Everest | 2000 S Col-SE Ridge
A USA expedition to Everest in 2000 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Christine Boskoff. Summit reached on 17th May 2000. 10 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3542 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER00115 |
| 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 | Christine Boskoff |
| Sponsor | Mountain Madness Sagarmatha Expedition 2000 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 341,366 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Austria, Pakistan |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2000-04-01 |
| Summit Date | 2000-05-17 |
| Summit Time | 0738 |
| Summit Days | 46 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 10 |
| Summit Hired | 5 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC(01/04,5350m),C1(03/04,6100m),C2(05/04,6400m),C3(17/04,7400m),C4(07/05,7900m),Smt(17,24/05) |
| Route Notes | C1 at top of Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at South Col. 15 May Nazir, Christine and 4 Sherpas started out from C4. Christine without oxygen at first and got to 8200m, started to use oxygen, but too late so turned down to BC with Habeler, who had stayed in C4 and with Zangbu. Nazir and 4 Sherpas reached South Summit on 15 May, returned to South Col and stayed there another night. Then on 16 May left 4 at 10:00 pm with Canadian Ben Webster. Nazir, Lhakpa Gelu and Danuru to top 17 May at 7:38 am; Ben and 2 Dorjes at top 8:15 am. On 17 May Nazir and 4 Sherpas to BC on 17th while Webster stayed at C4 (tired). Christine reached South Col with Nawang Wangchu 23 May and left for top that night at 10:00 pm and both on top at 6:30 am on 24 May and back to BC that 4:30 pm. Lot of deep snow on Lhotse face, which was "very tiring." Habeler refused to use any oxygen and found he just couldn't make it all the way to the top. Habeler - 28 May 2000 "It would have been nice to get to the top" but the world is not tumbling down." He used no oxygen - as he hadn't in 1978 and promised Reinhold Messner he would not. Was bemused by today's "unbelievable" scene on Everest with so much crowding and all other changes since 1978. Sherpa summiters: Dorje, formerly from Nunthala, now Phakding, Ever X4 Lhakpa Gelu, Kharikhola, brother of Dawa Nuru, Ever X6 "Big Dorje", Thamo, Ever X7 Dawa Nuru/Danuru, Kharikhola, Ever X2 Nawang Wangchu, Chaplung, Kharikhola, Ever X1, Dhaulagiri I |
| Accidents | Yeritsian had back problem; Habeler and Boskoff slight pulmonary edema; Dorje (Thamo) frostbitten toes |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Mountain Madness |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457687 |
| Year | 2000 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
10 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Joyce Feld Boskoff | F | 1967 | USA | Leader | Seattle, Washington | Owns business organizing expedition & running climbing school | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Habeler | M | 1942 | Austria | Climber | Mayrhofen, Tirol, Austria | Alpine & trekking guide, owner of skiing-climbing school | Details Other expeditions |
| Rolf Widerhofer | M | 1938 | Austria | BC Manager | Mils, Tirol, Austria | Retired civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Nazir Sabir | M | 1955 | Pakistan | Climber | Islamabad, Pakistan | Owner of company organizing adventure travel groups | Details Other expeditions |
| Grair Ray Yeritsian | M | 1961 | USA | Climber | Simi Valley, California | Computer programmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Dorje Sherpa | M | 1965 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Nunthala, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa | M | 1967 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dorje (Dorje Lambu, Big Dorje) Sherpa | M | 1965 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thamo, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Nurbu (Danuru) Sherpa | M | 1976 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nawang Wangchu/Ongchu Sherpa | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chheplung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER00115 | HIGH | - | - | - | 219:67-69 (Feb 2001) | - |
| EVER00115 | - | - | http://www.k2news.com/mm2000.htm | - | - | - |