Everest | 2000 S Col-SE Ridge
A S Korea expedition to Everest in 2000 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Yoon Hong-Keun. Summit reached on 4th October 2000. 16 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3719 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER00302 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2000 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | S Korea |
| Leaders | Yoon Hong-Keun |
| Sponsor | 2000 Chungbuk Korean Everest-Lhotse Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 373 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2000-09-03 |
| Summit Date | 2000-10-04 |
| Summit Time | 1345 |
| Summit Days | 31 |
| Total Days | 35 |
| Termination Date | 2000-10-08 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 14 |
| Summit Members | 3 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 8 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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 | Climbed Lhotse (LHOT-003-04) |
| Campsites | BC(03/09),C1(17/09,6100m),C2(20/09,6400m),C3(25/09,7300m),C4(03/10,7900m),Smt(04-05/10) |
| Route Notes | C1 at top of Icefall C2 in West Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at South Col. 8 Oct midnight up from C4 Kim Wong-Sik were Cho Cheol-Hee, Hong Sun-Dok, Ang Phurba and Mingma Sherpa. At South Summit Sherpas turned back because tired, no fixed rope above and having trouble with oxygen systems. 3 Koreans on up to top at 1:45 pm by Cho and Hong, 2:30 by Kim who was tired. 1st two returned C4 6:00 and Kim 9:00 and all slept C4. Handless member Kim Hong-Bin reached C3 only, then very tired and went no higher. |
| Accidents | Nawang Wangchu dizzy and back pain, vomitting so sent home |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Windhorse Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457827 |
| Year | 2000 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
16 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheol-Hee Cho | M | 1970 | S Korea | Climber | Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jae-Sung Heo | M | 1976 | S Korea | Climber | Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Sun-Dok Hong | M | 1970 | S Korea | Climber | Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea | Motorcar engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Seok-Youn Hwang | M | 1971 | S Korea | Climber | Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea | Local Korean Alpine Federation | Details Other expeditions |
| Hun-Moo Jang | M | 1971 | S Korea | Climber | Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Eui-Jong Jeong | M | 1975 | S Korea | Climber | Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Woong-Sik Kim | M | 1966 | S Korea | Climber | Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea | Climbing equipment store owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Young-Min Kim | M | 1976 | S Korea | Climber | Chungwon, Chungcheongbuk, S Korea | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Young-Sik Kim | M | 1964 | S Korea | Climbing Leader | Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea | High school teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Seo-Koo Lee | M | 1974 | S Korea | Climber | Seongnam, Gyeonggi, S Korea | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Mun-Seok Park | M | 1965 | S Korea | Climber | Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea | Owner of 2 buildings | Details Other expeditions |
| Hee-Cheol Woo | M | 1967 | S Korea | Climber | Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea | Journalist | Details Other expeditions |
| Hong-Keun Yoon | M | 1962 | S Korea | Leader | Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea | Building contractor | Details Other expeditions |
| Hong-Bin Kim | M | 1964 | S Korea | Climber | Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea | Businessman | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Phurba Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER00302 | HIGH | - | - | - | 226:59-60 (Sep 2001) | - |
| EVER00302 | - | - | http://www.k2news.com/ever20ar6.htm | - | - | - |