Lhotse | 2005 W Face
A S Korea expedition to Lhotse in 2005 via W Face, led by Chung Ki-Bum. Summit reached on 21st May 2005. 4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5009 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | LHOT05103 |
| Peak ID | LHOT |
| Year | 2005 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | S Korea |
| Leaders | Chung Ki-Bum |
| Sponsor | 2005 Korean Everest-Lhotse Expedition for Yang Chung 100th Anniversary |
| 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 | Lukla->Namche->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2005-04-09 |
| Summit Date | 2005-05-21 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 42 |
| Total Days | 54 |
| Termination Date | 2005-06-02 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7950m due to bad weather and lack of oxygen bottles |
| High Point (m) | 7950 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 4 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| 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 | True |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | Climbed Everest (EVER-051-66) |
| Campsites | BC(09/04,5500m),C1(15/04,5900m),C2(17/04,6200m),C4(21/04,7900m),xxx(21/04,7950m) |
| Route Notes | Lhotse: Bang Won-Shik reached C4 at 7400m on 21 May but the weather was too bad. He did not try again due to lack of oxygen bottles. Everest was more important to expedition and they needed oxygen there. Nam and Park left expeditions on 18 May to go back home for work. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Discover Adventure |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | True |
| Primary Member | True |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | EVER05166 |
| Checksum | 2456237 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w face |
Members
4 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ki-Bum Chung | M | 1948 | S Korea | Leader | Seoul, S Korea | Travel agency president | Details Other expeditions |
| Won-Shik Bang | M | 1982 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Communications student | Details Other expeditions |
| Sun-Woo Nam | M | 1955 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Mangazine publisher | Details Other expeditions |
| Jung-Heon Park | M | 1962 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Pulp and paper company director | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.