Everest | 2001 S Col-SE Ridge

A Argentina expedition to Everest in 2001 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Juan Benegas. Summit reached on 23rd May 2001. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3779
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER01104
Peak ID EVER
Year 2001
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Argentina
Leaders Juan Benegas
Sponsor Independent climber (Asian Trekking)
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->Namche->Khumjung->Dingboche->Lobuche->Gorakshep
Basecamp Date 2001-04-05
Summit Date 2001-05-23
Summit Time -
Summit Days 48
Total Days 51
Termination Date 2001-05-26
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8500m due to bad weather
High Point (m) 8500
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 True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(05/04,5400m),C1(13/04,6100m),C2(18/04,6400m),C3(19/04,7300m),C4(22/05,7900m),xxx(23/05,8500m)
Route Notes May 23: Benegas and (late) Mr. Ganner arrived together near South Summit around 09:30 hrs. (They left C4 at 23:30 hours on 22nd). Weather conditions start getting bad - wind, clouds. Benegas told Ganner that he was returning to camp. Ganner told him that he wanted to continue. Benegas got back to his C4 around 12:00 with Sherpa Mingma (Thami). After an hour or two Mingma hurriedly came to his tent and told him that Ganner was dead. Ganner's Sherpa Pincho informed that to BC. That made him worry about Soria Fontan who was trying alone for summit. Because his Sherpa did not show up at the camp, Benegas started asking for help for Fontan and also to know about Ganner. Nobody came to help. His Sherpa and others told him they are very tired. Then he paid $1000 to Pasang Nuru Sherpa to take oxygen to Balcony for Fontan. Fontan told later that nobody came to Balcony with oxgyen. They (Benegas and Fontan) heard that one of the Sherpas of Indian Army expedition had seen Ganner waving hands on 24th. Benegas said all members and Sherpas should have walkie-talkies in order to take rescue operation in time. He also thinks that there must be an arrangement to put up a team of rescue people on the South Col at least during the opening time of ascents that may provide emergency support to climbers as well as to Sherpas.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458059
Year 2001
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Juan Benegas M 1966 Argentina Leader Buenos Aires, Argentina Manager in Japanese fishing company Details Other expeditions
Mingma Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.