Lhotse | 2014 S Face

A S Korea expedition to Lhotse in 2014 via S Face, led by Hong Sung-Taek. Summit reached on 2nd November 2014. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8652
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT14301
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2014
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Hong Sung-Taek
Sponsor Korean Lhotse South Face Expedition 2014 (Pioneer Korean Venture Rte)
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Lukla->Namche->Pheriche->Chhukung
Basecamp Date 2014-09-02
Summit Date 2014-11-02
Summit Time -
Summit Days 61
Total Days 66
Termination Date 2014-11-07
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7900m due to end of climbing period, bad weather, and lack of team strength
High Point (m) 7900
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 4600
Total Members 7
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(02/09,5200m),ABC(06/09,5250m),C1(26/09,5800m),C2(23/10,7300m),C3(02/11,7900m),xxx
Route Notes Hong and Sanu Sherpa went up to 7900m and had to stop due to running out of time. Strong avalanches between C1 and C2 in September that made climbing difficult. Everyday snow fell between 26 September to 23 October. High point for both Choi's was 6100m, for Jeon was 7300m, for both Kim's was BC and for Lim is 5800m, his first time in the Himalaya. Hong will continue his climb on Lhotse South in Spring 2015. Fixed rope: 4600m from ABC to 7900m Oxygen: Taken for emergency; not used by members, but used for one the Korean trekkers who had altitude sickness at BC
Accidents Hong fell down 15-20m while tackling an overhang at 6500m, injuring his left knee (it was fine after 2-3 days of medication)
Achievement -
Agency Trekking Camp Nepal
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459743
Year 2014
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s face

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Sung-Taek Hong M 1967 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jin-Chul Choi M 1972 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Businessman & alpinist Details Other expeditions
Jae-Min Jeon M 1989 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Student Details Other expeditions
Hyeung-Woo Choi M 1988 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Student Details Other expeditions
Jun-Ho Lim M 1979 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Korean National Parks staff Details Other expeditions
Sang-Min Kim M 1981 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea P D producer Details Other expeditions
Song-Hee Kim M 1989 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Student Details Other expeditions
Sanu Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Ongel Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Sedua, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pema Tshering Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Ongyal (Lhakpa Wangel) Sherpa M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
LHOT14301 - - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Rr6-UWE-g - - -
LHOT14301 - - http://theadventureblog.blogspot.com/2014/10/himalaya-fall-2014-korean-lhotse-team.html - - -