Everest | 2006 N Col-NE Ridge
A S Korea expedition to Everest in 2006 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Jang Duk-Sang. Summit reached on 16th May 2006. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5300 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER06191 |
| 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 | Jang Duk-Sang |
| Sponsor | 2006 Korea Jeju Qomalangma 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 | 2006-04-07 |
| Summit Date | 2006-05-16 |
| Summit Time | 0930 |
| Summit Days | 39 |
| Total Days | 43 |
| Termination Date | 2006-05-20 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 3 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| 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(07/04,5150m),ABC(10/04,6400m),C1(16/04,7100m),C2(14/05,7700m),C3(15/05,8300m),Smt(16/05) |
| Route Notes | Jung Sang-Soo, Kim Dae-Reang, Kim Min-Ho and Ang Babu Sherpa left C2 midnight of May 15. Jung and Ang Babu summited at 09:30 hours of 16th, stayed on summit for one hour, descended to C2 at 15:00 hours. Kim Dae-Reang Kim summited at 09:40 hours, stayed on summit 30 minutes, descended to C2 at 14:30 hours. Kim Min-Ho Kim summited at 10:20 hours, stayed on summit for 30 minutes and descended to C1 at 18:30 hours. Weather was clear during the day time. Byun Chi-Woo highest was between ABC and North Col. The team returned to Kathmandu on May 22 and will leave on May 24. Ang Babu Sherpa summited Everest in 2004, 2005, Lhotse in 2001 and 2002. Cho Oyu in 2004, Sisha Pangma in 2001. Email from Jang Duk-Sang to Jeevan - 9 Aug 2006 Our members used oxygen for sleeping and climbing from C2. As an additional remark, it took about nine and half hours from C1 to C2 for my team members due to heavy snowstorm and a knee fall of snow. It took about 4 hours from C2 to C3. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | NE-KO Treks |
| 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
6 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi-Woo Byun | M | 1975 | S Korea | Climber | Jeju (Cheju), S Korea | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Duk-Sang Jang | M | 1958 | S Korea | Leader | Jeju (Cheju), S Korea | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Sang-Soo Jung | M | 1972 | S Korea | Climber | Jeju (Cheju), S Korea | Businessman | Details Other expeditions |
| Dae-Reang Kim | M | 1970 | S Korea | Climber | Jeju (Cheju), S Korea | Farmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Min-Ho Kim | M | 1976 | S Korea | Climber | Jeju (Cheju), S Korea | Agricultural engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Babu (Jimba Zangbu) Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER06191 | KAF | - | Everest | - | 8:124-132 (2007) | - |