Lhotse | 2004 W Face

A S Korea expedition to Lhotse in 2004 via W Face, led by Cho Hyung-Gyu, Lee Won-Hee. Summit reached on 15th May 2004. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4640
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT04105
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2004
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Cho Hyung-Gyu, Lee Won-Hee
Sponsor For Peace 2004 Korea Lhotse Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 90th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2004-03-27
Summit Date 2004-05-15
Summit Time 1200
Summit Days 49
Total Days 52
Termination Date 2004-05-18
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8516
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 500
Total Members 9
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 1
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 Had permit for Lhotse Shar, but did not attempt
Campsites BC(27/03,5350m),C1(6200m),C2(15/04,6400m),C3(13/05,7300m),C4(14/05,7800m),Smt(15/05)
Route Notes C1 at deposit only C2 in Western Cwm C3 on West Face C4 below Couloir and rocks. C2 for top on 13 May in summit bid; Cho, Choi, Gu, Hwang, Jung and Oh and Phurba Zangbu. Slept at C3 that night and next am, all to summit: left C4 at 1:00 am and reached top 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm (at 12:00 pm Oh: 1:00 pm Choi, Gu, Phurba Zangbu; 2:00 pm Hwang, Cho and Jung). Down to C4 except Oh and Sherpa to C2. 16th Gu to BC, others in C2. All in BC 17th. Lee at BC 29 March developed progressively restricted sight the right eye due to altitude, so left expedition 4 April. Fixed rope C4 to couloir: used 500m rope. Hyung-Gyu Cho was the general leader for both S Korean expeditions (W Face and S Face/Lhotse Shar).
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Explore Himalaya
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455865
Year 2004
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Hyung-Gyu Cho M 1950 S Korea General Leader Seoul, S Korea Pharmacy owner Details Other expeditions
Kang-Sik Choi M 1980 S Korea Climber Hadong, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Physical education student Details Other expeditions
Hyung-Jun Gu M 1977 S Korea Climber Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea Delivers gas bottles to homes by truck Details Other expeditions
Dong-Jin Hwang M 1965 S Korea Climbing Leader Changwon, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Myung-Hwan Jung M 1968 S Korea Climber Ulsan, S Korea Chemical engineer Details Other expeditions
Cheol-Dong Kang M 1959 S Korea BC Manager Haman, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Cook Details Other expeditions
In-Ki Kim M 1968 S Korea Climber Changwon, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Won-Hee Lee M 1956 S Korea Leader (Lhotse W Face) Gimhae (Kimhae), Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Flower shop owner Details Other expeditions
Se-Cheol Oh M 1964 S Korea Climber Changwon, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Engineering instructor Details Other expeditions
Phurba Jangbu (Furwa Jangbu) Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Loding Tamakhani, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.