Everest | 2000 S Col-SE Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Everest in 2000 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Kim Young-Moon. Summit reached on 4th October 2000. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3720
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER00303
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	Kim Young-Moon
Sponsor	Korea Ulsan Alpine Federation 2000 Everest-Lhotse
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	372
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2000-08-28
Summit Date	2000-10-04
Summit Time	1343
Summit Days	37
Total Days	43
Termination Date	2000-10-10
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	2
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	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Climbed Lhotse (LHOT-003-002)
Campsites	BC(28/08),C1(17/09,6100m),C2(20/09,6400m),C3(25/09,7300m),C4(03/10,7900m),Smt(04/10)
Route Notes	C4 for Everest only (no C4 for Lhotse). 3 Nov 11:30 pm started up: Kim Hwan-Koo, Kim Seong-Cheol, Lee Seong-Han, Kim Yong-Gun and Sherpas Palden Namgye and Lhakpa Rita. 2 Sherpas only to bottom of Hillary Step because oxygen finished. Yong-Gun and Seong-Han down at Balcony because oxygen problem and very tired. Only Hwan-Koo and Seong-Cheol on top (at 1:43 pm) and down to C4 8:00 pm; were on top with other Korean team's summiters. This expedition did not climb with other Korean Everest-Lhotse expedition except to Everest summit.
Accidents	Frostbitten toes from 40 minutes at balcony with the oxygen
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457827
Year	2000
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	29134
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER00303
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Sang-Gi
Last Name	Jang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climbing Leader
Residence	Ulsan, S Korea
Occupation	Hyundai office worker
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)	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	False
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	2436248
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sang-gi jang
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	29135
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER00303
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Han-Cheol
Last Name	Jeong
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Ulsan, S Korea
Occupation	Hyundai office worker
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)	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	False
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	2437365
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	han-cheol jeong
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29136
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER00303
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Hwan-Koo
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Ulsan, S Korea
Occupation	Hyundai office worker
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2000-10-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1343
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	372
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433356
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hwan-koo kim
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29137
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER00303
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Seong-Cheol
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Ulsan, S Korea
Occupation	Hyundai office worker
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2000-10-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1343
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	372
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438209
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	seong-cheol kim
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29138
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER00303
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Yong-Gun
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Ulsan, S Korea
Occupation	Hyundai office worker
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8400
Summit Date 1	2000-10-04
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	4
Summit Term	11
HCN	0
Checksum	2437172
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yong-gun kim
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29139
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER00303
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Man-Soo
Last Name	Lee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Ulsan, S Korea
Occupation	Hyundai office worker
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)	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	False
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	2438439
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	man-soo lee
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29140
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER00303
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Seong-Han
Last Name	Lee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Ulsan, S Korea
Occupation	Hyundai office worker
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8400
Summit Date 1	2000-10-04
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	4
Summit Term	11
HCN	0
Checksum	2437745
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	seong-han lee
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29326
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER00303
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Young-Moon
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Leader
Residence	Ulsan, S Korea
Occupation	Metal-working factory owner
Leader	True
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)	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	False
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	2431767
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	young-moon kim
Year of Birth	1950
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	47445
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER00303
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Palden Namgye/Namgyal
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
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	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8800
Summit Date 1	2000-10-04
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	4
Summit Term	11
HCN	0
Checksum	2439696
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	palden namgye/namgyal sherpa
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	47446
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER00303
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Lhakpa Rita
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
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	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8800
Summit Date 1	2000-10-04
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	(1971-2006) Died 22 Oct 2006 on Annapurna from icefall collapse
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	11
HCN	0
Checksum	2439315
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa rita sherpa
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Sang-Gi Jang	M	1963	S Korea	Climbing Leader	Ulsan, S Korea	Hyundai office worker	Details Other expeditions
Han-Cheol Jeong	M	1966	S Korea	Climber	Ulsan, S Korea	Hyundai office worker	Details Other expeditions
Hwan-Koo Kim	M	1955	S Korea	Climber	Ulsan, S Korea	Hyundai office worker	Details Other expeditions
Seong-Cheol Kim	M	1968	S Korea	Climber	Ulsan, S Korea	Hyundai office worker	Details Other expeditions
Yong-Gun Kim	M	1965	S Korea	Climber	Ulsan, S Korea	Hyundai office worker	Details Other expeditions
Man-Soo Lee	M	1969	S Korea	Climber	Ulsan, S Korea	Hyundai office worker	Details Other expeditions
Seong-Han Lee	M	1967	S Korea	Climber	Ulsan, S Korea	Hyundai office worker	Details Other expeditions
Young-Moon Kim	M	1950	S Korea	Leader	Ulsan, S Korea	Metal-working factory owner	Details Other expeditions
Palden Namgye/Namgyal Sherpa	M	1972	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Rita Sherpa	M	1971	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5515
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER00303
Reference ID	01
Year	2000
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2001
Language	-
Citation	226:59-60 (Sep 2001)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER00303	HIGH	-	-	-	226:59-60 (Sep 2001)	-