Kangchenjunga | 1987 SW Face

A S Korea expedition to Kangchenjunga in 1987 via SW Face, led by Jung Sang-Moo. Summit reached on 2nd January 1988. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	314
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KANG87401
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1987
Season	4
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	S Korea
Leaders	Jung Sang-Moo
Sponsor	1987-88 Korean Winter Kangchenjunga Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	24th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1987-12-08
Summit Date	1988-01-02
Summit Time	1710
Summit Days	25
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8586
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	9
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	1
Total Hired	9
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	1
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	LowBC(08/12,5300m),BC(10/12,5500m),C1(15/12,6200m),C2(18/12,6800m),C3(27/12,7200m),C4(31/12,8000m),Smt(02/01)
Route Notes	BC at normal site Yalung Glacier C3 on Great Shelf. Icefall and 2 snow faces above BC below C1. Above C1 there were not the expected crevasses and bridges not needed. Made new C4 because were able to place C4 so high. Between 18 and 27th Dec, snowfall, strong winds and difficult climbing around many crevasses. 2nd Jan summit bid from C4 over long distance: left C4 6:00 am and on summit 5:10 pm by Lee Jeong-Chel with oxygen and returned to C4 at 9:00 pm on 1st Jan. Lee Joo-I tried without oxygen starting 4 am but at 8400m 2 toes each foot freezing so turned back at 3 pm and toes okay with treatment. Lee Jeong-Chel used oxygen on 2nd Jan intermitently. 3 Sherpas with him carrying one oxygen bottle with last of them turning back at 8400m; Lee took switches of oxygen and continued to do so while alone above 8400m. After 2 Jan, Lee needed help to treat freezing toes and weather not so good, so all members descended 3 Jan and climb finished. Lee Sung-Ho died from drinking bad water on approach march with "big stomach" and much diarrhea with blood and died below BC at Kunjari 11 Dec after 5 days illness; Dil Bahadur Rai died 10 Dec of altitude sickness after carrying load to BC on 9th Dec.
Accidents	Lee Song-Ho chest illness and never reached BC (sick at low BC and below)
Achievement	1st Korean attempt
Agency	Adventure Nepal
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2449690
Year	1987
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	sw face

Members

Field	Value
ID	15071
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG87401
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1987
Season	4
First Name	Hae-Ryong
Last Name	Ha
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Busan (Pusan), S Korea
Occupation	Businessman (building materials)
Leader	False
Deputy	True
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2431308
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hae-ryong ha
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	15072
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG87401
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1987
Season	4
First Name	Sang-Moo
Last Name	Jung
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1938
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Leader
Residence	Busan (Pusan), S Korea
Occupation	Teacher, girls senior high school
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2426955
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sang-moo jung
Year of Birth	1938
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	15073
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG87401
Member ID	03
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1987
Season	4
First Name	Jae-Choon
Last Name	Lee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Busan (Pusan), S Korea
Occupation	Office worker, steel company
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2432454
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jae-choon lee
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15074
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG87401
Member ID	04
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1987
Season	4
First Name	Jeong-Chel
Last Name	Lee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Busan (Pusan), S Korea
Occupation	Office worker, shoe factory
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8586
Summit Date 1	1988-01-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1710
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	24
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432560
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jeong-chel lee
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15075
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG87401
Member ID	05
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1987
Season	4
First Name	Jong-Yeun
Last Name	Lee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Member
Residence	Busan (Pusan), S Korea
Occupation	Student, engineering (in University)
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2435728
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jong-yeun lee
Year of Birth	1962
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15076
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG87401
Member ID	06
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1987
Season	4
First Name	Joo-I
Last Name	Lee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Busan (Pusan), S Korea
Occupation	Office worker, steel company
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8400
Summit Date 1	1988-01-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2435279
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	joo-i lee
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15077
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG87401
Member ID	07
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1987
Season	4
First Name	Sung-Ho
Last Name	Lee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Busan (Pusan), S Korea
Occupation	Office worker, steel company
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	True
Death Date	1987-12-11
Death Time	-
Death Type	10
Death Height (m)	1900
Death Class	1
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Died from illness from drinking bad water on approach march
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1952-1987) Died 11 Dec 1987 on Kangchenjunga approach march from illness
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2432068
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sung-ho lee
Year of Birth	1952
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15078
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG87401
Member ID	10
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1987
Season	4
First Name	Dil Bahadur
Last Name	Rai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Guder Village, Solukhumbu
Occupation	High-altitude porter
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	True
Death Date	1987-12-10
Death Time	-
Death Type	1
Death Height (m)	5300
Death Class	1
AMS	True
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Acute High Altitude Sickness (on way to BC)
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1987) Died 10 Dec 1987 on Kangchenjunga from AMS
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-148
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dil bahadur rai
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	15079
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG87401
Member ID	08
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1987
Season	4
First Name	Jea-Seog
Last Name	Seo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Busan (Pusan), S Korea
Occupation	Shopkeeper, decorative stones
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2433508
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jea-seog seo
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15080
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG87401
Member ID	09
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1987
Season	4
First Name	Ja-Young
Last Name	Sung
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Busan (Pusan), S Korea
Occupation	Businessman (Mgr in chemical industry)
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2430699
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ja-young sung
Year of Birth	1948
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Hae-Ryong Ha	M	1950	S Korea	Deputy Leader	Busan (Pusan), S Korea	Businessman (building materials)	Details Other expeditions
Sang-Moo Jung	M	1938	S Korea	Leader	Busan (Pusan), S Korea	Teacher, girls senior high school	Details Other expeditions
Jae-Choon Lee	M	1953	S Korea	Climber	Busan (Pusan), S Korea	Office worker, steel company	Details Other expeditions
Jeong-Chel Lee	M	1953	S Korea	Climber	Busan (Pusan), S Korea	Office worker, shoe factory	Details Other expeditions
Jong-Yeun Lee	M	1962	S Korea	Member	Busan (Pusan), S Korea	Student, engineering (in University)	Details Other expeditions
Joo-I Lee	M	1961	S Korea	Climber	Busan (Pusan), S Korea	Office worker, steel company	Details Other expeditions
Sung-Ho Lee	M	1952	S Korea	Climber	Busan (Pusan), S Korea	Office worker, steel company	Details Other expeditions
Dil Bahadur Rai	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Guder Village, Solukhumbu	High-altitude porter	Details Other expeditions
Jea-Seog Seo	M	1956	S Korea	Climber	Busan (Pusan), S Korea	Shopkeeper, decorative stones	Details Other expeditions
Ja-Young Sung	M	1948	S Korea	Climber	Busan (Pusan), S Korea	Businessman (Mgr in chemical industry)	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	318
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG87401
Reference ID	01
Year	1987
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1988
Language	-
Citation	62:188 (1988)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4394
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG87401
Reference ID	02
Year	1987
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1988
Language	-
Citation	121:11 (May 1988)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12195
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG87401
Reference ID	03
Year	1987
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198818801/Asia-Nepal-Kangchenjunga-Winter-Ascent-1988
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
KANG87401	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	62:188 (1988)	-
KANG87401	MM	-	-	-	121:11 (May 1988)	-
KANG87401	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198818801/Asia-Nepal-Kangchenjunga-Winter-Ascent-1988	-	-	-