Everest | 2005 S Col-SE Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Everest in 2005 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Kim Jong-Min. Summit reached on 30th May 2005. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4939
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER05159
Peak ID EVER
Year 2005
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Kim Jong-Min
Sponsor 2005 Hanyang University Alpine Club Mt. 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 USA
Approach Lukla->Namche->BC
Basecamp Date 2005-04-05
Summit Date 2005-05-30
Summit Time 0915
Summit Days 55
Total Days 59
Termination Date 2005-06-03
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 5
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(05-6/04,5400m),C1(12/04,6100m),C2(17/04,6400m),C3(26/04,7200m),C4(20/05,7950m),Smt(30-31/05)
Route Notes On May 28, Kim Hyong-Chul, Seok, Dawa Ongchu, Dawa Nurbu and Pema Sherpa left C2 to C3. On 29th C3 to C4. Dawa Nurbu left C4 at 9:30 pm with Benegas team. Rest of the members and Sherpas left C4 at 10 pm. Dawa Nurbu reached summit at 9:15 am of 30th. Kim Hyong-Chul reached summit at 11:40 am with Dawa Ongchu. Seok and Peme Sherpa reached summit at 12 noon. Dawa Nurbu left summit early. Rest of the members and Sherpas descended together and reached C4 between 5:30-6 pm. Slept at C4 next day to C2. Summit day morning was very clear at 12 pm it became cloudy and little windy. Ahead of the team were Benegas, Korean team, Iranian team, behind them were about 2 or 3 people. On May 29, Ahn, Lee, Thilen and Tashi Lhakpa Sherpa left C2 for C3. On 30th C3 to C4. Two member and two Sherpas started from C4 at 10 pm. Ahn, Lee, Thilen and Tashi Lhakpa summited at 7 am of 31st. They spent 30 minutes on summit, descended to C4 at 7 am of 31st. They spent 30 minutes on summit, descended to C4 at 1:30 pm and slept. Next day to C2. Strong wind between C4 and summit on summit day. Before the team on the summit were Apa Sherpa and American team, behind them were Japanese, British and about other 30 people. Other members: Hong climbed up to 7600m on May 20 - he was tired and moving very slow Kim Hang-Ki up to 7600m on May 29 - he was tired and moving very slow Kim Il-Hong up to 7600m on May 20 - he was tired and moving very slow Kim Jong-Min (leader) up to C4 on May 21 Sunwoo - between C2 and C3 about 6900m on April 27. Left BC on May 1. Arrived KTM on 5th and left the country on 7th - Exhausted. Sherpa summiters: Thilen, 18/5/68, Nurbugaon, Makalu-5, Everest X5, Cho Oyu X1 Tashi Lhakpa, 18/11/85, Mathilow, Walung, Makalu-9, Everest X1 Dawa Wangchu/Ongchu, 17/12/72, Everest X1, Kangch X3, etc Dawa Nurbu, 1971, Mathilow, Walung, Makalu-9, Everest X1, G1 & G2 Peme, 1972, Makalu-9, Everest X1
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency NE-KO Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459666
Year 2005
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jong-Ho Ahn M 1976 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Engineer Details Other expeditions
Suk-Hun Hong M 1980 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Hang-Ki Kim M 1976 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Engineer Details Other expeditions
Hyong-Chul Kim M 1978 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Il-Hong Kim M 1978 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Jong-Min Kim M 1963 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Architectural engineer Details Other expeditions
Sang-Sea Lee M 1961 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Electric company owner Details Other expeditions
Jin-Ho Seok M 1968 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Choongok Sunwoo M 1940 USA Climber Camarillo, California Retired businessman Details Other expeditions
Dawa Wangchuk (Dawa Ongchu) Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Nurbu Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Peme Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Thilen Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Tashi Lhakpa Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.