Everest | 2006 S Col-SE Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Everest in 2006 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Han Wang-Yong. Summit reached on 9th May 2006. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5234
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER06122
Peak ID EVER
Year 2006
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Han Wang-Yong
Sponsor Han's Clean Mountain Expedition to Everest
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 Austria, France
Approach Standard
Basecamp Date 2006-04-30
Summit Date 2006-05-09
Summit Time -
Summit Days 9
Total Days 23
Termination Date 2006-05-23
Termination Reason 14
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7900m (S Col cleaning expedition only)
High Point (m) 7900
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 9
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(30/04,5400m),C1(03/05,6100m),C2(04/05,6400m),C3(06/05,7300m),C4(09/05,7900m),xxx(16/05,7900m)
Route Notes BC at Khumbu Glacier C1 at top of Ice Fall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse West Face C4 at South Col (Sherpas only) High point at C4. The South Col cleaning team collected garbage of approximately 1300 kgs of which 800 kg was delivered to SSPC which charged the expedition team Rs 30 per kg. Han was surprised to pay for the garbage which does not belong to the expedition. SSPC did not inform Han about the charges earlier. The expedition returned to Kathmandu on May 25 and will leave on 29th. Han's Cleaning Expedition 2006 (Korea) Name of Sherpas who reached 7900m Dawa Onchu Sherpa, 17/12/72, Everest X2, Kangch X3, Broad Pk X1, GI & GII X1 each Pema Tshering Sherpa, 1/6/70, Everest X2, Dhaulagiri X1, GI & GII X1 each Chombi Sherpa, 21/4/66, no 8000ers Pasang Gelji/Gelzen Sherpa, 4/7/67, Cho Oyu X1 Urkien Chumbi Sherpa, 21/6/70 All five Sherpas are from Makalu-9, Sankhuwasabha
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Korean Treks & Expeditions
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460056
Year 2006
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

13 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Christian (Picco) Piccolruaz M 1970 Austria Climber Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Yann Delevaux M 1978 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Wang-Yong Han M 1966 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Hyun-Chul Kang M 1975 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Fruit grower Details Other expeditions
Jong-Hwan Kim M 1957 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Cameraman Details Other expeditions
Se-Joon Kim M 1969 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Kwan-Ju Ra M 1967 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Executive of outdoor adventure company Details Other expeditions
Woo-Keun Song M 1972 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Fruit grower Details Other expeditions
Dawa Wangchuk (Dawa Ongchu) Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pema Tshering Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Gelji (Pasang Gelze) Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Urkien Chumbi Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Chhumbi/Chombe Sherpa M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER06122 KAF - Everest - 8:124-132 (2007) -