Everest | 2000 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2000 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Vernon Tejas. Summit reached on 23rd May 2000. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3527
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER00111
Peak ID EVER
Year 2000
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Vernon Tejas
Sponsor Alpine Ascents International (AAI) Everest Expedition 2000
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 364
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Canada
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2000-04-14
Summit Date 2000-05-23
Summit Time 1100
Summit Days 39
Total Days 42
Termination Date 2000-05-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 15
Summit Hired 3
Hired Deaths 0
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(14/04),C1(21/04,6100m),C2(23/04,6445m),C3(03/05,7055m),C4(21/05,7900m),Smt(23/05)
Route Notes C1 at top of Icefall C2 in West Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at South Col. 22 May up from C4 at 10:00 pm (in good moonlight from about 11:00 pm) by Prittie, Hanna, Tejas and 7 Sherpas. Hanna and others got to South Summit and decided too tired and cautious to be sure to got back to C4 at 3:00-3:30 pm in brisk wind 84 km wind. 3 Sherpas went on to top about 11:00-11:30 am and returned to C4 about same time as members. Now expedition finished with weather not looking favorable. In spring 2000, Tshering Dorje from Kharikhola claimed he summited with this team, but sirdar Lhakpa Rita said on 31 Aug 2001 Tshering Dorje did not.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Sherpa Shangri-La Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457693
Year 2000
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Bryce Kendall Brown M 1974 Canada Climber Winnipeg, Manitoba Medical student Details Other expeditions
Kevin E. Grant M 1960 USA Climber Concord, Massachusetts Investment manager Details Other expeditions
Albert C. (Al) Hanna M 1930 USA Climber Chicago, Illinois Real estate finance manager Details Other expeditions
Eleanor (Ellie) Henke F 1950 USA BC Manager Olympia, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
John (Jack) O'Donnell M 1954 USA Climber Colorado Springs, Colorado Consultant Details Other expeditions
William D. (Willi) Prittie M 1955 USA Climber Olympia, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Stacey T. Taniguchi M 1952 USA Climber Orem, Utah Student Details Other expeditions
Vernon Edward (Vern) Tejas M 1953 USA Leader Anchorage, Alaska Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Chhuwang Nima Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Tesho, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Chhiri/Chhiring Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kami Rita (Topke) Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER00111 HIGH - - - 219:66 (Feb 2001) -
EVER00111 - - http://classic.mountainzone.com/everest/2000/intro.html - - -