Kangchenjunga | 1999 N Face (to 7300m)

A S Korea expedition to Kangchenjunga in 1999 via N Face (to 7300m), led by Lim Hyung-Chil. Summit reached on 11th October 1999. 17 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3453
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KANG99301
Peak ID KANG
Year 1999
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face (to 7300m)
Route 2 N Face-N Ridge (to 7700m)
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Lim Hyung-Chil
Sponsor Korea Kangchenjunga 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 By road->Jiri and helicopter Jiri->Ghunza
Basecamp Date 1999-08-26
Summit Date 1999-10-11
Summit Time -
Summit Days 46
Total Days 56
Termination Date 1999-10-21
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7700m due to too much snow with avalanches and strong wind
High Point (m) 7700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 1500
Total Members 15
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 2
Total Hired 10
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(26/08,5140m),ABC(02/09,5550m),C2(04/09,6100m),C3(07/09,6800m),C4(03/10,7400m),xxx(11/10,7700m)
Route Notes BC at Pangpema river ABC at end of Pangpema Glacier C2 on North Face C3 on North Face C4 on North Ridge. 1st summit bid to 7300m late (route North Face to 7300m) on 27th Sept by Lee Gil-Yeol and Lee In and bad weather coming, so BC (Lim) told them to descend. They reached 7300m and snow avalanche hit them, Ang Dawa Tamang and Kazi and carried three men down 400m - down to C3 same day. Kazi broken knee; Lee In forearm hurt, Ang Dawa cut hand. 23 Sept to BC being carried down and now all members and Sherpas in BC now. Changed route because many avalanches and waterfall in couloir. New route North Face to North Ridge to 7700m on ridge and 3 Oct make C4 on ridge at 7400m. Again too much snow and down to C2 on 5th Oct. 9th Oct C2 to C4: stayed in C4 till 11 Oct try for C5 top but stop at 7700m because strong wind, cloudy and too late to continue and slept in C4. 12 Oct down to C2 and 13 Oct to BC. 16 Oct up from BC to C2 and sleep there till 18th afternoon. Too much snow and arrived C1 in waist-deep snow; arrived at 9:00 pm after avalanche buried some people but not hurt: couldn't find tents snow at C1 so had to biv. 19th Oct arrived BC and climb finished. * Han killed 14 Sept by avalanche at 6600m and journalist with film team was killed in same avalanche. BC-Nepal-Mountaineering Korean Climber dead in avalanche Kathmandu, Sept 17 (Reuters) - A South Korean mountaineer was killed on Sept 14 by a snow avalanche while climbing the world's third highest mountain, Kangchenjunga, in the Nepalese Himalaya, according to an announcement from Nepal's tourism ministry. Han Do-Kyu, a 34-year-old iron factory technician from Kwangyang, died in the avalanche at 10:30 am on the 14th when he was climbing at an altitude of 6600m on the southern slopes of Kanchenjunga. Kangchenjunga which is on Nepal's eastern border with India, is 8586 meters high. Another member of the '99 Korea Kangchenjunga Expedition, Kim Jong-Hwan, a Korean Broadcasting System television cameraman, was injured by the same avalanche, the ministry said. Kim was brought by helicopter from base camp to hospital in Kathmandu on Sept 15, the ministry said. He is 42 years old and is from Kwangmyong. Han was married with one son and one daughter. He was only the second Korean to die while climbing Kangchenjunga. The climbing team is lead by Lim Hyung-Chil from Kwangju, while television film team's leader is Kim Sung-Hwan from Seoul. YK Joung (Korean embassy) - 18 Sept 99 KBS's Kim broke his hip and is in Teaching Hospital - home after few days? Another KBS man died on 14 Sept: Hyun Myeong-Kun, born 1968, in Seoul, KBS reporter on trekking permit to visit BC and not an experienced climber. Went up from BC after hearing news of avalanche. He died of altitude sickness same day his body also brought to KTM. YK Joung - 7 Nov 99 Hyun actually had been climbing with Han on 14 Sept and was killed by same avalanche. Had no permission from HMG or his leader to go above BC. He was married and wife pregnant.
Accidents Fatal avalanche killing two
Achievement -
Agency Windhorse Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454047
Year 1999
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face (to 7300m)

Members

17 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Chan-Soo (Brian) Ha M 1968 S Korea Climber Daegu (Taegu), S Korea Automotive parts importer Details Other expeditions
Do-Kyu Han M 1964 S Korea Climber Gwangyang, Jeollanam, S Korea Iron factory technician Details Other expeditions
Kwang-Ho Jang M 1967 S Korea Climber Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea Bookshop manager Details Other expeditions
Joo-Hyung Kim M 1967 S Korea Climber Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea Highway tollgate ticket seller Details Other expeditions
Young-Sik Kim M 1964 S Korea Climber Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea Middle school teacher Details Other expeditions
Young-Su Kim M 1967 S Korea Climber Kyoungju, S Korea Korean Alpine Federation office staff member Details Other expeditions
Gil-Yeol Lee M 1968 S Korea Climber Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea Iron and stell products salesman Details Other expeditions
In Lee M 1966 S Korea Climber Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea Iron factory machine operator Details Other expeditions
Hyung-Chil Lim M 1957 S Korea Leader Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea High school teacher Details Other expeditions
Dong-Jin Oh M 1968 S Korea Climber Seogwipo, Jeju, S Korea Unemployed Details Other expeditions
Bong-Ha Park M 1970 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Tour guide Details Other expeditions
Hong-Gil Um M 1960 S Korea Climbing Leader Seoul, S Korea Advertising staff of foreign-language institute Details Other expeditions
Han-Kyu Yoo M 1956 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Alpine & skiing instructor Details Other expeditions
Myeong-Kun Hyun M - S Korea Journalist - - Details Other expeditions
Jong-Hwan Kim M 1957 S Korea Cameraman Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi, S Korea - Details Other expeditions
Kaji (Pasang Kaji, Pasang Kami) Sherpa M 1963 Nepal H-A Worker Loding Tamakhani, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa (Dawa) Tamang M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Lapcha, Gorakhani, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
KANG99301 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 74:358-359 (2000) -
KANG99301 HIGH - - - 212:60 (Jul 2000) -
KANG99301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200035802/Asia-Nepal-Post-Monsoon-in-the-Nepal-Himalaya - - -