Lhotse | 2012 W Face
A S Korea expedition to Lhotse in 2012 via W Face, led by Oh Young-Hoon. Summit reached on 19th May 2012. 4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 7579 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | LHOT12105 |
| Peak ID | LHOT |
| Year | 2012 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | S Korea |
| Leaders | Oh Young-Hoon |
| Sponsor | Everest Expedition CALS Alpine Club |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Pangboche |
| Basecamp Date | 2012-04-13 |
| Summit Date | 2012-05-19 |
| Summit Time | 0930 |
| Summit Days | 36 |
| Total Days | 39 |
| Termination Date | 2012-05-22 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8516 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 3 |
| 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 | True |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | Climbed Everest (EVER-121-56) |
| Campsites | BC(13/04,5350m),C1(16/04,6100m),C2(24/04,6500m),C3(28/04,7200m),C4(18/05,7900m),Smt(19/05) |
| Route Notes | Summit on 19 May by Yoo and Mingma at 9.30 am. Yoo and Mingma left C4 at 10 pm on 18 May. Mingma and another Sherpa were fixing the rope as they were going along one the upper part of the colouir. Some of the time they had to use the old rope. They stayed about 10 minutes on the summit and descended to C4, where they arrived at 6 pm. The following day he descended to C3 and reunited with Oh and Seo from their joint Everest expedition. On 21 May everybody descended to BC and on 22 May they left for Kathmandu by helicopter. Oxygen: Taken and used by Yoo and Mingma from C3 to top to C3. Sherpas: Mingma Thinduk, Nurbugaon, Makalu Barun 22/9/1980, Everest X2, Lhotse X1 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Seven Summit Treks |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | True |
| Primary ID | EVER12156 |
| Checksum | 2458844 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | w face |
Members
4 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young-Hoon Oh | M | 1978 | S Korea | Leader | Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Jeong-Hwan Seo | M | 1983 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Agricultural researcher | Details Other expeditions |
| Seon-Pil Yoo | M | 1991 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Thindu Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Nurbu Chaur, Upper Walung, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.