Jannu | 2011 E Face

A S Korea expedition to Jannu in 2011 via E Face, led by Kim Hyung-Il. Summit reached on 3rd May 2011. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7370
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID JANU11101
Peak ID JANU
Year 2011
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 E Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Kim Hyung-Il
Sponsor K2 Extreme Team Jannu 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 Chandragadi, bus to Tharpu->Thebang->Cheran->Larje
Basecamp Date 2011-04-02
Summit Date 2011-05-03
Summit Time -
Summit Days 31
Total Days 35
Termination Date 2011-05-07
Termination Reason 14
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6100m due to fall into crevasse
High Point (m) 6100
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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(02/04,4900m),C1(03/05,6100m),xxx(03/05,6100m)
Route Notes On 22 April all five members Chang, Kim (leader) Kim Young-Ju, Lee Il-Young and Park went up to 5900m. Then began heavy snowfall, so they went back to BC. On 3 May the team started from BC. Between 6-7 morning, around 6100m, Park fell into crevasse about 7m deep. He was pulled up. His right ribs were broken. Then the team gave up the climb.
Accidents Park broken ribs from crevasse fall
Achievement -
Agency Windhorse Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458146
Year 2011
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) e face

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ji-Myeong Chang M 1979 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Hyung-Il Kim M 1968 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Young-Ju Kim M 1974 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Reporter Details Other expeditions
Il-Young Lee M 1971 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Chung-Gil Park M 1967 S Korea Climber Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi, S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
JANU11101 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 86:323 (2012) -
JANU11101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12201232300/Jannu-7711m-East-Face-Attempt - - -