Everest | 2000 S Col-SE Ridge
A USA expedition to Everest in 2000 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Robert Link. Summit reached on 22nd May 2000. 18 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3546 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER00119 |
| 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 | Robert Link |
| Sponsor | International Mountain Guides (IMG)/Modern Link Expedition 2000 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 360 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Australia |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2000-04-01 |
| Summit Date | 2000-05-22 |
| Summit Time | 0820 |
| Summit Days | 51 |
| Total Days | 57 |
| Termination Date | 2000-05-28 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 11 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 10 |
| 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 | Had permit for Lhotse (to allow clients through Icefall) (LHOT-001-08) |
| Campsites | BC(01/04),C1(07/04,6100m),C2(14/04,6500m),C3(19/05),C4(20/05,7900m),Smt(22/05) |
| Route Notes | C1 at top of Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at South Col. Spent 1 week in C2 and saw bad snow conditions on Lhotse Face, so down to BC and stayed there until mid-May (some Sherpas down to Pangboche to visit families). Summit party left BC 16 May including Dunnahoo, Greenholz, Miss Gattone, Link, Wilson, Ang Pasang, Dawa Sonam, Ang Gelu, Dorje Sherpas and cook Pemba. All reached C4 except cook who turned back at Geneva Spur with headache. 6 members (not Gattone, who got snowblind getting to C4 and stayed there, unable to go up or down) left C4 at 10:00 pm 21 May and Wilson turned back just below balcony with Dunnahoo who was tired and unable to move. Ang Pasang, Link and Greenholz down from just below South Summit because 10:00 am and he ran out of energy. Just below Hillary Step Dorje went down because tired, a little slow and young. On South Summit Dawa Sonam turned down to go down with the Pangboche summiters in their descent and weather deteriorating with snow starting now at 11:00 am while Hahn with him went on to top at 1:30 pm (2 hours from 3 summit). Other 4 summiters were on top at 9:15 am, the first to top from south side with others behind. Hahn - 13 March 01 Hahn on summit at 1:20 pm, the last person top that day and only one at 1:20 pm. He returned to C4 at 7:30 pm, in slow descent from just below "the balcony" because helped on Iranian whose oxygen had finished. |
| Accidents | Wise bruised hand in icefall and left early; Gattone snowblind |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Great Escapes Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457692 |
| Year | 2000 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
18 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Michael Brown | M | 1966 | USA | Climber | Carbondale, Colorado | Film-maker | Details Other expeditions |
| Jane Dwyer | F | 1974 | Australia | BC Support | San Francisco, California | Field assistant | Details Other expeditions |
| William Michael (Mike) Dunnahoo | M | 1954 | USA | Climber | Atlanta, Georgia | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Kimberley A. (Kim) Gattone | F | 1961 | USA | Climber | Lamy, New Mexico | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Stephen (Steve) Greenholz | M | 1954 | USA | Climber | Carmichael, California | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| David Allen (Dave) Hahn | M | 1961 | USA | Climber | Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Chandler Link | M | 1958 | USA | Leader | Larkspur, California | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniel Morrison | M | 1952 | USA | BC Manager | Austin, Texas | Journalist | Details Other expeditions |
| Ronald Gregory (Greg) Wilson | M | 1956 | USA | Deputy Leader | Hailey, Idaho | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas G. Wise | M | 1948 | USA | Climber | Longwood, Florida | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Kami Tshering (Ang Chhiring) Sherpa | M | 1962 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tashi Tshering Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phu Tashi Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Dwyer | M | 1975 | Australia | BC Support | San Francisco, California | Technical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Pasang Sherpa | M | 1966 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Sona (Da Sona, Da Sonam) Sherpa | M | 1965 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dorje Lama Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Churung Kharka, Bhakanje, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Gelu Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.