Everest | 2006 N Col-NE Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Everest in 2006 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Hong Bo-Seong. Summit reached on 16th May 2006. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5306
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER06171
Peak ID EVER
Year 2006
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Hong Bo-Seong
Sponsor Dynamic 2006 Busan 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 Zangmu->Nyalam->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 2006-04-08
Summit Date 2006-05-16
Summit Time 0630
Summit Days 38
Total Days 41
Termination Date 2006-05-19
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 3
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 -
Campsites BC(08/04,5150m),ABC(22/04,6400m),C1(26/04,7050m),C2(06/05,7700m),C3(15/05,8300m),Smt(16/05)
Route Notes Kim, Soo, Nima Nurbu, Jumik Bhote and Pemba Nuru Sherpa left C3 at 22:30 hours (NST) on May 15. Two members and three Sherpas summited at 06:30 hours on May 16, stayed on summit for 40 minutes, descended to C3 at 10:00 hours. Other people ahead of this team were about 8 people from other Korean expedition and many others from international expeditions. About 20 people summited on that day. Summit day weather was good, little windy and little lowland clouds. Cho went up to C1 on May 5, suffered from stomach problem then descended to CBC. Hong (leader) went up to ABC on May 3 and remained at CBC for rest of the time. Jeong climbed little above ABC to 6600m on May 14, suffered from stomach problem, descended to CBC. Kwon went up to 7150m, had stomach problem, then descended to CBC. Park went up to 7300m, had stomach problem, then descended to CBC. Sherpa summiters: Nima Nurbu Sherpa, sirdar, 18/06/1974, Namche-8, Solukhumbu, summited Everest from south 3 times and one time from North Jumik Bhote, 7/6/79, Hatiya-1, Sankhuwasabha, summited Pumori 29 March 2005 Pemba Nuru Sherpa, 17/1/77, Namche VDC-8, Solukhumbu, Everest 2X The team returned to Kathmandu on May 21 and will leave on 24.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Windhorse Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460063
Year 2006
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Chang-Rae Cho M 1958 S Korea Climber Busan (Pusan), S Korea Officer in city government office Details Other expeditions
Bo-Seong Hong M 1956 S Korea Leader Busan (Pusan), S Korea Architect Details Other expeditions
Yong-Suk Jeong M 1976 S Korea Climber Busan (Pusan), S Korea Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Jin-Tae Kim M 1963 S Korea Climber Busan (Pusan), S Korea Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Kyeng-Il Kwon M 1972 S Korea Climber Busan (Pusan), S Korea Home interior designer Details Other expeditions
Jong-Il Park M 1961 S Korea Climber Busan (Pusan), S Korea Cooling systems engineer Details Other expeditions
Sung-Ho Seo M 1979 S Korea Climber Busan (Pusan), S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Nima Nuru/Norbu Sherpa M 1974 Nepal Sirdar Thamiteng, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Jumik Bhote M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Nuru Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Thamiteng, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER06171 KAF - Everest - 8:124-132 (2007) -