Everest | 1996 S Col-SE Ridge

A S Korea expedition to Everest in 1996 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Lim Hyung-Chil. Summit reached on 11th October 1996. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1979
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER96302
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	S Korea
Leaders	Lim Hyung-Chil
Sponsor	1996 Korea Everest Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	247
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1996-08-22
Summit Date	1996-10-11
Summit Time	1245
Summit Days	50
Total Days	51
Termination Date	1996-10-12
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	9
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	9
Summit Hired	3
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(22/08,5350m),C1(05/09,6050m),C2(09/09,6400m),C3(20/09,7300m),C4(10/10,7900m),Smt(11/10)
Route Notes	C1 at top of Khumbu Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse West Face C4 at South Col. Every day snowing and every day avalanche, no good conditions. 1st big avalanche on Lhotse Face 8 Sept to C2; 21 Sept ice cornice fell and was very heavy and killed 2 Sherpas and Frenchman Bouchon. 3rd day of 1st week Oct from between SW Face and Geneva Spur. Decided to wait for one summit bid, watching weather conditions carefully. 9 Oct from C2 to C3 Choi and Shino and Son H-A support member in C3; 10 Oct 3 Sherpas (summiters) from C2 4:00 am and summit members from C3 at 10:00 am and 2:30 pm Sherpas to col and 2 members 3:00 pm. 10 Oct at 11:00 pm get up at C4 and after food, 5 men started up 2:00 am 11 Oct and arrived S Summit 10:00 am to 10:30 am (Kipa last not well) in waist-deep snow and 2 members making route (Sherpas say not to climb because deep snow and route making difficult). On top Choi at 12:45 pm; 12:50 Panuru and Dawa Tamang, 1:15 pm Kipa. Returned South Col 4:30 pm, 2 Koreans first, 4:45 pm Panuru and Dawa Tamang and Kipa (Kipa supported by Tamang) at 5:30 pm. 12 Oct 2 men and Panuru to BC while Kipa and Tamang stop C2 because Kipa still not in good condition. Panuru Sherpa - 18 Aug 1997 In ascent of Everest last Oct with Koreans saw legs of a body (rest in snow) at about 8500m but no body above, i.e., at bottom of Hillary Step, where there was very deep snow. We climbed the Step on its left side with great difficulty, but "we had to reach summit" and did.
Accidents	Kipa 'no good condition' 8 days of summit time; 21 Sept avalanche from Lhotse killed Dawa (Salleri) & Lobsang Jangbu
Achievement	-
Agency	Sarang San Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2452589
Year	1996
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	12599
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96302
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Jong-Tai
Last Name	Choi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea
Occupation	Student of electronics
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1996-10-11
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1245
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	247
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In & above C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438623
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jong-tai choi
Year of Birth	1970
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	12600
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96302
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Kyoung-Ja
Last Name	Kim
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climbing Leader
Residence	Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea
Occupation	Civil engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	True
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	C2 only
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2435867
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kyoung-ja kim
Year of Birth	1962
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	12601
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96302
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Nam-Hyung
Last Name	Kim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2438470
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nam-hyung kim
Year of Birth	1969
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	12602
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96302
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Hyung-Chil
Last Name	Lim
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Leader
Residence	Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea
Occupation	High school teacher of economics
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7300
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	C3 only
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2434118
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hyung-chil lim
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	12603
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96302
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Young-Sang
Last Name	Oh
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea
Occupation	Newspaper photographer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2435503
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	young-sang oh
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	35
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	12604
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96302
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Heon-Ju
Last Name	Park
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea
Occupation	Reporter
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2437589
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	heon-ju park
Year of Birth	1967
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	29
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	12605
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96302
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Su-Sung
Last Name	Park
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea
Occupation	Alpine federation official
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2438095
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	su-sung park
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	12606
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96302
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Kwang-Chal
Last Name	Shin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea
Occupation	Student of environmental studies
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1996-10-11
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1245
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	247
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In & above C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438958
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kwang-chal shin
Year of Birth	1971
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	12607
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96302
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Kyeong-Choon
Last Name	Son
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	S Korea
Status	Climber
Residence	Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea
Occupation	Student of electrical engineering
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	True
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7300
Summit Date 1	1996-10-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2439713
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kyeong-choon son
Year of Birth	1973
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Support

Field	Value
ID	12608
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96302
Member ID	13
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Ang Dawa (Dawa)
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Lapcha, Gorakhani, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1996-10-11
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1250
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	247
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In & above C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Born March 1972; 2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	(1972-2000) Died 23 Apr 2000 on Kangchenjunga from falling serac
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-2098
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang dawa (dawa) tamang
Year of Birth	1972
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	12609
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96302
Member ID	12
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Panuru (Pasang Nuru, Pa Nuru)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1996-10-11
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1250
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	247
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	2nd ascent of Everest; brother of Dawa Nuru/Danuru (Phortse)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437905
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	panuru (pasang nuru, pa nuru) sherpa
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	12610
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96302
Member ID	11
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Kipa/Keepa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Hille (Kharikhola), Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1996-10-11
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1315
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	247
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-126
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kipa/keepa sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	24494
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96302
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Dawa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Salleri, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7800
Summit Date 1	1996-09-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	True
Death Date	1996-09-21
Death Time	-
Death Type	7
Death Height (m)	7800
Death Class	3
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1996) Died 21 Sep 1996 on Everest from avalanche
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-126
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	dawa sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

13 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Jong-Tai Choi	M	1970	S Korea	Climber	Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea	Student of electronics	Details Other expeditions
Kyoung-Ja Kim	F	1962	S Korea	Climbing Leader	Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea	Civil engineer	Details Other expeditions
Nam-Hyung Kim	M	1969	S Korea	Exp Doctor	Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Hyung-Chil Lim	M	1957	S Korea	Leader	Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea	High school teacher of economics	Details Other expeditions
Young-Sang Oh	M	1961	S Korea	Climber	Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea	Newspaper photographer	Details Other expeditions
Heon-Ju Park	M	1967	S Korea	Climber	Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea	Reporter	Details Other expeditions
Su-Sung Park	M	1968	S Korea	Climber	Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea	Alpine federation official	Details Other expeditions
Kwang-Chal Shin	M	1971	S Korea	Climber	Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea	Student of environmental studies	Details Other expeditions
Kyeong-Choon Son	M	1973	S Korea	Climber	Gwangju (Kwangju), Jeollanam, S Korea	Student of electrical engineering	Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa (Dawa) Tamang	M	1972	Nepal	H-A Worker	Lapcha, Gorakhani, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Panuru (Pasang Nuru, Pa Nuru) Sherpa	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Kipa/Keepa Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Hille (Kharikhola), Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Salleri, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	3168
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER96302
Reference ID	01
Year	1996
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1997
Language	-
Citation	71:301-302 (1997)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10918
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER96302
Reference ID	02
Year	1996
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199730004/Asia-Nepal-Mount-Everest-Avalanche-and-Tragedy
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER96302	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	71:301-302 (1997)	-
EVER96302	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199730004/Asia-Nepal-Mount-Everest-Avalanche-and-Tragedy	-	-	-