Everest | 2003 N Col-NE Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Everest in 2003 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Kang Tae-Sun. Summit reached on 21st May 2003. 25 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4314
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER03166
Peak ID EVER
Year 2003
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Kang Tae-Sun
Sponsor Seoul-Tibet Joint Expedition 2003
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries China
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2003-04-10
Summit Date 2003-05-21
Summit Time 1230
Summit Days 41
Total Days 45
Termination Date 2003-05-25
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 400
Total Members 24
Summit Members 9
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 1
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(10/04,5000m),ABC(14/04,6300m),C1(19/04,7000m),C2(19/05,7800m),C3(20/05,8300m),Smt(21-22/05)
Route Notes Summit bid began from C4 in 21 May at 3:00 am by 3 Tibetans, and by Chi Drugar and Cang at 3:50. S Korean party Park Joo-Hoon, Um and Pasang went up at different times because tents not close together, bad weather (much snow, windy cloudy) so no communication and Tibetans started with Chinese party. All reached summit at same time (and Chinese also) at 2:45 pm CST, very slow because of bad weather. Weather cleared 15 minutes before summit reached. Um with walkie-talkie asked Korean team about weather on Nepali side and was told weather very bad and Um climbed down 100m Nepali side and found it was very bad (windy and cloudy) so down Tibetan side instead. Um down to 7800m C2 and all others to C3 8300m only on 21st and 22nd to ABC. Others: Park and Pasang to ABC, 2 Tibetan woman to 7000m, Tibetan climbing leader snowblind and stayed 8300m. 22 May summit party left 8300m at 8:20 am to go up to top: Koo, Park Jong-Gwan, Ko and Gyalha and on top 7:10 am to 8:00 am and down to 8300m. Had to wait long time to descend because so many other climbers on route at same time and reached 8300m at 4:30 pm. 23rd to ABC. Pasang Sherpa on 1st summit team because Tibetan women needed help in their descent and Koreans thought it was good to have one in case of accident and he (Sherpa) wanted to go to top. Um had planned to descend SE Ridge - South Col route to BC and had Nepalese permission. Oxygen used by all members of both summit parties from 8300m camp climbed up (except 2 Tibetans women from 7800m and sleeping at 8300m and all down to 8300m only - Um on low flow giving up because expected to need it down on Nepal side. Sherpa summiters: Pasang Sherpa, 30-32 years old, Khumbu, 1st 8000er Chinese leader Chiu Zenig stayed in Lhasa, never went to BC. Oxygen used by all members of both summit parties from 8300m camp climbed up (except 2 Tibetan women from 7800m and sleeping at 8300m) and all down to 8300m only. Um on low [flow] going up because expected to need it down on Nepal side.
Accidents Only Chi bad snowblindness and Um slight snowblindness
Achievement -
Agency NE-KO Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458879
Year 2003
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

25 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jong-Yeal Ko M 1974 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Engineer Details Other expeditions
Jae-Yong Ahn M 1956 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Physician Details Other expeditions
In-Kyu Bok M 1955 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Printing company employee Details Other expeditions
Myung-Jin Ho M 1969 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Book publishing company employee Details Other expeditions
Chong-Deug Ji M 1965 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Tae-Sun Kang M 1945 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Owner of mountaineering equipment factory and shop Details Other expeditions
Hoo-Young Kim M 1968 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Reporter for daily sports paper Details Other expeditions
Nam-Il Kim M 1964 S Korea Climbing Leader Seoul, S Korea Designer of clothing and products Details Other expeditions
Yong-Jun Ko M 1977 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Cameraman Details Other expeditions
Eun-Soo Koo M 1970 S Korea Deputy Climbing Leader Seoul, S Korea Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Jung-Kwan Lee M 1958 S Korea Climber New York, New York Supermarket manager Details Other expeditions
Jong-Gwan Park M 1968 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea X-ray technician Details Other expeditions
Joo-Hoon Park M 1968 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Manager of home construction company Details Other expeditions
Jong-Woo Park M 1958 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Television program producer Details Other expeditions
Ki-Sung Park M 1967 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Alpine guide & rescue expert Details Other expeditions
Kwan-Ju Ra M 1967 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Television cameraman Details Other expeditions
Kyong-Su Ryu M 1971 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Hong-Gil Um M 1960 S Korea Deputy Leader Seoul, S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Byung-Eun Yeo M 1971 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Sports masseur Details Other expeditions
Chimi (Xiao Qimi) M 1964 China Climber Namling Dzong, Tibet, China Professional alpinist Details Other expeditions
Gyala (Jiala) M 1962 China Climber Lhatse Dzong, Tibet, China Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Phurba Drugar (Pubo Doga, Pupatika) F 1970 China Climber Lhasa, Tibet, China Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Phuntsok (Phinzo, Tsering Phinzo) M 1978 China Climber Tingri Dzong, Tibet, China Alpine guide, high altitude porter and climbing school student Details Other expeditions
Cang La (Canglha, Cangmula) F 1979 China Climber Lhasa, Tibet, China Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Pasang Namgyal Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.