Kangchenjunga | 2018 SW Face

A S Korea expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2018 via SW Face, led by Chung Ei-Chul. Summit reached on 16th May 2018. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9901
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KANG18107
Peak ID KANG
Year 2018
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Chung Ei-Chul
Sponsor Destination Holiday Trek Kangchenjunga 2018
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 Heli from Tseram
Basecamp Date 2018-04-12
Summit Date 2018-05-16
Summit Time -
Summit Days 34
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8350m due to coldness and lack of fixed ropes
High Point (m) 8350
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(12/04),C1,C2,C3,C4,xxx(16/05,8350m)
Route Notes From Chris Burke: Chung Ei-Chul from South Korea turned back at the end of the fixed ropes (8350m) on 16/05. He got frostbite on his foot.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Destination Holiday
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462343
Year 2018
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) sw face

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ei-Chul Chung M 1972 S Korea Leader Tokyo, Japan Coffee shop owner Details Other expeditions
Phuri Temba (Phurtemba) Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Gudel-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.