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 | - | - | - |