Everest | 2001 S Col-SE Ridge
A USA expedition to Everest in 2001 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Willie Benegas. Summit reached on 23rd May 2001. 11 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3783 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER01108 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2001 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Willie Benegas |
| Sponsor | Alpine Ascents International (AAI) Everest Expedition 2001 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 391 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Australia, UK |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2001-04-07 |
| Summit Date | 2001-05-23 |
| Summit Time | 0718 |
| Summit Days | 46 |
| Total Days | 49 |
| Termination Date | 2001-05-26 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 200 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 3 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 6 |
| Summit Hired | 4 |
| 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(07/04),C1(18/04,6100m),C2(20/04,6400m),C3(21/04,7350m),C4(22/05,7900m),Smt(23/05) |
| Route Notes | C1 higher than normal because Icefall higher C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face (higher than last year) C4 at South Col. South Col 60% cleaner than 1999 in terms of rubbish left. People were conscious of pollution. Summit team left C4 at 9:20 pm 22 May, early in order to get ahead of crowd and so had job of fixing ropes from South Summit to top. Arrived at South Summit 5:30 am and top at 7:18-7:25 am and back to C4 at 11:30 am. Benegas and 2 summit Sherpas to C2 at 4:00 pm; Allan, Sparks and 2 summit Sherpas stayed at C4 because tired and not sure of getting to C2 (did not want to stay in C3). 24th Benegas to BC and Allan and Sparks on 25th. Climb finished. 2 in summit party turned back at 8200m (Johnston) and 8300m (Geier) because became too tired from extra effort of climb on exposed rock since little snow on mountain. Oxygen: on summit push members used it sleeping in C3 and to C4. Members and Sherpas in C4 to top and down to C4 sleeping in C4 again. Sherpas: Pemba Rinzi, 25/11/74, Kharikhola, Everest top 5/98, 5/99 Phanden, Kharikhola, Cho Oyu 5/90, 9/2000 Went down to C4 with Johnston and then back up and summited Pemba Gyalzen, Kharikhola, Everest 5/2000, Cho Oyu 5/99, 9/2000 Pemba Rinchhen/Rinzi, Kharikhola, 24, 1st 8000er |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | High Country Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458104 |
| Year | 2001 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
11 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Roderick (Sandy) Allan | M | 1955 | UK | Climber | Aviemore, Inverness, Scotland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Guillermo (Willie) Benegas | M | 1968 | USA | Leader | Berkeley, California | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Geier | M | 1972 | Australia | Climber | Woody Point, QLD, Australia | Banker and information consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael (Mike) Johnston | M | 1965 | UK | Climber | Plano, Texas | Telecommunications engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Richardson | M | 1960 | USA | Climber | Boston, Massachusetts | Merchant seaman | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Alexander (Tom) Richardson | M | 1955 | UK | BC Manager | Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| James M. (Jim) Sparks | M | 1946 | USA | Climber | Lyons, Colorado | Builder | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Rinzi/Rinji Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phenden/Phanden Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Gyalzen/Gyalje Sherpa | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangkoma, Jubing-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Rinji Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER01108 | - | - | http://www.k2news.com/ae.htm | - | - | - |