Everest | 2002 S Col-SE Ridge
A S Korea expedition to Everest in 2002 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Lee Se-Jung. Summit reached on 4th October 2002. 7 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4187 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER02305 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2002 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | S Korea |
| Leaders | Lee Se-Jung |
| Sponsor | 2002 South Korea |
| Success 1 | False |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2002-09-03 |
| Summit Date | 2002-10-04 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 31 |
| Total Days | 35 |
| Termination Date | 2002-10-08 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 8400m due to snow avalanching |
| High Point (m) | 8400 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| 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 | True |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | Climbed Lhotse (LHOT-023-03) |
| Campsites | BC(03/09),C1(11/09,6100m),C2(15/09,6400m),C3(25/09,7300m),C4(02/10,7900m),xxx(04/10,8400m) |
| Route Notes | C1 at top of Icefall C2 at West Cwm C3 on Lhotse West Face C4 Everest at South Col. Lee Se-Jung, Park, Lee Woo-Kyung and Serap Jangbu up from Col and reached just under Balcony at 8400m in 4 hours and then snow avalanche coming down; no one hurt, but party returned to C4 to sleep and 4 Oct to C2. They all used oxygen sleeping in C4 and climbing up from Col and sleeping again in C4 but no longer. Everest climbing finished. All Lhotse summiters used oxygen on low flow sleeping night of 5 Oct and full flow climbing to top and down to C4 on 5 Oct but going down same day from C4 (Lhotse) to C2 not using it. Expedition finished. All down in BC 6 Oct. Lhotse Summiters were on top 1 hour before Brazilians. Sherpa Lhotse Summiters: Lhakpa Tshering, Khumjung, Everest X1, Annapurna I X1 Ang Babu, aka Jimba Zangbu, Khumjung, Lhotse 5/01, Xixa X1 Serap Jangbu, Khumjung, 5 8000ers & Lhotse 4/01 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Echo Himal |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458604 |
| Year | 2002 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
7 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun-Dug Hwang | M | 1977 | S Korea | Climber | Ansung, Gyeonggi, S Korea | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Jea-Hyun Kwon | F | 1978 | S Korea | Climber | Kongju, Daejeon, S Korea | Nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Se-Jung Lee | M | 1965 | S Korea | Leader | Kongju, Daejeon, S Korea | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Woo-Kyung Lee | M | 1977 | S Korea | Climber | Sanpuk, Gyeonggi, S Korea | Building cleaner | Details Other expeditions |
| Ju-Youl Park | M | 1970 | S Korea | Climber | Asan, Chungcheongnam, S Korea | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Hyun-Suk Yu | F | 1974 | S Korea | Climber | Jeollabuk, S Korea | Nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Serap Jangbu Sherpa | M | 1969 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.