Everest | 2000 S Col-SE Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Everest in 2000 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Son Joong-Ho. Summit reached on 16th May 2000. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3556
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER00121
Peak ID EVER
Year 2000
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Son Joong-Ho
Sponsor 2000 Korean Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 339
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Lukla->Khumbu Valley
Basecamp Date 2000-04-05
Summit Date 2000-05-16
Summit Time 1050
Summit Days 41
Total Days 46
Termination Date 2000-05-21
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(05/04,5400m),C1(08,11/04,6050m),C2(15/04,6400m),C3(22/04,7300m),C4(29/04,7950m),Smt(16/05)
Route Notes C1 established on April 11, five people spent night on 12th. On 13th went up to C2 site and down to BC. C2 used on 15th. C3 established on 22nd and slept all members on 23rd. May 5th to C4 to rest. Down to C2 on 6th. May 9th two members spent two nights in C3 down to C2 due to high wind. On May 14 Byun and Kim left at 23:00 hours, reached South Summit 10:30 hours on 15th. Down to C2 due to not enough fixed ropes. May 15 Mo and Park left C4 at 23:00 hours, summited at 10:50 am of May 16th. The leader was already in Kathmandu a week before.
Accidents -
Achievement Millenium first summit
Agency Beyond Base Camp
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457686
Year 2000
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Sung-Ho Byun M 1970 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Unemployed (formerly on staff of climbing-equipment company) Details Other expeditions
Kyoung-Su Kim M 1972 S Korea Climber Nonsan, Chungcheongnam, S Korea Student Details Other expeditions
In Lee M 1966 S Korea Climbing Leader Seoul, S Korea Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
Sang-Bae Lee M 1958 S Korea Climber Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Owner-president of company installing housing electrical system Details Other expeditions
Sang-Hyun Mo M 1974 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Student Details Other expeditions
Heon-Ju Park M 1967 S Korea Climber Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea Newspaper reporter Details Other expeditions
Joong-Ho Son M 1954 S Korea Leader Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea Dealer in iron and steel products Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.