Manaslu | 1992 NE Face
A S Korea expedition to Manaslu in 1992 via NE Face, led by Park Tae-Kyu. Summit reached on 25th September 1992. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1134 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | MANA92301 |
| Peak ID | MANA |
| Year | 1992 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | S Korea |
| Leaders | Park Tae-Kyu |
| Sponsor | 1992 Cho Sun University Club Manaslu Expedition |
| Success 1 | False |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 38th disputed |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1992-09-01 |
| Summit Date | 1992-09-25 |
| Summit Time | 1800 |
| Summit Days | 24 |
| Total Days | 25 |
| Termination Date | 1992-09-26 |
| Termination Reason | 2 |
| Termination Notes | Success main peak claimed |
| High Point (m) | 8125 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 2200 |
| Total Members | 11 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 7 |
| 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(02/09,4600m),C1(06/09,5600m),C2(08/09,6000m),C3(11/09,6500m),ForeSmt(25/09,8125m) |
| Route Notes | Summit push on 25th Sept only because of bad weather: much snowfall & strong winds & no C4 pitched. On 23rd Sep summit party left BC for C1. 24th C4 & that midnight started for top, climbed all night & next day & on top 25th 6 pm (ascent disputed). No stop during this ascent through waist deep snow. Left summit 6:50 pm after taking pictures, made biv at 7850m at 8 pm in snowhole but did not sleep. Left snowhole at 5 am on 26th & reached C3 10:30 am & rested there, then down to BC at 5:20 that night. Summiters took food & water up from C4 but not sleeping bag. No other summit bids after this, but 2 parties had tried earlier. Both tried to make C4 at 7200m but bad weather drove them down from 7200m. Lee Young-Cheol & Nawang to Kathmandu 28th Sept & Lee immediately to Seoul hospital. Koreans claim to have made summit, but disputed. Polish-Italian party report summiters footprints stopped at foremost lesser summit. Bianchi (Wielicki team member) - 9 Oct 92 Koreans reached one of many peaks 50-80m lower than highest, about 500m north of highest Italians took pix of their footprints stopping at this peak. Italians followed their footprints. (Wielicki had been to summit before by new route and knew which was highest). Wielicki knew this was not highest. Koreans had good weather like Italians 3 days later. |
| Accidents | Lee Young-Cheol frostbitten all toes but will be OK; Nawang Phurba also slight frostbite; Kim Byong-Kyu frostbitten fingers while trying to make C4 |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalaya Expeditions |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2452098 |
| Year | 1992 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | ne face |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sung-Bog Jang | M | 1968 | S Korea | Climber | Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea | University student | Details Other expeditions |
| Chan-Ju Jung | M | 1967 | S Korea | Climber | Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea | University student | Details Other expeditions |
| Tae-Young Kang | M | 1963 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Salesman | Details Other expeditions |
| Byung-Kyu Kim | M | 1963 | S Korea | Climber | Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea | Electrical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Kyoung-Ja Kim | F | 1962 | S Korea | Climber | Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea | Civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Sung-Lai Lee | M | 1959 | S Korea | Climber | Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea | Life insurance company staff member | Details Other expeditions |
| Yong-Cheol Lee | M | 1965 | S Korea | Climber | Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea | Civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Tae-Keun Oh | M | 1960 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Owner, paper manufacturing company | Details Other expeditions |
| Dong-Ho Park | M | 1966 | S Korea | Climber | Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Tea-Kyu Park | M | 1948 | S Korea | Leader | Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea | High school teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Hyun-So Byung | M | 1959 | S Korea | Climbing Leader | Kwangju, Seoul, S Korea | Architect | Details Other expeditions |
| Nawang Phurba Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANA92301 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 67:226-228 (1993) | - |
| MANA92301 | HIGH | - | - | - | 124:12 (Mar 1993) | - |
| MANA92301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199322603/Asia-Nepal-Ascent-of-Manaslu-North-I-and-Attempt-on-Manaslu-North-II | - | - | - |