Everest | 2000 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2000 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Bill Zachary. Summit reached on 21st May 2000. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3550
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER00125
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	Bill Zachary
Sponsor	-
Success 1	False
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Lukla->Khumbu Valley
Basecamp Date	2000-04-05
Summit Date	2000-05-21
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	46
Total Days	50
Termination Date	2000-05-25
Termination Reason	10
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 8100m due to fatigue and shortage of food
High Point (m)	8100
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	True
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(05/04,5340m),C1(20/04,6100m),C2(26/04,6400m),C3(06/05,7340m),C4(20/05,7950m),xxx(21/05,8100m)
Route Notes	April 26 from C2 climbed up to 6800m, returned to C2 stayed on 27th. Down to BC on 28th. On May 17 to C2, 19 to C3, 20 to C4, 21 up to 8100m, then returned to BC. * little snowblindness. * He suffered from lung infection for 10 days. Leaving Nepal probably on May 31.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457691
Year	2000
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Field	Value
ID	27586
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER00125
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2000
Season	1
First Name	William Bernard (Bill)
Last Name	Zachary
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Berkeley, California
Occupation	Professor of management and human behaviour
Leader	True
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8100
Summit Date 1	2000-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	4
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2430876
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	william bernard (bill) zachary
Year of Birth	1948
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
William Bernard (Bill) Zachary	M	1948	USA	Leader	Berkeley, California	Professor of management and human behaviour	Details Other expeditions
Chuldin Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

0 recorded references.