Lhotse | 2008 W Face

A S Korea expedition to Lhotse in 2008 via W Face, led by Hyun Kwon-Sik. Summit reached on 17th May 2008. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6039
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT08108
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2008
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Hyun Kwon-Sik
Sponsor Jeonbuk Everest Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 112
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2008-04-11
Summit Date 2008-05-17
Summit Time 1030
Summit Days 36
Total Days 44
Termination Date 2008-05-25
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8516
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 200
Total Members 7
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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 Climbed Everest (EVER-081-47)
Campsites BC(11/04,5200m),C1(19/04,5800m),C2(24/04,6400m),C3(11/05,7300m),C4(16/05,7900m),Smt(17/05)
Route Notes Hyun, Jeong and Sanu left C4 at 11 pm on 16 May. Hyun reached summit at 10:30 am on 17 May, Jeong and Sanu at 11:30 am. They stayed on summit about 15 minutes, then descended to C4 at about 7 pm slept. Next day to C2, following day to BC. Kim went up to C2 on 24 April. He was not in good condition. Rested in BC. Gu, Go, and Park only climbed on Everest. Kim Kyung-Keun was BC manager and remained in BC. The team returned to Kathmandu on 28 May and will leave on 2 June. Sherpa: Sanu Sherpa, Makalu-9, summited Everest in 26/5/2007, Cho Oyu in 8/5/2006, on Dhaulagiri with Kim Hong-Bin 30/4/75
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Trekking Camp Nepal
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID EVER08147
Checksum 2457332
Year 2008
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Woo-Seck Go M 1962 S Korea Climber Namwon, Jeollabuk, S Korea Farmer Details Other expeditions
Hyung-Jun Gu M 1977 S Korea Deputy Leader Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea Maintenance mechanic Details Other expeditions
Kwon-Sik Hyun M 1963 S Korea Leader Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Jae-Seog Jeong M 1968 S Korea Climber Jeongeup, Jeollabuk, S Korea Automobile engineer Details Other expeditions
Do-Hyung Kim M 1981 S Korea Climber Namwon, Jeollabuk, S Korea Student Details Other expeditions
Kyung-Keun Kim M 1950 S Korea BC Manager Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea Automobile engineer Details Other expeditions
Jung-Hwan Park M 1982 S Korea Climber Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea Student Details Other expeditions
Sanu Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.