Lhotse | 2008 W Face

A S Korea expedition to Lhotse in 2008 via W Face, led by Nam Sang-Ik. Summit reached on 17th May 2008. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6053
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT08122
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2008
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Nam Sang-Ik
Sponsor 2008 Gyeonggi-do Korea Everest Lhotse Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 111
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Lukla->Namche->Lobuche->Gorakshep
Basecamp Date 2008-04-11
Summit Date 2008-05-17
Summit Time 1030
Summit Days 36
Total Days 47
Termination Date 2008-05-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8516
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 200
Total Members 11
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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 (EVER-081-55)
Campsites BC(11/04,5400m),C1(20/04,6000m),C2(24/04,6400m),C3(13/05,7300m),C4(16/05,7780m),Smt(17/05)
Route Notes So Yang-Soo, Song Ha-Min, Park Bok-Kyun, Mingma Thinduk, Pema Tshering and Nurbu Sherpa left C4 at 11 pm on 16 May. They reached summit at 10:30 am on 17 May. The climbers stayed on summit for 40 minutes. Descended to C4 at 5 pm. Next day to C2 then to BC. All together about 17 climbers and Sherpas summited on that day. Climbers were all Korean. The team returned to Kathmandu on 1 June and will leave on 2 June. Fixed rope: 200m contributed. Sherpa: Mingma Thinduk Sherpa, 22/9/80 (06/06/2037), Makalu-9 Pema Tshering Sherpa, 20/06/70 (06/03/2027), Makalu-9, Everest X3, Dhaula X1 Nurbu Sherpa, 10/12/84 (25/08/2041), Nurbugaon, Makalu-5, Everest Tibet in 21/5/2007
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Korean Treks & Expeditions
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member True
Primary Reference False
Primary ID EVER08155
Checksum 2457332
Year 2008
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Key-Young Baik M 1961 S Korea Climber Sungnam, Gyeonggi, S Korea Alpine and trekking equipment retailer Details Other expeditions
Man-Soo Han M 1943 S Korea Climber Yongin, Gyeonggi, S Korea Farm owner Details Other expeditions
Cha-Nyun Kim M 1955 S Korea Climber Ansan, Gyeonggi, S Korea Construction consultant Details Other expeditions
Deok-Jin Kim M 1958 S Korea Climber Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi, S Korea Construction consultant Details Other expeditions
Kyu-Tae Kim M 1978 S Korea Climber Suwon, Gyeonggi, S Korea Journalist Details Other expeditions
Sang-Ik Nam M 1953 S Korea Leader Suwon, Gyeonggi, S Korea Outdoor sports equipment shop owner Details Other expeditions
Sang-Won Nam M 1965 S Korea Climber Anyang, Gyeonggi, S Korea Owners of manufacturing company producing rubber pipes Details Other expeditions
Bok-Kyun Park M 1964 S Korea Climber Gwangju, Gyeonggi, S Korea Bar owner Details Other expeditions
Yang-Soo So M 1965 S Korea Deputy Leader Suwon, Gyeonggi, S Korea Automobile dealer Details Other expeditions
Ha-Min Song M 1967 S Korea Climber Hwasung, Gyeonggi, S Korea Owner of company producing wooden frames Details Other expeditions
Seung-Jo Yoo M 1968 S Korea Climber Suwon, Gyeonggi, S Korea Taxi driver Details Other expeditions
Mingma Thindu Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbu Chaur, Upper Walung, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pema Tshering Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nurbu Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.