Everest | 2010 S Col-SE Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Everest in 2010 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Yoon Wang-Yong. Summit reached on 17th May 2010. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7286
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER10128
Peak ID EVER
Year 2010
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Yoon Wang-Yong
Sponsor 2010 Bareum 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 Phakding->Namche->Pheriche
Basecamp Date 2010-04-12
Summit Date 2010-05-17
Summit Time 1130
Summit Days 35
Total Days 39
Termination Date 2010-05-21
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 3
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(12/04,5350m),C1(23/04,6000m),C2(24/04,6400m),C3(28/04,7000m),C4(15/05,7900m),Smt(17/05)
Route Notes Yoon, Baek, Kim, Chhiring, Lhakpa Chhiring and Sona left C4 at 9:30 pm on 16 May. Yoon turned around from about 8600m below the South Summit due to frostbite. Baek, Kim, Chhiring, Lhakpa Chhiring and Sona reached to the top at 11:30 am on 17 May. They stayed on summit about 30/40 minutes, then descended to C4 about 5 pm. On 18 May they slept at C2 and on 19 May down to BC. Summit day weather was good at the start and in the morning. But while descending wind was blowing from Tibet side. Also started snowfall, sometimes it was a white-out. There were maybe 16-17 climbers summited on that day. Yoon was flown out by helicopter from BC to Lukla on 20 May and same day to Kathmandu by plane. He left Kathmandu on 22 May. Jeong suffered from chest pain at BC. He left BC on 24 April arrived Kathmandu 26 April and left Kathmandu on 27 or 28 April. Rest of the members returned to Kathmandu on 24 May and will leave on 28 May.
Accidents Yoon got frostbite in middle finger on right hand and both toes
Achievement -
Agency Windhorse Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461664
Year 2010
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Wang-Yong Yoon M 1961 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Owner of transportation company Details Other expeditions
Ho-Ki Baek M 1966 S Korea Climber Goyang, Gyeonggi, S Korea Office worker Details Other expeditions
Taeg-Jun Jeong M 1963 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Restaurant owner Details Other expeditions
Hak-Kyu Kim M 1962 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Office worker Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tshering Sherpa M 1976 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Sona Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Chheskam-2, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Dorje (Tshiring Dorje) Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Mamerku, Chheskam, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.