Sharphu III | 2024 S Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Sharphu III in 2024 via S Ridge, led by Moon-Yong Jo. Summit reached on 30th October 2024. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Change history — how this expedition, its members and references have changed between database releases.

Field Value
ID 11427
Imported 2026-11-04 22:32:23.994980
Expedition ID SPH324301
Peak ID SPH3
Year 2024
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Moon-Yong Jo
Sponsor Jeju Sharphu Expedition 2024
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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2024-10-30
Summit Time 0900
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at steep rock face due to lack of rock-climbing gear
High Point (m) 6100
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC,C1(5500m),xxx(30/10,6100m)
Route Notes Permit issued for Sharphu V (6328m), but Ministry designations have varied over time as to which peaks are Sharphu I through Sharphu VI. Team may have attempted to climb Sharphu III (6220m) instead as the 6238m peak labeled Sharphu II in the past.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency NE-KO Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2465563
Year 2024
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Moon-Yong Jo M 1972 S Korea Leader Jeju City, Jeju (Cheju), S Korea Logistics officer Details Other expeditions
Sung-Chun Kang M 1973 S Korea Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Dong-Jin Kim M 1973 S Korea Climber Jeju City, Jeju (Cheju), S Korea Automobile engineer Details Other expeditions
Yeong-Rong Kim M 1971 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Car salesman Details Other expeditions
Jeong-Sik Moon M 1973 S Korea Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Anjuk Sherpa M 1993 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Ngata (Nada) Sherpa M 1976 Nepal H-A Worker Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions

References

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
SPH324301 - - https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/korean-and-sherpa-climbers-make-first-ascent-of-sharphu-v - - -
SPH324301 - - https://explorersweb.com/sharphu-mystery-solved-first-ascent-it-is-of-a-different-peak/ - - -
SPH324301 AAJ Oh, Young-Moon Sharphu III, Attempt by South-Southeast Ridge - 99:326-327 (2025) -
SPH324301 - - https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201217043 - - -