Lhotse | 2007 W Face

A S Korea expedition to Lhotse in 2007 via W Face, led by Park Sang-Soo. Summit reached on 4th May 2007. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5732
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT07105
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2007
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Park Sang-Soo
Sponsor For Hope 2007 Korea Expressway Corporation Everest Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 104
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Lukla->Namche->Gorakshep->BC
Basecamp Date 2007-04-09
Summit Date 2007-05-04
Summit Time 0823
Summit Days 25
Total Days 62
Termination Date 2007-06-10
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8516
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 150
Total Members 6
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 3
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 Climbed Everest 16 May (EVER-071-71)
Campsites BC(09/04,5400m),C1(12/04,5800m),C2(18/04,6300m),C3(02/05,7000m),C4(03/05,7600m),Smt(04/05)
Route Notes BC on Khumbu Glacier C1 above Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse West Face C4 below South Col. Kang, Kim Mi-Gon, Youn Jung-Hyun, Dorje, Dorchi and Mingma Tenzi Sherpa left C4 at 11:45 pm on 3 May. reached summit at 8:23 am on 4 May and stayed on summit for about 40 minutes. Kang, Kim Mi-Gon, descended to C2 at about 5 pm and Youn Jung-Hyun to C3 at 5:30 pm. Next day all arrived BC. Park Nam-Soo climbed up to C4 on 3 May. He could not go to summit due to exhaustion and turned back to C3. Lee Seok-Hui was sent back to Kathmandu from Pheriche by helicopter on 7 April. He suffered from appendicitis. He left Kathmandu for Korea on 14 April after operation of his appendicitis in B & B hospital. Out of five Sherpas Dorje, Dorchi, Mingma reached to the summit. Sanu and Wangchuk went up to South Col. Leader Park Sang-Soo and Kim Mi-Gon returned to Kathmandu on 22 May and rest of the members on 25 and will leave on 29 May.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Trekking Camp Nepal
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference True
Primary ID EVER07171
Checksum 2456952
Year 2007
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Yeon-Ryong Kang M 1972 S Korea Climber Jinju (Chinju), Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Highway construction company employee Details Other expeditions
Mi-Gon Kim M 1972 S Korea Climber Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea Manager in highway construction company Details Other expeditions
Seok-Hui Lee M 1986 S Korea Climber Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea Student Details Other expeditions
Nam-Soo Park M 1966 S Korea Climber Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea Outdoor goods dealer Details Other expeditions
Sang-Soo Park M 1959 S Korea Leader Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea Manager in highway construction Details Other expeditions
Jung-Hyun Youn M 1970 S Korea Climber Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Dorje Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Dimbil, Tapting-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dorchi Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tenzi Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.