Tukuche | 1988 NW Ridge to NW Summit

A S Korea expedition to Tukuche in 1988 via NW Ridge to NW Summit, led by Cho Chung-Sool. Summit reached on 15th November 1988. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3071
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	TUKU88301
Peak ID	TUKU
Year	1988
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NW Ridge to NW Summit
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	S Korea
Leaders	Cho Chung-Sool
Sponsor	1988 Korean Himalaya Dhaulagiri, Tukuche Peak 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	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	1988-11-15
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	2
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6837
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	5
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	Climbed Dhaulagiri I (DHA1-883-04)
Campsites	BC(4000m),C1(5800m),C2(6500m),NW-Smt(15/11,6837m)
Route Notes	Tukuche summit Jun Jae-Young, Lee Sang-Hun, Park Youk-Kwang and Wangchu on 15th Nov. C2 on 6500m NW Ridge on Nepal Army route and reached NW Summit. BC between Dhampus and French Passes at 4000m+ and C1 5800m on NW Ridge. Went to NW peak by mistake: thought they went to main summit. Found were on wrong summit after descent and discussion with Ang Dorje, who went to top with Koreans in Aut 1985.
Accidents	-
Achievement	Reached NW Summit
Agency	Adventure Nepal
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	True
Primary Member	True
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	DHA188304
Checksum	2451134
Year	1988
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw ridge to nw summit

Members

Field	Value
ID	24176
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TUKU88301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	TUKU
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Chung-Sool
Last Name	Cho
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Leader
Residence	Busan (Pusan), S Korea
Occupation	President, frozen-fish company
Leader	True
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2430033
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chung-sool cho
Year of Birth	1946
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	24177
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TUKU88301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	TUKU
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Jae-Young
Last Name	Jun
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Buchon, Gyeonggi, S Korea
Occupation	Mountaineering equipment shop owner
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6837
Summit Date 1	1988-11-15
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2434556
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jae-young jun
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	24178
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TUKU88301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	TUKU
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Youk-Kwang
Last Name	Park
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Busan (Pusan), S Korea
Occupation	Shop manager
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6837
Summit Date 1	1988-11-15
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2434169
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	youk-kwang park
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	24179
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TUKU88301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	TUKU
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Sang-Hun
Last Name	Lee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	28
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6837
Summit Date 1	1988-11-15
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2435039
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sang-hun lee
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	24180
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TUKU88301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	TUKU
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Wangel (Ongel)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Solukhumbu
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6837
Summit Date 1	1988-11-15
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	(....-1990) Died 29 Apr 1990 on Dhaulagiri I from avalanche
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-161
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wangel (ongel) sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Chung-Sool Cho	M	1946	S Korea	Leader	Busan (Pusan), S Korea	President, frozen-fish company	Details Other expeditions
Jae-Young Jun	M	1959	S Korea	Climber	Buchon, Gyeonggi, S Korea	Mountaineering equipment shop owner	Details Other expeditions
Youk-Kwang Park	M	1958	S Korea	Deputy Leader	Busan (Pusan), S Korea	Shop manager	Details Other expeditions
Sang-Hun Lee	M	1960	S Korea	Climber	Busan (Pusan), S Korea	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Wangel (Ongel) Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.