Everest | 1997 N Col-NE Ridge
A S Korea expedition to Everest in 1997 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Lee Dong-Yeon. Summit reached on 7th May 1997. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2260 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER97125 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1997 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col-NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | S Korea |
| Leaders | Lee Dong-Yeon |
| Sponsor | 1997 Korean Everest Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 250 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | KTM->Tingri->Rongbuk BC |
| Basecamp Date | 1997-03-28 |
| Summit Date | 1997-05-07 |
| Summit Time | 1455 |
| Summit Days | 40 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 5 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| Hired Deaths | 1 |
| 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(28/03,5200m),C1(04/04,6000m),C2(06/04,6400m),C3(12/04,7010),C4(18/04,7800m),C5(26/04,8300m),Smt(07/05) |
| Route Notes | C2 made this ABC C3 bad weather C4 bad weather. Did not climb Messner route as planned because it was too windy. At 7800m crossed to Messner route and traversed 3000m and turned back to C3. Then climbed North Ridge. On May 7 (2 Koreans and 2 Tamangs) started from C5 and reached 8700-8800m. 2 felt very tired (Mingmar Tamang & Lee Hong-Kil) and came down and at 8500m Mingmar Tamang slipped. He was using an old rope (there are around 6-7 fixed ropes) which snapped. He fell from below 2nd Step (body not found). His oxygen bottle exploded and Russians saw the body falling (Lee Hong-Kil returned to C5). The two summiters continued. Lee Hong-Kil was behind and above he saw Mingmar fall down waited for half an hour. Mingmar fell down about 2500m. At base camp made makeshift Stupa and wrote his name, dates of birth and death. If there had been no accident had planned to make 3 attempts to summit. Altitudes reached C4 - Mingmar Sherpa, Arjun Tamang C5 - Pasang Tamang * Lee Hong-Kil and Lee In tried Messner route for 300m on 10 or 11 April then joined normal route. |
| Accidents | Mingma Tamang slipped at 8500m and fell 2500m body not found |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Windhorse Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2452798 |
| Year | 1997 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n col-ne ridge |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byeong-Goo Kim | M | 1968 | S Korea | Climber | Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Pong-Kyo Cheng | M | 1969 | S Korea | Climber | Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Sang-Kyou Choi | M | 1969 | S Korea | Climber | Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Dong-Wook Kim | M | 1963 | S Korea | Climber | Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Gyu-Young Kim | M | 1961 | S Korea | Deputy Leader | Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Dong-Yeon Lee | M | 1958 | S Korea | Leader | Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Hong-Kil Lee | M | 1970 | S Korea | Climber | Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| In Lee | M | 1966 | S Korea | Climber | Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Jae-Hoon Lee | M | 1971 | S Korea | Climber | Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Jae-Seon Park | M | 1968 | S Korea | Climber | Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk, S Korea | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Dawa (Dawa) Tamang | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Lapcha, Gorakhani, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingmar (Mingma) Tamang | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chimding, Kerung, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER97125 | HIGH | - | - | - | 179:22 (Oct 1997) | - |