Everest | 2008 S Col-SE Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Everest in 2008 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Son Yeong-Jo. Summit reached on 22nd May 2008. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6004
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER08136
Peak ID EVER
Year 2008
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Son Yeong-Jo
Sponsor GYJ World Seven Summits Expedition 2008
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 -
Basecamp Date 2008-04-14
Summit Date 2008-05-22
Summit Time 0830
Summit Days 38
Total Days 41
Termination Date 2008-05-25
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 200
Total Members 2
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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(14/04,5400m),C1(18/04,5900m),C2(22/04,6400m),C3(11/05,7200m),C4(21/05,8000m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes BC at Khumbu Glacier C1 above the Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse West Face C4 at South Col. Son and Nim Dorje left C4 at 8:30 pm of 21 May, reached summit at 8:30 am of 22 May, stayed on summit one hour, descended to South Col at 1 pm, then to C3 at 4 pm. Next day to BC. Weather was good, Tibet side cloudy. About 15-20 climbers were ahead of Son team and maybe equal numbers of climbers were behind. Park got headache in South Col and waited for Son. Son has done 5 summits. The team returned on 27 May and will leave on 31 May. Fixed rope: 200m contributed. Sherpa: Nima Dorje, 17/3/81 (04-12-2037), Nurbugaon, Makalu-5, summited Everest in 2003 (south) with Swiss team 22 May 2003, Everest (north) on 4 June 2005 with Swiss (Kobler), Xixapangma 2004 Swiss team
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Advance BC Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460892
Year 2008
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ki-Ho Park M 1971 S Korea Climber Tongyeong (Chungmu), Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Fisherman Details Other expeditions
Yeong-Jo Son M 1966 S Korea Leader Namwon, Jeollabuk, S Korea Park ranger Details Other expeditions
Nima Dorje Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER08136 KAF - Everest - 10:92-98 (2009) -