Lhotse | 2006 S Face

A S Korea expedition to Lhotse in 2006 via S Face, led by Lee Choong-Jik. Summit reached on 24th December 2006. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5540
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT06401
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2006
Season 4
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Lee Choong-Jik
Sponsor 2006/2007 Korean Lhotse 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 Lukla->Namche->Tengboche->Chhukung
Basecamp Date 2006-11-12
Summit Date 2006-12-24
Summit Time -
Summit Days 42
Total Days 44
Termination Date 2006-12-26
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8200m due to danger of falling rocks, very strong wind
High Point (m) 8200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 2000
Total Members 6
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 9
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(12/11,5250m),C1(17/11,5900m),C2(29/11,7100m),C3(22/12,8000m),xxx(24/12,8200m)
Route Notes C2 at deposit camp on 21 Dec at 7300m used one night An started from C3 at about 08:00 hours on 24 Dec, reached 8200m at about 19:00 hours with two Japanese expedition members, Kemmochi and Senda, and returned to C3 at about 20:30 hours. Next day An left C3 at 05:00 hours to BC (19:00 hours). Choi stayed at BC (no climbing). Kang climbed up to 8000m (C3) on 22 Dec and stopped, exhausted. Lee stayed at BC (no climbing). Kim went up to 6100m and stopped, exhausted. Seong went up to 7500m and stopped, exhausted. Both Pasang Bhotes went up to 8000m. Mingma Thindup high point was 7300m and Pemba Tenzing high point was 7100m. The team returned to Kathmandu on 31 Dec and will leave on 8 Jan 07. Sherpas: Bhote Pasang, 18-5-2039 (3/9/82), Hatiya, Makalu Bhote Pasang, 05-2-2039 (19/5/86), Chepuwa, Everest X1, Cho Oyu X1 Sherpa Lhakpa, 1965/66, Makalu VDC Sherpa Lhakpa Wangel, 03-05-2023 (19/8/66), Walung, Makalu Sherpa Mingma Thindup, 02-01-2026 (14/4/69), Everest X1, Makalu X1 Sherpa Nima, 03-11-2033 (14/2/77), Makalu VDC, Ev20/5/06 Sherpa Nima Kancha, 14-05-2036 (30/8/79), Thami, Cho Oyu 26/5/06 Sherpa Nima Tenji, 21-06-2035 (7/10/78), Tumlingtar, Everest 16/5/06 Sherpa Pemba Tenzing/Tenjin, 19-10-2032 (2/2/76), Phurte, Namche-4
Accidents Lhakpa Wangel and Nima Tenji's fingers frostbitten
Achievement -
Agency NE-KO Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456820
Year 2006
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s face

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Chi-Young An M 1977 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Jun-Youl Choi M 1969 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Salesman of mountain bikes and snowboards Details Other expeditions
Ki-Seok Kang M 1978 S Korea Climber Andong, Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Hyung-Il Kim M 1968 S Korea Deputy Leader Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi, S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Choong-Jik Lee M 1966 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Vice-president of Korean Alpine Federation Details Other expeditions
Nak-Jong Seong M 1975 S Korea Climber Hongchung-gun, Gangwon, S Korea Automotive engineer Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
LHOT06401 AAJ Ahn, Chi-Young - - 81:395-398 (2007) -
LHOT06401 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200739500/Asia-Nepal-Mahalangur-HimalKhumbu-Section-Lhotse-South-Face-Winter-Ascent - - -