Everest | 2005 S Col-SE Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Everest in 2005 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Chung Ki-Bum. Summit reached on 30th May 2005. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4946
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER05166
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 Chung Ki-Bum
Sponsor 2005 Korean Everest-Lhotse Expedition for Yang Chung 100th Anniversary
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 Lukla->Namche->BC
Basecamp Date 2005-04-09
Summit Date 2005-05-30
Summit Time 0955
Summit Days 51
Total Days 54
Termination Date 2005-06-02
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 1000
Total Members 6
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 2
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Attempted Lhotse (LHOT-051-03)
Campsites BC(09/04,5500m),C1(15/04,5900m),C2(17/04,6200m),C3(27/04,7100m),C4(21/05,7950m),Smt(30/05)
Route Notes Kim Byoung-Goo got to C4 with Kim Geun-Sang on 21 May. They stayed for 2 nights but went back to BC and C2, respectively. Kim Geung-Song left BC on 29 May at 10:22 pm on a clear night. Sherpas were fixing ropes in front of them. About 40 people were on summit. He went back to C4 at about 3:30 pm and descended to BC the next day. Lhotse: Bang Won-Shik reached C4 at 7400m on 21 May but the weather was too bad. He did not try again due to lack of oxygen bottles. Everest was more important to expedition and they needed oxygen there. Nam and Park left expeditions on 18 May to go back home for work. Summit Sherpas: Nawang/Ngawang Lhakpa, 1/1/72, Chaplung, Chaurikharka-3, Solu, 1st 8000er Pasang Rita, 1/7/77, Namche, 1st 8000er
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Discover Adventure
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID LHOT05103
Checksum 2459666
Year 2005
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Il-Sub Ahn M 1960 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Manager in chemical company Details Other expeditions
Ki-Bum Chung M 1948 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Travel agency president Details Other expeditions
Byoung-Goo Kim M 1970 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Travel agency manager Details Other expeditions
Geun-Saeng Kim M 1967 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Internet website creator Details Other expeditions
Young-O Kim M 1967 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Manager in chemical company Details Other expeditions
Chang-Ho Lee M 1949 S Korea Climbing Leader Seoul, S Korea Textile factory manager Details Other expeditions
Nawang Lhakpa (Ngang Lhakpa) Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Chheplung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Rita Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Thamo, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.