Everest | 2000 S Pillar-SE Ridge
A Denmark expedition to Everest in 2000 via S Pillar-SE Ridge, led by Henrik Hansen. Summit reached on 20th May 2000. 10 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3535 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER00107 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2000 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Pillar-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Denmark |
| Leaders | Henrik Hansen |
| Sponsor | Thrane and Thrane Danish Everest Expedition 2000 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 355,358 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Lukla->Khumbu Valley |
| Basecamp Date | 2000-04-10 |
| Summit Date | 2000-05-20 |
| Summit Time | 0630 |
| Summit Days | 40 |
| Total Days | 44 |
| Termination Date | 2000-05-24 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 2000 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 6 |
| Summit Hired | 3 |
| 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 | Climbed Lobuche East in April |
| Campsites | BC(10/04,5370m),C1(14/04,6020m),C2(16/04,6450m),C3(04/05,7400m),C4(18/05,8100m),Smt(20-21/05) |
| Route Notes | C2 on SW Face next to pillar. C1 and C2 were already established by Sherpas before the arrival of team. April 14 Christensen, Granlien, Mathone, and Norreslet spent night in C1; on 15th Lopez joined them. April 16 Christensen, Gebelli, Lopez and Maixe spent night in C2. On 17 one member to BC. Between April 16-May 4 route making between C2->C3. On 4 May Christensen, Gebelli and Lopez spent night in C3. On 5th all went down to BC and Lopez spent night in C2. On 13th Christensen spent night in C3. On 18th, 19th, 20th A Christensen, B Christensen, Granlien, Mathone, Norreslet and 4 Sherpas spent nights in C4 (two tents). On 19th at 10:30 pm Granlien, Norreslet and 2 Sherpas left C4, summited at 6:30 am of 20th, returned to C2 about 5 pm. On the 20th night A Christensen without oxygen, B Christensen and Mathone with Nima and Angchi approached towards summit. B Christensen returned to BC. Mathone reached to South Summit about 08:00 am and returned due to high wind. A Christensen returned from 8750m to C4. Nima Dawa got to summit. Member A Christensen probably the first Dane to reach 8700m without oxygen. Leader/expedition doctor suffered from bronchitis and some fever. He was under medication for whole of last month. Leader expressed satisfaction not only having team summit but doing some climbing on Everest. Thrane, the sponsor, arrived on April 20 but had to return from Thyangboche. Left Nepal first week of May, due to urgent business matter. |
| Accidents | Hansen bronchitis |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Arun Treks |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457690 |
| Year | 2000 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s pillar-se ridge |
Members
10 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Christensen | M | 1965 | Denmark | Climber | Roskilde, Denmark | High school science teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Bo Belvedere Christensen | M | 1956 | Denmark | Climber | Holte, Denmark | Computer sales manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Mads Granlien | M | 1973 | Denmark | Climber | Frederiksberg, Denmark | Alpine equipment sales assistant | Details Other expeditions |
| Henrik Jessen Hansen | M | 1960 | Denmark | Leader/Exp Doctor | Lyngby, Denmark | Surgeon | Details Other expeditions |
| Jan Mathorne | M | 1961 | Denmark | Climber | Farum, Denmark | Satellite communications systems engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Asmus Aastrup Norreslet | M | 1974 | Denmark | Climber | Charlottenlund, Denmark | Student alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Lars Thrane | M | 1948 | Denmark | Climber | Gentofte, Denmark | Managing director of satellite systems company | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Chhiri (Dawa Tsiri) Sherpa | M | 1967 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Temba Sherpa | M | 1965 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thamo, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Dawa Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Gudel, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
4 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER00107 | HIGH | - | - | - | 219:65-66 (Feb 2001) | - |
| EVER00107 | - | Norgaard, Christian | Verdens Top | Aschehoug Forlag, Copenhagen | - | - |
| EVER00107 | - | Hansen, Henrik & Christensen, Bo | Everest, Drommen & Sejren | JP Boger, Viby, Denmark | - | - |
| EVER00107 | - | Christensen, Bo Belvedere | Big E | Books on Demand, Copenhagen | - | - |