Tukuche | 1985 N Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Tukuche in 1985 via N Ridge, led by Shin Ho-Jin. Summit reached on 4th September 1985. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 191
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID TUKU85301
Peak ID TUKU
Year 1985
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Shin Ho-Jin
Sponsor Busan Teachers College Alpine Club Expedition to Tukuche
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 8th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Tukuche Village->Dhampus Pass
Basecamp Date 1985-08-27
Summit Date 1985-09-04
Summit Time 0740
Summit Days 8
Total Days 9
Termination Date 1985-09-05
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6920
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 2
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(27/08,4350m),C1(01/09,5200m),C2(02/09,6100m),Smt(04/09)
Route Notes BC at north end of Hidden Valley between point 5087 and North Ridge of little Tukuche Peak C1 on North Ridge C2 also on North Ridge past middle summit. According to the Ministry of Tourism the summiters included two South Korean climbers and two Nepalese Sherpas. The successful South Korean climbers are 22-year-old Yong Jeong-Hwan, student from Dai Jeong city, and 23-year-old Leon Doo-Hee, a teacher from Busan. Similarly, the Nepalese summiters have been identified as Ang Dorje Sherpa, a 27-year-old sirdar from Sankhuwasabha district and 25-year-old Gelbu Sherpa from Khotang district. The four had started from the C2 at the height of 5900m at 06:00 hrs on Sep 4 and spent 20 minutes at the peak. They hoisted the national flags of Nepal and the Republic of Korea at the summit and took photographs. They started descending at 08:00 hours and reached the base camp at 14:00 hours. Health of all the successful climbers is reported to be good. The expedition is led by 31-year-old primary school teacher Shin Jho-Jin. Received 21 Aug 85 from Leader Shin Ho-Jin Started from Pokhara in Aug 15. We were stolen [equipment] by the Nepalese Robber in Navadanda. That time Aug 16 2:30 am. My equipment is Sherpa's equipment. Now our caravan is very delayed. Our expedition's very sad now. * While we were sleeping that stolen.
Accidents None except leader's stomach trouble which kept him in BC
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2449963
Year 1985
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Dong-Bon Lee M 1956 S Korea Deputy Leader Busan (Pusan), S Korea Staff member, real estate management company Details Other expeditions
Doo-Hee Leon M 1962 S Korea Climber Busan (Pusan), S Korea Teacher Details Other expeditions
Ang Dorje Sherpa M - Nepal Sirdar Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Gelbu Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Khotang - Details Other expeditions
Ho-Jin Shin M 1954 S Korea Leader Busan (Pusan), S Korea Primary school teacher Details Other expeditions
Jeong-Hwan Yang M 1954 S Korea Climber Busan (Pusan), S Korea Student at teachers college Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
TUKU85301 AAJ Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth - - 60:251 (1986) -
TUKU85301 MM - - - 108:13 (Mar 1986) -
TUKU85301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198625101/Asia-Nepal-Tukche - - -