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.