Everest | 2006 N Col-NE Ridge

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

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5303
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER06194
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 Lee Chang-Beak
Sponsor 2006 from Halla to Everest Korea Snow Rock 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 1030
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 6
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
Summit Hired 4
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(07/04,5150m),ABC(10/04,6400m),C1(16/04,7100m),C2(25/04,7800m),C3(15/05,8300m),Smt(16/05)
Route Notes BC at CBC/IC on 9th at 5800m ABC at usual campsite C1 at North Col C2 at usual campsite C3 at usual campsite Ko, Nima Dorje, Mingma Thinduk, Tenji and Tenzing left C3 at midnight of May 15 and summited at 10:30 hours of 16th, stayed on summit about 30 minutes. All descended to C2 at 16:00 hours. Descended to ABC next day. Summit day weather was good but little windy. Three people of Korean Busan expedition and another 3 Korean people were ahead of Ko's team on the summit. Han had to leave expedition due to personal reasons; he left CBC on April 29 and left Kathmandu on 31st. Lee (leader) stayed at ABC. Lee Young-Ho went up to C1. He suffered from headache and went down to ABC. Oh also had to go down from C1 to ABC due to toothache. Park remained at ABC. No climbing. The expedition team returned to Kathmandu on May 22 and will leave on 24th.
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

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jong-Hyeob Han M 1973 S Korea Climber Jeju (Cheju), S Korea Businessman Details Other expeditions
Kyung-Man Ko M 1970 S Korea Climber Jeju (Cheju), S Korea Businessman Details Other expeditions
Chang-Baek Lee M 1969 S Korea Leader Jeju (Cheju), S Korea Businessman Details Other expeditions
Young-Ho Lee M 1971 S Korea Climber Hamyang, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Businessman Details Other expeditions
Hyung-Gun Oh M 1969 S Korea Climber Jeju (Cheju), S Korea Businessman Details Other expeditions
Chal-Hong Park M 1972 S Korea Climber Jeju (Cheju), S Korea Businessman Details Other expeditions
Nima Dorje Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nima Tenji Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Tenzing (Tenjen) Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Thinduk/Thenduk Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER06194 KAF - Everest - 8:124-132 (2007) -