Pumori | 2001 SE Face-NE Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Pumori in 2001 via SE Face-NE Ridge, led by Kim Ki-Hwan. Summit reached on 27th September 2001. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3959
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID PUMO01303
Peak ID PUMO
Year 2001
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Face-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Kim Ki-Hwan
Sponsor 2001 Pumori Southeast Face Expedition
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 USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2001-09-16
Summit Date 2001-09-27
Summit Time -
Summit Days 11
Total Days 13
Termination Date 2001-09-29
Termination Reason 6
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6350m due to death of a trekker associated with team
High Point (m) 6350
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 2200
Total Members 7
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(16/09,5350m),C1(18/09,5600m),C2(25/09,6300m),xxx(27/09,6350m)
Route Notes C1 on SE Face C2 on SE Face below NE Ridge. From C1 straight up face to NE Ridge.
Accidents Nothing (except 1 Sherpa got dizzy and confused mind)
Achievement -
Agency Windhorse Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455576
Year 2001
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se face-ne ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Young-Rok Bae M 1975 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Garment factory manager Details Other expeditions
Sung-Taek Hong M 1967 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Finance company consultant Details Other expeditions
Ki-Hwan Kim M 1937 USA/Canada Leader Granada Hills, California Auto mechanic Details Other expeditions
Kil-Bong Lee M 1968 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Gift shop owner Details Other expeditions
Sang-Woo Lee M 1972 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Computer software designer Details Other expeditions
Gene Hyuk Park M 1942 USA Deputy Leader Cerritos, California Plant nursery owner-manager Details Other expeditions
Dong-Min Shin M 1974 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Computer software designer Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.