Everest | 1995 NE Ridge (to 7700m)
A S Korea expedition to Everest in 1995 via NE Ridge (to 7700m), led by Lee Dong-Ho. Summit reached on 14th October 1995. 11 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1544 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER95306 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1995 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NE Ridge (to 7700m) |
| Route 2 | N Col-NE Ridge |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | S Korea |
| Leaders | Lee Dong-Ho |
| Sponsor | Korea Qomolangma NE Ridge Expedition |
| Success 1 | False |
| Success 2 | True |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | 225 |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1995-09-02 |
| Summit Date | 1995-10-14 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 42 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 9 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 9 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| Hired Deaths | 1 |
| 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(02/09),C1(04/09,5700m),C2.ABC(05/09,6500m),C3(24/09,7100m),C3.NCol(04/10,7000m),C4(07/10,7900m),C5(08/10,8350m),Smt(14/10) |
| Route Notes | BC at road C3.1 at NE Ridge C3.2 at North Col. 10th Sept going up face to make C3 but avalanche at 6900m hit 2 members, Ra & Park & 4 Sherpas & falling 700-800m; Park broke 2 ribs, Ra ankle injured & 2 Sherpas Ok, but Lhakpa Nuru buried in snow & died of suffocation despite artificial respiration. All members & Sherpas down to BC & body cremated at Rongbuk Gompa. 17th Sept up to C2 & but still dangerous avalanching on route so abandoned this time & went up ridge to main route to make C3 at 7100m on 24th Sept. Then followed main NE Ridge & reached only 7700m on 28th Sept; but strong wind & no support Sherpas & when tried to carry up more rope, etc., not enough strength to continue this route so 3 Oct descended & abandoned NE Ridge attempt. From same ABC went to N Col. 9th Oct summit bid by 7 members & reached 8700m at bottom 2nd Step but stopped here because not enough rope & bottom of ladder missing & back to ABC. Next summit bid 12th Oct to C4 from ABC, 13th to C5 & 14th summit. In descent Han stopped for 5 hours at 2nd Step, waiting for University member whose oxygen stopped and helped University member down. Now climb finished. |
| Accidents | Avalanche 10 Sept also injured 2 Koreans and another Sherpa |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Windhorse Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2452225 |
| Year | 1995 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | ne ridge (to 7700m) |
Members
11 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang-Yong Han | M | 1966 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Supermarket worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Sung-Taek Hong | M | 1967 | S Korea | Climber | Buchon, Gyeonggi, S Korea | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Jae-Chang Jin | M | 1966 | S Korea | Climber | Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea | Restaurant manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Hun-Sang Kim | M | 1969 | S Korea | Climber | Suwon, Gyeonggi, S Korea | University student of philosophy | Details Other expeditions |
| Kyung-Sook Kim | F | 1965 | S Korea | Exp Doctor | Jeju (Cheju), S Korea | Dentist | Details Other expeditions |
| Dong-Ho Lee | M | 1955 | S Korea | Leader | Jeonju (Cheonju), Jeollabuk, S Korea | Official in city education | Details Other expeditions |
| Young-Seok Park | M | 1963 | S Korea | Climbing Leader | Seoul, S Korea | Director of import-export company | Details Other expeditions |
| Kwan-Ju Ra | M | 1967 | S Korea | Climber | Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Myung-Hee Yoo | F | 1967 | S Korea | Climber | Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Tashi Tshering Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER95306 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 70:315 (1996) | - |
| EVER95306 | HIGH | - | - | - | 161:30 (Apr 1996) | - |
| EVER95306 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199625803/Asia-Nepal-Mount-Everest-Attempts-Ascents-and-Tragedies-in-the-Post-Monsoon | - | - | - |