Tukuche | 1985 N Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Tukuche in 1985 via N Ridge, led by Nam Ki-Chang. Summit reached on 12th March 1985. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 160
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Expedition ID TUKU85101
Peak ID TUKU
Year 1985
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Nam Ki-Chang
Sponsor Chung Joo University Alpine Club Tukuche Expedition 1985
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 7th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Dhampus Pass->Hidden Valley
Basecamp Date 1985-03-02
Summit Date 1985-03-12
Summit Time 1430
Summit Days 10
Total Days 11
Termination Date 1985-03-13
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6920
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 2
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(02/03,4900m),C1A(04/03,5900m),C1B(11/03,6100m),Smt(12/03)
Route Notes BC at Rikha Samba (Hidden Valley) northeast of point 5087m C1A at North Ridge south of little Tukuche Peak C1B at North Ridge plateau. After 4 March all down BC because strong wind. 11 March go up to new C1B site because first C1A all broken by winds; 4 members to C1. On 12 March only 2 men went for summit at 6:00 am (why other 2 did not go up also: "I don't know"). Strong wind on 12 March also. All down to BC: 4 men arrived BC 21:00 hours after reaching top 14:30. Had left Bible on top and small flags. Climb difficult: big crevasse and very steep.
Accidents Leader ill throughout and never reached BC
Achievement 1st Korean ascent
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2449787
Year 1985
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Chang-Hyuk Chung M 1961 S Korea Climber Chungwon, Chungcheongbuk, S Korea Student, university Details Other expeditions
Young-Ho Heo M 1954 S Korea Climbing Leader Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk, S Korea Clerk in cement company & university student Details Other expeditions
Hak-Young Kim M 1959 S Korea Climber Jungwon, Gyeonggi, S Korea Student, university Details Other expeditions
Dong-Hwan Lee M 1960 S Korea Climber Jincheon, Chungcheongbuk, S Korea Student, university Details Other expeditions
Heo-Hoon Lim M 1961 S Korea Climber Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea Student, university Details Other expeditions
Ki-Chang Nam M 1941 S Korea Leader Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea Teacher, university Details Other expeditions
Hong-Keun Yoon M 1962 S Korea Climber Chungwon, Chungcheongbuk, S Korea Student, university Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
TUKU85101 AAJ Nam Ki-Chang - - 60:250 (1986) -
TUKU85101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198625002/Asia-Nepal-Tukche - - -