Everest | 2008 S Col-SE Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Everest in 2008 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Hyun Kwon-Sik. Summit reached on 21st May 2008. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6014
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER08147
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 Hyun Kwon-Sik
Sponsor Jeonbuk 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 -
Basecamp Date 2008-04-11
Summit Date 2008-05-21
Summit Time 0740
Summit Days 40
Total Days 44
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) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 1
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 Climbed Lhotse (EVER-081-08)
Campsites BC(11/04,5200m),C1(19/04,5800m),C2(24/04,6400m),C3(11/05,7300m),C4(20/05,8000m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes BC at Khumbu Icefall C1 above Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse West Face C4 at South Col. Go, Gu, Park and Wangukal left C4 at 9 pm on 20 May. Gu reached summit at 7:40 am on 21 May, Go and Onjukal at 8:30 am. Stayed on summit for an hour, descended to C4 at 2 pm rest for a while then to C3 where they reached between 5-7 pm, and slept there. Next day to BC. It was good weather, lovely day, little wind. There were about 5-6 climbers ahead of the team and many climbers behind. Park turned around from 8600m as his oxygen regulator did not work; he went back to C2. The team returned Kathmandu on 28 May and will leave on 2 June. Fixed rope: 400m contributed. Sherpa: Onjukal/Wangukal, 19/1/80 (5/10/2036), Olangchunggola, Yamak-9, 1st time Everest
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Trekking Camp Nepal
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460891
Year 2008
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Woo-Seck Go M 1962 S Korea Climber Namwon, Jeollabuk, S Korea Farmer Details Other expeditions
Hyung-Jun Gu M 1977 S Korea Deputy Leader Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea Maintenance mechanic Details Other expeditions
Kwon-Sik Hyun M 1963 S Korea Leader Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Jae-Seog Jeong M 1968 S Korea Climber Jeongeup, Jeollabuk, S Korea Automobile engineer Details Other expeditions
Do-Hyung Kim M 1981 S Korea Climber Namwon, Jeollabuk, S Korea Student Details Other expeditions
Kyung-Keun Kim M 1950 S Korea Climber Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea Automobile engineer Details Other expeditions
Jung-Hwan Park M 1982 S Korea Climber Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea Student Details Other expeditions
Wangchukal (Onjukal) Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Yamakani, Olangchunggola-9, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER08147 KAF - Everest - 10:92-98 (2009) -