Everest | 1989 S Pillar-SE Ridge
A S Korea expedition to Everest in 1989 via S Pillar-SE Ridge, led by Kim In-Tae. Summit reached on 13th October 1989. 16 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 472 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER89312 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1989 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Pillar-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | S Korea |
| Leaders | Kim In-Tae |
| Sponsor | Kim In-Tae Autumn 1989 Everest Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 98th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1989-09-03 |
| Summit Date | 1989-10-13 |
| Summit Time | 1230 |
| Summit Days | 40 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 16 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 9 |
| 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(03/09,5400m),C1(04/09,6200m),C2(07/09,6400m),C3(12/09,7400m),C4(19/09,7800m),Smt(13/10) |
| Route Notes | C1 at top of Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 at right side of pillar C4 at right side of pillar. 1st summit bid 23rd Sept by Cho Kwang-Je and Kim Bum-Taek and reached 7850m (above S Summit but below Hillary Step) and turned back because snow waist-deep and returned to C4. 2nd summit bid 8th Oct only because strong winds till now. 2nd bid by the same 2 members with Cho Hyo-Je and Park Hee-Taek and reached 8100m before defeated by wind. 3rd bid successful. 2 members left C4 10:20 pm 12th Oct in full moon. Park Hee-Taek turned back at S Summit while Cho Kwang-Je went on up with Japanese and Mexican climbers when they met at S Summit. Reached summit at 12:30 pm, after Japanese party and before Mexican. No more summit bids after this. Bad relations with Sherpas: one member's nose broken by Sherpas at BC; expedition hired Sherpas directly, not through trekking agency. |
| Accidents | Park Hee-Taek frostbitten toes that will heal probably but not certainly |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2449937 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s pillar-se ridge |
Members
16 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyo-Je Cho | M | 1961 | S Korea | Climber | Euchang-kun, S Korea | Farmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Kwang-Je Cho | M | 1964 | S Korea | Climber | Masan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Jae-Il Choi | M | 1956 | S Korea | Deputy Leader | Masan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Moon-Chul Chun | M | 1963 | S Korea | Climber | Masan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Jae-Ok Goo | M | 1956 | S Korea | Climber | Masan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea | Owner, building-blocks manufacturing company | Details Other expeditions |
| Bum-Taek Kim | M | 1963 | S Korea | Climber | Masan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Byung-Oh Kim | M | 1958 | S Korea | Climber | Masan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea | Artist (painter) | Details Other expeditions |
| Hyun-Jin Kim | M | 1963 | S Korea | Climber | Masan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Il-Chul Kim | M | 1953 | S Korea | Climber | Masan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| In-Tae Kim | M | 1953 | S Korea | Leader | Masan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea | Owner, sports shop | Details Other expeditions |
| Min-Hyo Kim | M | 1965 | S Korea | Climber | Masan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea | Owner, camera shop | Details Other expeditions |
| Suk-Soo Kim | M | 1957 | S Korea | Climber | Masan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea | Owner, clothing shop | Details Other expeditions |
| Keun-Bae Lee | M | 1962 | S Korea | Climber | Masan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Sang-Gon Lee | M | 1956 | S Korea | Climber | Masan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Dong-Yul Park | M | 1959 | S Korea | Climber | Euchang-kun, S Korea | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Hee-Taek Park | M | 1964 | S Korea | Climber | Masan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER89312 | MM | - | - | - | 131:5 (Jan 1990) | - |
| EVER89312 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 64:232 (1990) | - |
| EVER89312 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199023203/Asia-Nepal-Everest-Post-Monsoon-Ascents-by-a-Mexican-Japanese-and-Koreans | - | - | - |