Everest | 2013 S Col-SE Ridge
A S Korea expedition to Everest in 2013 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Kim Chang-Ho. Summit reached on 20th May 2013. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 8150 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER13133 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2013 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | S Korea |
| Leaders | Kim Chang-Ho |
| Sponsor | Korean Dream Everest-Lhotse Expedition 2013 |
| 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 | 2013-04-20 |
| Summit Date | 2013-05-20 |
| Summit Time | 0650 |
| Summit Days | 30 |
| Total Days | 33 |
| Termination Date | 2013-05-23 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| Member Deaths | 1 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| Summit Hired | 4 |
| 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(20/04,5360m),C2(27/04,6450m),C3(04/05,7080m),C4(19/05,7090m),Smt(20/05) |
| Route Notes | Four members and three Sherpas of the expedition "From 0 to 8848m" left C4 at 8 pm of 19 May. Leader Kim and co-climber Seo were without supplementary oxygen. Team member Jeon got to the top at 6:50 am on 20th May, An at 8 am, Kim at 9 am and Seo at 11:15 am. Each member stayed on summit for 5 minutes. Back to C4 Kim at 4:40 pm, An and Jeon 7 pm and Seo at 10:30 pm. An who is sharing tent with Seo realized that Seo was not feeling well and also not sleeping. An offered him to use oxygen but he refused to take it. Early morning around 5 am, An called Kim who was sleeping in another tent saying Seo is not feeling well. Kim immediately went to Seo's tent and found him unconscious. Kim tried all what he could do until 12 noon to bring Seo back to life, but he was not responding. Kim asked for help from Oh, another Korean climber on Lhotse with two Sherpas; they and 9 other Sherpas of Seven Summit Treks came up and took the body of Seo to C2 on 21 May before midnight. Kim and two members went down to C3 and on 22 May to BC. Seo's body was brought to BC on 23 May, then to Kathmandu by helicopter. The body was cremated at Swayambhu on 26 May in the presence of Seo's mother, younger brother and relatives. The expedition "From 0 to 8848" two members Kim and Seo started kayaking 156 km from Bakkhali, Ganga river at 0m (Indian Ocean) to Kolkata the altitude of 8m. From Kolkata same two members reached Tumlingtar (448m) Nepal, cycling 893 km passing through Berhampore (24m) Dalkhola, Ganges River (20m) and Bagdogra (Siliguri) Darjeeling, Biratnagar, Dharan. They entered Nepal via Kakarbhita on 30 March. All the way up from Indian Ocean, member Jeon followed the two members as surface coordinator. Two other members accompanied by camera crew flew from Kathmandu to Tumlingtar. Note: Seok, Yoon and Han were climbing separately as a different team. Only Seok summited. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Seven Summit Treks |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2462856 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sung-Ho Seo | M | 1979 | S Korea | Climber | Busan (Pusan), S Korea | Welding engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Chang-Ho Kim | M | 1969 | S Korea | Leader | Seoul, S Korea | Outdoor company consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Chi-Young An | M | 1977 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Pooruena Jeon | F | 1989 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Nga Tenji Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | Sirdar | Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Furu Sona (Phur Sona) Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangkoma, Jubing-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa | M | 1983 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Gorakhani-1, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ngima Dorchi (Nima Dorji) Sherpa | M | 1975 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tae-Keun Yoon | M | 1958 | S Korea | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sang-Myung Seok | M | 1959 | S Korea | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Peel-Seok Han | M | 1959 | S Korea | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Zeta Pasang Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
4 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER13133 | - | - | https://www.thebmc.co.uk/korean-everest-sea-to-summit-marred-by-tragedy | - | - | - |
| EVER13133 | - | - | http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/people/2013/08/178_129886.html | - | - | - |
| EVER13133 | - | - | http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2971971&cloc=joongangdaily%7Chome%7Conline | - | - | - |
| EVER13133 | KAN | - | - | - | 7:2-7 (2013) | - |