winter-Ascent | - | - | - |