Lhotse | 2022 S Face

A S Korea expedition to Lhotse in 2022 via S Face, led by Hong Sung-Taek. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	10854
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT22120
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2022
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	S Korea
Leaders	Hong Sung-Taek
Sponsor	Hong's Lhotse South Face Expedition 2022
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	France, Spain
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	-
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned due to bad weather and avalanche danger
High Point (m)	0
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	16
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	1
No Hired	False
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC,C1,C2,xxx
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	4407
Year	2022
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	s face

Members

Field	Value
ID	81734
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT22120
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2022
Season	1
First Name	Sung-Taek
Last Name	Hong
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Leader
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Alpinist
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2437619
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	sung-taek hong
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2022
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	81735
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT22120
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2022
Season	1
First Name	Byoung-Tae
Last Name	Chang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2441069
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	byoung-tae chang
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2022
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	81736
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT22120
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2022
Season	1
First Name	Jae-Chul
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2439611
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	jae-chul kim
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2022
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	81737
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT22120
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2022
Season	1
First Name	Jorge
Last Name	Egocheaga Rodriguez
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Occupation	Physician & alpinist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2438102
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	jorge egocheaga rodriguez
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2022
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	81738
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT22120
Member ID	05
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2022
Season	1
First Name	Jupil
Last Name	Park
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2444862
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	jupil park
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2022
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	81739
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT22120
Member ID	06
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2022
Season	1
First Name	Myung-Suk
Last Name	Koh
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2443020
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	myung-suk koh
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2022
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	81740
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT22120
Member ID	07
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2022
Season	1
First Name	Nak-Jong
Last Name	Seong
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Automotive engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2440641
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	nak-jong seong
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2022
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	81741
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT22120
Member ID	08
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2022
Season	1
First Name	Vadim Pirmin
Last Name	Druelle
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	2001
Calculated Age	20
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2450249
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	vadim pirmin druelle
Year of Birth	2001
Year	2022
Age at Expedition	21
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	81742
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT22120
Member ID	09
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2022
Season	1
First Name	Khudam Bir
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1989
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Jaleshwori-8, Khotang
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	True
Death Date	2022-05-08
Death Time	-
Death Type	7
Death Height (m)	6100
Death Class	3
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	1st 8000er
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2445587
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	khudam bir tamang
Year of Birth	1989
Year	2022
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	81743
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT22120
Member ID	10
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2022
Season	1
First Name	Pasang Rinji/Rinzee
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	2022-05-08
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	7
Injury Height (m)	6100
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2444954
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	pasang rinji/rinzee sherpa
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2022
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Sung-Taek Hong	M	1967	S Korea	Leader	Seoul, S Korea	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Byoung-Tae Chang	M	1976	S Korea	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Jae-Chul Kim	M	1972	S Korea	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Jorge Egocheaga Rodriguez	M	1968	Spain	Climber	Oviedo, Asturias, Spain	Physician & alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Jupil Park	M	1987	S Korea	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Myung-Suk Koh	M	1982	S Korea	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Nak-Jong Seong	M	1975	S Korea	Climber	Seoul, S Korea	Automotive engineer	Details Other expeditions
Vadim Pirmin Druelle	M	2001	France	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Khudam Bir Tamang	M	1989	Nepal	H-A Worker	Jaleshwori-8, Khotang	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Rinji/Rinzee Sherpa	M	1987	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	15187
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT22120
Reference ID	01
Year	2022
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://mteveresttoday.com/nepalese-guide-of-lhotse-south-face-expedition-team-missing-in-avalanche/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	15188
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT22120
Reference ID	02
Year	2022
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://mteveresttoday.com/lhotse-south-face-expedition-2022-ends/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	15189
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT22120
Reference ID	03
Year	2022
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/lhotse-avalanche-survivor-recalls-nightmarish-experience
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
LHOT22120	-	-	https://mteveresttoday.com/nepalese-guide-of-lhotse-south-face-expedition-team-missing-in-avalanche/	-	-	-
LHOT22120	-	-	https://mteveresttoday.com/lhotse-south-face-expedition-2022-ends/	-	-	-
LHOT22120	-	-	https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/lhotse-avalanche-survivor-recalls-nightmarish-experience	-	-	-