Everest | 2008 S Col-SE Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Everest in 2008 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Kim Mi-Young. Summit reached on 23rd May 2008. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6020
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER08153
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 Kim Mi-Young
Sponsor Independent
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 Lukla->Namche->Lobuche->Gorakshep
Basecamp Date 2008-04-11
Summit Date 2008-05-23
Summit Time 0930
Summit Days 42
Total Days 47
Termination Date 2008-05-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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(11/04,5400m),C1(20/04,6000m),C2(24/04,6400m),C3(13/05,7300m),C4(22/05,8000m),Smt(23/05)
Route Notes Kim left C4 at 8 pm on 22 May, reached summit at 9:30 am on 23 May, stayed on summit for about 30 minutes and descended to C4 about about 4 pm. Next day to C2 and following day to BC. Kim returned to Kathmandu on 1 June and left on 2 June.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency NE-KO Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460893
Year 2008
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Young-Mi Kim F 1980 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Book illustrator Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER08153 KAF - Everest - 10:92-98 (2009) -