Lobuche West | 2005 SW Face

A S Korea expedition to Lobuche West in 2005 via SW Face, led by Kang Sung-Woo. Summit reached on 16th April 2005. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9687
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LOBW05101
Peak ID	LOBW
Year	2005
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	S Korea
Leaders	Kang Sung-Woo
Sponsor	Korean Lobuje West Expedition
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	USA
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2005-03-31
Summit Date	2005-04-16
Summit Time	1518
Summit Days	16
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6135
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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(31/03,5080m),Biv1(13/04,5430m),Biv2(14/04,5790m),Biv3(15/04,5900m),Smt(16/04)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456697
Year	2005
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw face

Members

Field	Value
ID	70742
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LOBW05101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LOBW
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	Sung-Woo
Last Name	Kang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Leader
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Alpine instructor
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2436006
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sung-woo kang
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	70743
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LOBW05101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LOBW
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	Chi-Young
Last Name	An
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Seoul, S Korea
Occupation	Alpinist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6135
Summit Date 1	2005-04-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1518
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441261
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chi-young an
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	70744
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LOBW05101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LOBW
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	Park-Jun
Last Name	Eddy
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
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	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6135
Summit Date 1	2005-04-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1518
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-102
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	park-jun eddy
Year of Birth	-
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	70745
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LOBW05101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LOBW
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	Jung-Hyo
Last Name	Gwon
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
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)	5430
Summit Date 1	2005-04-14
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	-24
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jung-hyo gwon
Year of Birth	-
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	70746
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LOBW05101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	LOBW
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	Peter Alan
Last Name	Jensen-Choi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Daejeong, S Korea
Occupation	Teacher of English as a second language
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6135
Summit Date 1	2005-04-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1518
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438444
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	peter alan jensen-choi
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	70747
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LOBW05101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	LOBW
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	Tae-Gyun
Last Name	Lee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-24
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tae-gyun lee
Year of Birth	-
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

6 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Sung-Woo Kang	M	1962	S Korea	Leader	Seoul, S Korea	Alpine instructor	Details Other expeditions
Chi-Young An	M	1977	S Korea	Climber	Seoul, S Korea	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Park-Jun Eddy	M	-	S Korea	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Jung-Hyo Gwon	M	-	S Korea	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Peter Alan Jensen-Choi	M	1969	USA	Climber	Daejeong, S Korea	Teacher of English as a second language	Details Other expeditions
Tae-Gyun Lee	M	-	S Korea	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	10613
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LOBW05101
Reference ID	01
Year	2005
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Jensen-Choi, Peter
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2006
Language	-
Citation	80:422-423 (2006)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10614
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LOBW05101
Reference ID	02
Year	2005
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200642200/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-Himal-Mahalangur-Himal-Khumbu-Section-Lobuje-West-Southwest-Face-Korean-Direct
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
LOBW05101	AAJ	Jensen-Choi, Peter	-	-	80:422-423 (2006)	-
LOBW05101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200642200/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-Himal-Mahalangur-Himal-Khumbu-Section-Lobuje-West-Southwest-Face-Korean-Direct	-	-	-