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.