2 members of a larger Korean team on the SW Face of Everest died on their summit attempt, falling off route.

08:18 am EST May 17, 2007
(MountEverest.net) Oh Hee-joon, 37, and Lee Hyun-jo, 34, both members of the Park Jong-Seok expedition on Everest's SW face, fell to their deaths while attempting the summit. The seven-member Korean team aimed for a new route on the highly difficult SW face of Everest. According to the AP, quoting Khadananda Dhakal, chief of Nepal's Mountaineering Department, the climbers fell at 27,200ft (8,230m) at about 2 a.m., while on their summit bid. Oh was one of the leading climbers in South Korea — he had previously summited 10 of the 8,000ers — four of them only last year. He had also skied to both Poles.

Unfortunate, Oh Hee-Joon was an accomplished climber, hence his inclusion on this new line on the SW face, while there are few problems left on Everest, good to see Koreans leading the charge to establish a new route, but tragic that two members died.