Everest | 2002 S Col-SE Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Everest in 2002 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Um Hong-Gil. Summit reached on 16th May 2002. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4051
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER02137
Peak ID EVER
Year 2002
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Um Hong-Gil
Sponsor 2002 Korean Everest Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 421
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Lukla by Grp A; KTM/Syangboche helicopter Grp B
Basecamp Date 2002-04-04
Summit Date 2002-05-16
Summit Time 0920
Summit Days 42
Total Days 46
Termination Date 2002-05-20
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 1000
Total Members 9
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
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 -
Campsites BC(04/04,5500m),C1(13/04,6300m),C2(17/04,6700m),C3(21/04,7300m),C4(07/05,7900m),Smt(16/05)
Route Notes BC in two groups C4 at South Col. May 15 started from C4 at 20:00 hours. Summit on 16th at 9:30 hours and stayed about 40 minutes. Down to C2 at 16:00 hours. The expedition's first planned attempt was on May 8, but could not move up due to bad weather. On summit day member Choi got up to 7300m [8300m?] and returned to C4 due to tiredness. Chung went up to 7700m got sick and gave up. Members who left Nepal early: Cho Left on April 24 due to his business back home. Miss Kim had to leave because her father died; left on April 8. Lim left Nepal on April 4 due to his work. The team returned to KTM on May 24 and will be leaving on 27. Mr Um said that he will try on Lhotse Shar in autumn. He said the climb was to celebrate World Cup and he had left a small football and Fifa bag on Everest summit. Lee, Park, Ra and Um on May 8 wanted to attempt from C4, but due to bad weather, they had to stay at South Col.
Accidents Chung stomach trouble
Achievement -
Agency Windhorse Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458463
Year 2002
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jae-Myung Cho M 1954 S Korea Climber Los Angeles, California Owner of clothing factory and retail outlet Details Other expeditions
Hyon-Seon Choi F 1980 S Korea Climber Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea University student of environmental science Details Other expeditions
O-Seng Chung M 1962 S Korea Climber Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea Alpine federation office staff member Details Other expeditions
Kyung-Ok Kim F 1965 S Korea BC Manager Seoul, S Korea Graphic designer Details Other expeditions
In Lee M 1966 S Korea Climber Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea Steel factory worker Details Other expeditions
Jae-Oock Lim M 1973 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Television producer Details Other expeditions
Mu-Taek Park M 1969 S Korea Climber Daegu (Taegu), S Korea Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Kwan-Ju Ra M 1967 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Television broadcasting company cameraman Details Other expeditions
Hong-Gil Um M 1960 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER02137 HIGH - - - 244:58 (Mar 2003) -