Everest | 2006 N Col-NE Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Everest in 2006 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Yoon Keon-Jung. Summit reached on 16th May 2006. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5304
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER06195
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 Yoon Keon-Jung
Sponsor 2006 IT's Daejon 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 2006-04-03
Summit Date 2006-05-16
Summit Time 0730
Summit Days 43
Total Days 46
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 8
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 4
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(03/04,5200m),ABC(08/04,6400m),C1(11/04,7100m),C2(20/04,7600m),C3(15/05,8300m),Smt(16-17/05)
Route Notes Kang, Lee Seung-Bok, Pasang Rita and Ang Tshiring left C3 at 23:00 hours on May 15. Kang and Ang Tshiring reached summit at about 07:30 hours on 16th, stayed on summit for one hour. Lee Seung-Bok Lee and Pasang Rita summited at about 08:00 hours. They stayed on summit 30 minutes. All members and Sherpas descended to ABC between 19:00-23:00 hours. Weather was very good, no wind, clear and warm. The team saw clear view of Makalu, Lhotse - south side view was very good. Ang Tshiring offered rice and put prayer flags around summit. About 10 climbers and Sherpas were already there when they reached summit. Behind them there were 6-8 climbers. Kim, Phura Nuru and Nga Tenji Sherpa started from C3 at 23:00 hours on May 16, summited at 07:20 hours on 17th, stayed on summit for 30 minutes. Kim and Phura Nuru descended to ABC where they reached at 18:00 hours. Nga Tenji slept at North Col. Weather at the beginning of climbing was windy but when the team came over to Second Step the weather became calm and clear. There were already people on the summit from other expeditions. The team returned to Kathmandu on May 21 and will leave on 24. Member Go very tired while at ABC and sent to CBC; also suffered from frostbite in both toes. Lee Kyong-Yol climbed up to C2 (7600m) on April 11. Yang You-Suk highest was C1 - he suffered from headache and went down to CBC. Yoo Jae-Il and Yoon Keon-Jung (leader) both members went up to C1. Sherpa summiters: Pasang Rita, 17/12/77, Thamo, Everest X2 Ang Tshering, 22/4/80, Chaplung, Chaurikharka-3, 1st 8000er Phura Nuru, 28/06/85, Tesho, Namche-3, Cho Oyu X1 Nga Tenji, 28/2/80, Makalu-9, Nurbugaon, 1st 8000er
Accidents First degree frostbite in both toes of Go whiles descending between ABC to CBC
Achievement 1st ascent on Everest of Daejon St Mary's Hospital
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

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mi-Sun Go F 1967 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Yeon-Ryong Kang M 1972 S Korea Climber Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea Highway construction company employee Details Other expeditions
Young-Il Kim M 1967 S Korea Climber Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea Trading company manager Details Other expeditions
Kyong-Yol Lee M 1977 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Trekking company staff member Details Other expeditions
Seung-Bok Lee M 1970 S Korea Climber Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea Computer operator in trading company Details Other expeditions
You-Suk Yang M 1978 S Korea Climber Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea Korean Alpine Club staff member Details Other expeditions
Jae-Il Yoo M 1955 S Korea Climber Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea Staff of Korean Currency printing company Details Other expeditions
Keon-Jung Yoon M 1953 S Korea Leader Daejeon (Taejon), S Korea Professor of anesthesiology Details Other expeditions
Pasang Rita Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Thamo, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Tshering Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Chheplung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phura Nuru Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Tesho, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nga Tenji Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER06195 KAF - Everest - 8:124-132 (2007) -