Kangchenjunga | 2002 SW Face
A S Korea expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2002 via SW Face, led by Han Wang-Yong. Summit reached on 13th May 2002. 10 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4065 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | KANG02104 |
| Peak ID | KANG |
| Year | 2002 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | S Korea |
| Leaders | Han Wang-Yong |
| Sponsor | 2002 Korean Kangchenjunga Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 59th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2002-04-10 |
| Summit Date | 2002-05-13 |
| Summit Time | 1525 |
| Summit Days | 33 |
| Total Days | 36 |
| Termination Date | 2002-05-16 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8586 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 8 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | True |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(10/04,5600m),C1(16/04,6300m),C2(20/04,6800m),C3(03/05,7500m),C4(12/05,7900m),Smt(13/05) |
| Route Notes | C4 at Great Shelf. 13 May started for top at 1:00 am: summiter Gu Gun-Soo, but Gu stopped at 8300-8400m because very tired and down to C2 while others to top 3:25 pm in clear skies and little wind. Summiters also slept in C4. 14 May all down to BC. In summit bid: oxygen used sleeping in C4 by only Han, but other members used it only going to top and back to C4 (not sleeping in C4 on return from top). Dawa Wangchuk no oxygen at all. 4 Kazakhs summited on 13th also in amongst Koreans. |
| Accidents | Nothing |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Echo Himal |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2454905 |
| Year | 2002 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | sw face |
Members
10 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gun-Soo Gu | M | 1970 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Shop owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Hyung-Jun Gu | M | 1977 | S Korea | Climber | Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea | Economics student | Details Other expeditions |
| Wang-Yong Han | M | 1966 | S Korea | Leader | Jeollabuk, S Korea | Economics student | Details Other expeditions |
| Woong-Sik Kim | M | 1966 | S Korea | Climber | Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea | Professional alpinist & alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Yong-Jun Ko | M | 1977 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Fish shop owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Jong-Moon Park | M | 1972 | S Korea | Climber | Chungwon, Chungcheongbuk, S Korea | Shop owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Jong-Seung Park | M | 1968 | S Korea | Climber | Chungwon, Chungcheongbuk, S Korea | Architect | Details Other expeditions |
| Sang-Jin Seo | M | 1979 | S Korea | Climber | Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea | Student of architecture | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Wangchuk (Dawa Ongchu) Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Zarok, Namche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KANG02104 | HIGH | - | - | - | 244:54 (Mar 2003) | - |