Everest | 2009 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2009 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Cho Young-Jay. Summit reached on 20th May 2009. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6439
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER09177
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Cho Young-Jay
Sponsor	American on Everest
Success 1	False
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Phakding->Namche->Tengboche->Dingboche->Gorakshep
Basecamp Date	2009-04-15
Summit Date	2009-05-20
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	35
Total Days	38
Termination Date	2009-05-23
Termination Reason	9
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 8300m due to lateness of the day and cloudy weather
High Point (m)	8300
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	0
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(15/04,5400m),C2(22/04,6400m),C3(29/04,7300m),C4(19/05,8000m),xxx(20/05,8200-8300m)
Route Notes	Cho came to Everest to see his friend Park Young-Seok summiting from SW Face. Cho left C4 at 2 pm on 20 May. It was cloudy. He climbed alone about 3 hours, it was still cloudy and getting dark. He came to know that Park team summited and he descended to C4. After 30-40 minutes later he saw that Park's team coming to C4. Cho came down to C2 on 21 with Park's team, slept there. On 22 May Cho reached BC with Park. Cho returned to Kathmandu on 24 May and will leave probably on 1 June. Cho is planning to come to climb Makalu then Everest & Lhotse next year or year after in Spring.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	NE-KO Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2461256
Year	2009
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	48363
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09177
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Young-Jay
Last Name	Cho
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	59
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Walnut, California
Occupation	Retired wholesaler
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8300
Summit Date 1	2009-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	13
HCN	0
Checksum	2431143
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	young-jay cho
Year of Birth	1949
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	60
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Young-Jay Cho	M	1949	USA	Leader	Walnut, California	Retired wholesaler	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.