Everest | 2004 N Col-NE Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Everest in 2004 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Baek Joon-Ho. Summit reached on 18th May 2004. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4605
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER04142
Peak ID EVER
Year 2004
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Baek Joon-Ho
Sponsor 2004 Keimyung University Everest Expedition
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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2004-04-05
Summit Date 2004-05-18
Summit Time 1000
Summit Days 43
Total Days 46
Termination Date 2004-05-21
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 3
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
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(05/04),ABC(10/04,6400m),C1(21/04,7000m),C2(16/05,7900m),C3(17/05,8200m),Smt(18/05)
Route Notes Summit party left C3 at 17th May 10:00 pm NST. Lee turned back at 8500m when decided could not reach top, but too tired to descend so went back to C2 at 8:00 am and down to North Col to sleep. Summit party on top at 10:00 am, started descent at 11:00 am. 12:00 pm Park Mu-Taek got snowblind because had tossed goggles off at top to take pictures and stopped going down; Lhakpa Gyalu had frostbitten 3 fingers and went alone to C3; Jang Min very tired and hypoxia so sat down at 8500m. Baek who was in C3 planning to go top next day, went up from C3 to rescue Jang and reached Park Mu-Taek and gave him oxygen. Took more than 12 hours to get to Park, Baek now very tired; tried to come down with Park, who got snowblind so both collapsed and died. Jang no strength and also collapsed and died. 23 Oct 2005: Nuru Chhiri claims to have summited with this expedition and trekking agent, Tarka of Windhorse Trekking, says he met both Sherpas after their return to KTM and they agreed that both had summited. Sherpa: Nuru Chhiri, Churung Kharka, 26/4/70, Lhotse Spr 2003
Accidents Fatalities; Lhakpa Gelu frostbite; 2 members snowblind
Achievement -
Agency Windhorse Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459243
Year 2004
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Doo-Chan Bae M 1980 S Korea Climber Daegu (Taegu), S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Joon-Ho Baek M 1967 S Korea Leader Daegu (Taegu), S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Min Jang M 1978 S Korea Climber Daegu (Taegu), S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Jeong-Myun Lee M 1980 S Korea Climber Daegu (Taegu), S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Mu-Taek Park M 1969 S Korea Climber Daegu (Taegu), S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Mu-Won Park M 1980 S Korea Climber Daegu (Taegu), S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gelu (Lhakpa Gelbu) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Thumduk, Beni, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nuru Chhiri Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Churung Kharka, Bhakanje, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.