Lhotse | 2009 W Face
A S Korea expedition to Lhotse in 2009 via W Face, led by Joo Jung-Soo. Summit reached on 20th May 2009. 14 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6473 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | LHOT09112 |
| Peak ID | LHOT |
| Year | 2009 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | S Korea |
| Leaders | Joo Jung-Soo |
| Sponsor | Incheon 2009 Everest Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 133 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Lukla->Phakding->Namche->Tengboche->Pheriche->Lobuche->Gorakshep |
| Basecamp Date | 2009-03-30 |
| Summit Date | 2009-05-20 |
| Summit Time | 1100 |
| Summit Days | 51 |
| Total Days | 54 |
| Termination Date | 2009-05-23 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8516 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 14 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| 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-091-73) |
| Campsites | BC(30/03,5400m),C1(18/04,6200m),C2(26/04,6500m),C3(30/04,7225m),C4(19/05,7800m),Smt(20/05) |
| Route Notes | BC at Khumbu Glacier C1 above the Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse West Face C4 on Lhotse West Face. Shin started from C4 at 8:30 pm of 19 May, reached summit at 11 am, stayed on summit for 30 minutes, descended to C2 at 8 pm same day. Next day to BC. Summit day weather was very good. Regarding other members of the expedition: Cheon who was suppose to climb Lhotse and Everest had accident in Korea and could not join the expedition. The expedition leader Joo stayed in BC. Another member Whang, who was suppose to climb Lhotse and Everest, did not try on Lhotse but summited Everest. Members Kang, Kim Jun-Woo, Kim Kwang-Jun, Kim Myung-Sun, Kwae, Lee Jung-Ho, Lee Won-Ruk, Sung, Yoo including climbing leader Jun touched C2 but did not sleep there. They were exhausted. The initial plan was to have five Sherpas to work on both mountains but the five Sherpas worked only with Everest team. So there was no Sherpas working for Lhotse team. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Trekking Camp Nepal |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | True |
| Primary ID | EVER09173 |
| Checksum | 2457701 |
| Year | 2009 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | w face |
Members
14 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun-Min Cheon | M | 1969 | S Korea | Climber | Incheon, S Korea | Graphic designer | Details Other expeditions |
| Jung-Soo Joo | M | 1955 | S Korea | Leader | Incheon, S Korea | Travel agency owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Byeong-Min Jun | M | 1959 | S Korea | Climber | Incheon, S Korea | Show owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Ho-Jung Kang | M | 1973 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Photographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Jun-Woo Kim | M | 1955 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Professor | Details Other expeditions |
| Kwang-Jun Kim | M | 1963 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Soo-Young Kwae | M | 1960 | S Korea | Climber | Incheon, S Korea | Business manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Jung-Ho Lee | M | 1965 | S Korea | Climber | Incheon, S Korea | Driver | Details Other expeditions |
| Won-Rok Lee | M | 1968 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Structural engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Sung-Kyoon Shin | M | 1982 | S Korea | Climber | Incheon, S Korea | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Cheung-Sik Whang | M | 1970 | S Korea | Climber | Incheon, S Korea | Alpine shop manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Myung-Sun Kim | M | 1987 | S Korea | Climber | Incheon, S Korea | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Suk-Woo Sung | M | 1967 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Joo-Myeon Yoo | M | 1963 | S Korea | Climber | Kunpo, Gyeonggi, S Korea | Outdoor equipment shopkeeper | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.