Pumori | 1992 SW Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Pumori in 1992 via SW Ridge, led by Seo Seong-Soo. Summit reached on 12th May 1992. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1092
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	PUMO92102
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1992
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	S Korea
Leaders	Seo Seong-Soo
Sponsor	1992 Korean Pumori Paragliding Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	76th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1992-04-30
Summit Date	1992-05-12
Summit Time	1345
Summit Days	12
Total Days	15
Termination Date	1992-05-15
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7138
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	2500
Total Members	6
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	3
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	1
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(30/04,5300m),C1(02/05,5800m),C2(04/05,6300m),C3(11/05,6800m),Smt(12/05)
Route Notes	BC above Gorak Shep C1 on SE Face C2 on SW Ridge C3 on SW Ridge. C1 and C2 all snow and ice, very steep, very difficult. C2 and C3 difficult rock saw-tooth ridge. C3 to summit not difficult. Summit day: started 4 am, on top 1:45 pm when reported very tired, had moved very slowly and by now clouding over. Stayed on top 40 minutes; descended slowly, clouds in and out, lost radio contact 4:40 pm, when were in C3 and well but very tired. During night Kang heard avalanche. 13th no movements on mountain and 14th Kang and Ang Tshering went up to see what happened because summit past, should have reached BC. Reached C3 on 14th and found C3 site completely empty except for one left-hand glove lying on snow. C3 site had not been chosen carefully. Ministry of Tourism - 18 May 4 summiters of 12 May missing: 1) leader Seong 2) Yeong-Deok Seo 3) Baek-Gyoen Kim 4) Bhakta Boh Rai LO's report: 3 members and 1 Nepalese summited on 12 May and were suppose to stay overnight at C3 6800m. BC members saw the summiters coming slow and had walkie-talkie contact with them at 4:45 pm 12 May (above C3) the last contact. Summiters said they would reach BC 13 May. Since no further contact from summiters and they did not return to BC on 13, Jong Sam-Kang and sirdar Ang Tshering Sherpa went to C3 on 14th to see them. No trace of anybody, no tent, only one pair of gloves found lying there. It appeared that a big avalanche swept all of them. Bodies could not be found.
Accidents	Kwon altitude sickness; Kang Seak-Gyu altitude sickness (headaches), only briefly to C1
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2452187
Year	1992
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	20341
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO92102
Member ID	02
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1992
Season	1
First Name	Jong-Sam
Last Name	Kang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Ulsan, S Korea
Occupation	Engineer (Samsung's machinery technology division)
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6800
Summit Date 1	1992-05-14
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	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2432811
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jong-sam kang
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	20342
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO92102
Member ID	03
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1992
Season	1
First Name	Seok-Gyu
Last Name	Kang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Busan (Pusan), S Korea
Occupation	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	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5800
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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2436881
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	seok-gyu kang
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20343
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO92102
Member ID	04
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1992
Season	1
First Name	Baek-Gyoon
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Busan (Pusan), S Korea
Occupation	Engineer
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7138
Summit Date 1	1992-05-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1345
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	76
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	1992-05-12
Death Time	-
Death Type	7
Death Height (m)	6800
Death Class	5
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Avalanche destroyed C3 during night of 12/13 May
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1969-1992) Died 12 May 1992 on Pumori from avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438264
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	baek-gyoon kim
Year of Birth	1969
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20344
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO92102
Member ID	05
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1992
Season	1
First Name	Joo-Hyun
Last Name	Kwon
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Busan (Pusan), S Korea
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	-
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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2434423
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	joo-hyun kwon
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	34
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	20345
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO92102
Member ID	01
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1992
Season	1
First Name	Seong-Soo
Last Name	Seo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Leader
Residence	Busan (Pusan), S Korea
Occupation	Alpine equipment shopkeeper
Leader	True
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7138
Summit Date 1	1992-05-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1345
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	76
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	1992-05-12
Death Time	-
Death Type	7
Death Height (m)	6800
Death Class	5
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Avalanche destroyed C3 during night of 12/13 May
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1959-1992) Died 12 May 1992 on Pumori from avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434739
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	seong-soo seo
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	20346
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO92102
Member ID	06
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1992
Season	1
First Name	Yeong-Deok
Last Name	Seo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Busan (Pusan), S Korea
Occupation	Engineer
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7138
Summit Date 1	1992-05-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1345
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	76
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	1992-05-12
Death Time	-
Death Type	7
Death Height (m)	6800
Death Class	5
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Avalanche destroyed C3 during night of 12/13 May
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1969-1992) Died 12 May 1992 on Pumori from avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438411
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	yeong-deok seo
Year of Birth	1969
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20347
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO92102
Member ID	07
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1992
Season	1
First Name	Bhakta Bahadur
Last Name	Rai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7138
Summit Date 1	1992-05-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1345
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	76
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	1992-05-12
Death Time	-
Death Type	7
Death Height (m)	6800
Death Class	6
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Avalanche destroyed C3 during night of 12/13 May
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1992) Died 12 May 1992 on Pumori from avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-42
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	bhakta bahadur rai
Year of Birth	-
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	49025
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO92102
Member ID	08
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1992
Season	1
First Name	Ang Tshering
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	-
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)	6800
Summit Date 1	1992-05-14
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	18
HCN	0
Checksum	23
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang tshering sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Jong-Sam Kang	M	1953	S Korea	Deputy Leader	Ulsan, S Korea	Engineer (Samsung's machinery technology division)	Details Other expeditions
Seok-Gyu Kang	M	1965	S Korea	Climber	Busan (Pusan), S Korea	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Baek-Gyoon Kim	M	1969	S Korea	Climber	Busan (Pusan), S Korea	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Joo-Hyun Kwon	M	1958	S Korea	Climber	Busan (Pusan), S Korea	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Seong-Soo Seo	M	1959	S Korea	Leader	Busan (Pusan), S Korea	Alpine equipment shopkeeper	Details Other expeditions
Yeong-Deok Seo	M	1969	S Korea	Climber	Busan (Pusan), S Korea	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Bhakta Bahadur Rai	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Tshering Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	Sirdar	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2621
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PUMO92102
Reference ID	01
Year	1992
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1993
Language	-
Citation	67:221-222 (1993)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11283
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PUMO92102
Reference ID	02
Year	1992
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199322105/Asia-Nepal-Pumori-Pre-Monsoon-Attempt-Ascent-and-Tragedy
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
PUMO92102	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	67:221-222 (1993)	-
PUMO92102	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199322105/Asia-Nepal-Pumori-Pre-Monsoon-Attempt-Ascent-and-Tragedy	-	-	-