Everest | 2000 S Col-SE Ridge

A Canada expedition to Everest in 2000 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Ben Webster. Summit reached on 17th May 2000. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3545
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER00118
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2000
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Canada
Leaders	Ben Webster
Sponsor	Canadian Everest 2000
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	342
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2000-04-06
Summit Date	2000-05-17
Summit Time	0815
Summit Days	41
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	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	6
Summit Hired	0
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(06/04),C1(15/04),C2(16/04,6350m),C3(13/05,7250m),Smt(17/05)
Route Notes	C1 at top of Icefall C2 in West Cwm C4 at South Col. Straightforward climb. * Nazir Sabir: Webster reached top on 8:15 and Nazir at 7:38 am.
Accidents	-
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

Field	Value
ID	27550
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER00118
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Max
Last Name	Buxton
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Ottawa, Ontario
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2434107
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	max buxton
Year of Birth	1957
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	43
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	27548
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER00118
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Francois
Last Name	Bedard
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Climber
Residence	Charhy, Quebec
Occupation	Alpinist & poster salesman
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6350
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2439459
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	francois bedard
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27549
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER00118
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Claude
Last Name	Berube
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Climber
Residence	St. Charles, Quebec
Occupation	Owns company building artificial climbing walls
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7500
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	At & above C3
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Turned back above C3
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2432279
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	claude berube
Year of Birth	1952
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27551
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER00118
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Benoit
Last Name	Robitaille
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Climber
Residence	Beauport, Quebec
Occupation	Builds climbing walls, salesman of prints & bridge inspector
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6700
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Viral infection
Member Notes	Turned back above C2
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2440481
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	benoit robitaille
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27552
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER00118
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	Benajmin M. (Ben)
Last Name	Webster
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Leader
Residence	North York, Ontario
Occupation	Owns outdoor adventure business
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2000-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0815
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	342
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	At & above C3
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435899
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	benajmin m. (ben) webster
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Leader

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Max Buxton	M	1957	Canada	Exp Doctor	Ottawa, Ontario	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Francois Bedard	M	1972	Canada	Climber	Charhy, Quebec	Alpinist & poster salesman	Details Other expeditions
Claude Berube	M	1952	Canada	Climber	St. Charles, Quebec	Owns company building artificial climbing walls	Details Other expeditions
Benoit Robitaille	M	1974	Canada	Climber	Beauport, Quebec	Builds climbing walls, salesman of prints & bridge inspector	Details Other expeditions
Benajmin M. (Ben) Webster	M	1962	Canada	Leader	North York, Ontario	Owns outdoor adventure business	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	8019
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER00118
Reference ID	01
Year	2000
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.steponline.com/everest/toolkit_week_six.asp
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	8181
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER00118
Reference ID	02
Year	2000
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Fortier, Marco
Title	Sur le Toit du Monde
Publisher	Editions du Trecarre, Outremont, Quebec
Publication Date	2000
Language	French
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER00118	-	-	http://www.steponline.com/everest/toolkit_week_six.asp	-	-	-
EVER00118	-	Fortier, Marco	Sur le Toit du Monde	Editions du Trecarre, Outremont, Quebec	-	-