Lhotse | 2008 W Face

A S Korea expedition to Lhotse in 2008 via W Face, led by Choi In-Ho. Summit reached on 17th May 2008. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6050
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT08119
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2008
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Choi In-Ho
Sponsor 2008 Korean Jeongbuk Lhotse Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 113
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2008-04-14
Summit Date 2008-05-17
Summit Time 1100
Summit Days 33
Total Days 41
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) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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 -
Campsites BC(14/04,5400m),C1(18/04,5900m),C2(22/04,6400m),C3(11/05,7200m),C4(16/05,7800m),Smt(17/05)
Route Notes Choi In-Ho and Mingma left C4 at 11 pm of 16 May, reached summit at 11 am of 17 May, stayed on summit about 30 minutes, descended to C4 at 4 pm. Spent night, next day to C2 and following day to BC. There were nine Koreans and four Sherpas also summited on same day. Summit was cloudy. Choi Kyong-Ho (brother of Choi In-Ho) climbed up to C3 on 11 May. He had headache, no more climbing. The team returned to Kathmandu on 27 May and will leave on 31 May. Sherpa: Mingma Thunduk Sherpa, 14/4/69 (02/01/2026), Tumlingtar, Makalu-5, Everest X2
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Advance BC Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457332
Year 2008
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
In-Ho Choi M 1969 S Korea Leader Namwon, Jeollabuk, S Korea Farmer Details Other expeditions
Kyong-Ho Choi M 1970 S Korea Climber Namwon, Jeollabuk, S Korea Farmer Details Other expeditions
Mingma Thinduk/Thenduk Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.