Yalung Kang | 1989 SE Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Yalung Kang in 1989 via SE Ridge, led by Park Soon-Jo. Summit reached on 13th October 1989. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 382
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Expedition ID YALU89301
Peak ID YALU
Year 1989
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Park Soon-Jo
Sponsor 1989 Yalungkang Expedition of Won Ju Chiak Alpine Club
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 17th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1989-09-15
Summit Date 1989-10-13
Summit Time 1555
Summit Days 28
Total Days 31
Termination Date 1989-10-16
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8505
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 4240
Total Members 8
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(15/09,5500m),C1(23/09,6100m),C2(27/09,6300m),C3(07/10,7100m),C4(10/10,7900m),Smt(13/10)
Route Notes BC at usual site on Yalung Glacier. Sho Kang-Ho had typhoid in KTM and left one week later thus rest of team, caught up with them at glacier before BC. Most difficult section was very steep part between BC and C1. From C4 very long and steep but no place for camp above and much stonefall. Only one summit attempt which was successful. Others sick and tired so no other attempt afterwards. 13th Oct 7 am, 3 men started up from C4 and were on top 3:55 pm with no fixed rope above C4. Total 4240m rope fixed above BC. Summiters slept C4 on 13th and on 14th down to BC. Expedition left BC 16th Oct.
Accidents None
Achievement 1st Korean and Nepalese on summit; 1st Korean attempt
Agency Adventure Nepal
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2451512
Year 1989
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jae-Whan Chong M 1963 S Korea Climber Hongsong-kun, Chungcheongbuk, S Korea Student of mining Details Other expeditions
Mun-Pyo Hong M 1955 S Korea Climber Wonju, Gangwon, S Korea Television journalist Details Other expeditions
Byoung-Ho Kang M 1959 S Korea Climber Wonju, Gangwon, S Korea Hospital clerk Details Other expeditions
Young-Il Kim M 1963 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Student of physics Details Other expeditions
Soon-Jo Park M 1946 S Korea Leader Wonju, Gangwon, S Korea Journalist Details Other expeditions
Young-Hak Shim M 1943 S Korea Exp Doctor Wonju, Gangwon, S Korea Professor of internal medicine Details Other expeditions
Jeung-Sub Shin M 1964 S Korea Climber Wonju, Gangwon, S Korea Student of business management Details Other expeditions
Kang-Ho Sho M 1967 S Korea Climber Wonju, Gangwon, S Korea Male nurse Details Other expeditions
Pasang Gombu Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Tamang M - Nepal H-A Worker Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
YALU89301 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 64:216 (1990) -
YALU89301 MM - - - 131:5 (Jan 1990) -
YALU89301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199021601/Asia-Nepal-Yalungkang - - -